The impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocol

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dc.contributor.authorFortuin, Jill
dc.contributor.authorSalie, Faatiema
dc.contributor.authorAbdullahi, Leila H
dc.contributor.authorDouglas, Tania S
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-05T12:54:45Z
dc.date.available2016-12-05T12:54:45Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-25
dc.date.updated2016-11-25T19:03:14Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Mobile health (mHealth) has been described as a health enabling tool that impacts positively on the health system in terms of improved access, quality and cost of health care. The proposed systematic review will examine the impact of mHealth on health systems by assessing access, quality and cost of health care as indicators. Methods: The systematic review will include literature from various sources including published and unpublished/grey literature. The databases to be searched include: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, NHS Health Technology Assessment Database and Web of Science. The reference lists of studies will be screened and conference proceedings searched for additional eligible reports. Literature to be included will have mHealth as the primary intervention. Two authors will independently screen the search output, select studies and extract data; discrepancies will be resolved by consensus and discussion with the assistance of the third author. Discussion: The systematic review will inform policy makers, investors, health professionals, technologists and engineers about the impact of mHealth in strengthening the health system. In particular, it will focus on three metrics to determine whether mHealth strengthens the health system, namely quality of, access to and cost of health care services. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42015026070.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFortuin, J., Salie, F., Abdullahi, L. H., & Douglas, T. S. (2016). The impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocol. <i>Systematic Reviews</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22615en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFortuin, Jill, Faatiema Salie, Leila H Abdullahi, and Tania S Douglas "The impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocol." <i>Systematic Reviews</i> (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22615en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFortuin, J., Salie, F., Abdullahi, L. H., & Douglas, T. S. (2016). The impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 5(1), 200.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2046-4053en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Fortuin, Jill AU - Salie, Faatiema AU - Abdullahi, Leila H AU - Douglas, Tania S AB - Background: Mobile health (mHealth) has been described as a health enabling tool that impacts positively on the health system in terms of improved access, quality and cost of health care. The proposed systematic review will examine the impact of mHealth on health systems by assessing access, quality and cost of health care as indicators. Methods: The systematic review will include literature from various sources including published and unpublished/grey literature. The databases to be searched include: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, NHS Health Technology Assessment Database and Web of Science. The reference lists of studies will be screened and conference proceedings searched for additional eligible reports. Literature to be included will have mHealth as the primary intervention. Two authors will independently screen the search output, select studies and extract data; discrepancies will be resolved by consensus and discussion with the assistance of the third author. Discussion: The systematic review will inform policy makers, investors, health professionals, technologists and engineers about the impact of mHealth in strengthening the health system. In particular, it will focus on three metrics to determine whether mHealth strengthens the health system, namely quality of, access to and cost of health care services. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42015026070. DA - 2016-11-25 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/s13643-016-0387-1 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Systematic Reviews LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 SM - 2046-4053 T1 - The impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocol TI - The impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocol UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22615 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0387-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22615
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFortuin J, Salie F, Abdullahi LH, Douglas TS. The impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22615.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Human Biologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_ZA
dc.sourceSystematic Reviewsen_ZA
dc.subject.othermHealth
dc.subject.otherHealth service
dc.subject.otherAccess
dc.subject.otherCost
dc.subject.otherQuality
dc.titleThe impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocolen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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