MOBILE HEALTH APPLICATIONS IN NURSING PRACTICE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Author Name: 1. Meenakshi Bisht, 2. Misbah Moin, 3. Prof. Hephzibah Keren.I, 4. Bhagirath Ram Bishnoi, 5. Dr. Prathima Prakasam, 6. Ramniwas, 7. Dr. G. Gomathy, 8. Ashok Solanki, 9. Dr. Vijaya.D
Volume/Issue: 05/04
Country: India
DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2024-77838612/UIJIR
Affiliation:
- Associate Professor cum HOD, Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science, Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, India.
- Nursing Tutor, College of Nursing, AMU, Aligarh, India.
- Vice Principal, Aditya College of Nursing, India.
- Nursing officer, ESIC medical college and Hospital Kalaburagi Karnataka, India.
- Principal, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Nursing, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Principal, Government College of Nursing Nawa, India.
- Principal, Welfare Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, India.
- Nursing Tutor, College of Nursing Govt. Medical College Azamgarh UP, India.
- Principal, Bhagwant Institute of Medical Sciences, Muzaffarnagar -Uttar Pradesh, India.
ABSTRACT
The proliferation of mobile health (mHealth) applications has transformed nursing practice, offering unparalleled opportunities for improving patient care and outcomes. This systematic review examines the current state of mHealth applications in nursing practice, highlighting their potential to enhance patient engagement, streamline care coordination, and facilitate remote monitoring. Despite these benefits, challenges persist, including concerns around data security, user adherence, and interoperability with existing healthcare systems. This review synthesizes evidence from 30 studies, identifying key facilitators and barriers to mHealth adoption in nursing practice. Findings underscore the need for nurse-led research, education, and policy initiatives to optimize mHealth integration, ensure patient-centered care, and promote high-quality, evidence-based practice. Ultimately, this review informs healthcare stakeholders and policymakers seeking to harness the transformative potential of mHealth applications in nursing practice. Mobile healthcare represents a significant advancement in electronic healthcare, providing caregivers with seamless and uninterrupted access to patients' clinical data and the latest medical knowledge. This enables patients with chronic conditions to receive constant monitoring and care without requiring physical clinic visits, greatly improving their quality of life. However, achieving full-scale implementation of mobile healthcare poses critical challenges, including establishing interoperability among electronic health records, developing advanced display technologies and robust security controls for mobile devices, and creating smart algorithms to detect clinically significant events and alert caregivers in real-time. Despite these challenges, mobile healthcare unlocks new opportunities for collaborative physician-patient decision-making and personalized healthcare. By facilitating open communication and knowledge sharing, mobile healthcare empowers patients to take a more active role in their care. Moreover, personalized healthcare tailored to individual needs becomes increasingly feasible. Nonetheless, these advancements are accompanied by additional challenges, including mindset adjustments for healthcare professionals, empowering patients with medical knowledge in everyday language, and ensuring the confidentiality and security of patient data.
Key words: Mobile Health (mHealth), Nursing Practice, Healthcare Technology, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Telehealth, Patient Engagement, Care Coordination
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