Article Title: Nurses’ Roles in mHealth App Development: Scoping Review
Journal: JMIR Nursing 2023
Author(s):
Bakker, C., Wyatt, T.H., Breth, M., Gao, G., Janeway, L. Lee, M., Martin, C., Tiase, V.
Abstract:
Background: Although mobile health (mHealth) apps for both health consumers and health care providers are increasingly common, their implementation is frequently unsuccessful when there is a misalignment between the needs of the user and the app's functionality. Nurses are well positioned to help address this challenge. However, nurses' engagement in mHealth app development remains unclear.
Objective: This scoping review aims to determine the extent of the evidence of the role of nurses in app development, delineate developmental phases in which nurses are involved, and to characterize the type of mHealth apps nurses are involved in developing.
Methods: We conducted a scoping review following the 6-stage methodology. We searched 14 databases to identify publications on the role of nurses in mHealth app development and hand searched the reference lists of relevant publications. Two independent researchers performed all screening and data extraction, and a third reviewer resolved any discrepancies. Data were synthesized and grouped by the Software Development Life Cycle phase, and the app functionality was described using the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics functionality scoring system.
Results: The screening process resulted in 157 publications being included in our analysis. Nurses were involved in mHealth app development across all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle but most frequently participated in design and prototyping, requirements gathering, and testing. Nurses most often played the role of evaluators, followed by subject matter experts. Nurses infrequently participated in software development or planning, and participation as patient advocates, research experts, or nurse informaticists was rare.
Conclusions: Although nurses were represented throughout the pre-implementation development process, nurses' involvement was concentrated in specific phases and roles.
Citation: Bakker C, Wyatt T, Breth M, Gao G, Janeway L, Lee M, Martin C, Tiase V. Nurses’ Roles in mHealth App Development: Scoping Review. JMIR Nursing 2023;6:e46058. DOI: 10.2196/46058
DOI: 10.2196/46058
Sabas 21 care components: Collaborative workflow systems; Consumer facing apps; Data Integration; Data integration, standardization and interoperability; Data/system integration, standardization and interoperability; Digital solutions; Mobile Health, wearable devices and health applications in the Internet of Things (IoT); Nursing value
Other keywords
allied health; app; design; development; health app; mHealth; mobile app; mobile health; mobile phone; nurse; nursing; product development; scoping; scoping literature review; scoping review; search strategy; sensor; software; software design; software development; wearable.