Leena Tuominen, Jenna Poraharju, Carme Carrion, Leeni Lehtiö, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Sònia Moretó, Minna Stolt, Virpi Sulosaari, Heli Virtanen
Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Digit Health. 2024 Mar 24;10:20552076241240907. doi: 10.1177/20552076241240907. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
The digital transformation of healthcare enables new ways of working in cancer care directing attention on the digital skills of healthcare professionals. This systematic review aims to identify existing evidence about digital skills among health care professionals in cancer care to identify the needs for future education and research.
Database searches were conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane and ERIC to identify studies until March 2023. The inclusion criteria were digital skills of health care professionals in cancer care as described by themselves, other health care professionals, patients or significant others. The CASP tool was used for quality assessment of the studies. Data was analysed following inductive content analysis.
The search produced 4563 records, of which 24 studies were included (12 qualitative, 10 quantitative, 1 mixed methods design and 1 strategy paper). Four main categories were identified describing HCPs' required skills, existing skills and development areas of digital skills in cancer care: Skills for information technology, Skills for ethical practice, Skills for creating a human-oriented relationship and Skills for digital education and support. In development areas, one more main category, Skills for implementing digital health, was identified.
The digital skills of health care professionals in cancer care are multifaceted and fundamental for quality cancer care. The skills need to be assessed to provide education based on actual learning needs. The review findings can be used for education and research in this field.
医疗保健的数字化转型为癌症护理带来了新的工作方式，使人们将注意力集中在医疗保健专业人员的数字技能上。本系统评价旨在识别关于癌症护理中医疗保健专业人员数字技能的现有证据，以确定未来教育和研究的需求。
在PubMed、CINAHL、科学网、Scopus、Cochrane和ERIC数据库中进行检索，以识别截至2023年3月的研究。纳入标准是医疗保健专业人员自身、其他医疗保健专业人员、患者或重要他人所描述的癌症护理中的数字技能。使用CASP工具对研究进行质量评估。采用归纳性内容分析法对数据进行分析。
检索共产生4563条记录，其中纳入24项研究（12项定性研究、10项定量研究、1项混合方法设计研究和1项策略论文）。确定了四个主要类别，描述了癌症护理中医疗保健专业人员所需技能、现有技能和数字技能的发展领域：信息技术技能、道德实践技能、建立以人为本关系的技能以及数字教育与支持技能。在发展领域，还确定了一个主要类别，即数字健康实施技能。
癌症护理中医疗保健专业人员的数字技能是多方面的，是高质量癌症护理的基础。需要对这些技能进行评估，以便根据实际学习需求提供教育。本评价结果可用于该领域的教育和研究。
