Correction to: Classroom dialogue and digital technologies: a scoping review

Abstract This article presents a systematic scoping review of the literature focusing on interactions between classroom dialogue and digital technology. The first review of its type in this area, it both maps extant research and, through a process of thematic synthesis, investigates the role of technology in supporting classroom dialogue. In total, 72 studies (published 2000–2016) are analysed to establish the characteristics of existing evidence and to identify themes. The central intention is to enable researchers and others to access an extensive base of studies, thematically analysed, when developing insights and interpretations in a rapidly changing field of study. The discussion illustrates the interconnectedness of key themes, placing the studies in a methodological and theoretical context and examining challenges for the future.

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The Use of Digital Clinical Trial Methods in the Evaluation of Digital Therapeutics: A Scoping Review (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.17630 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Allison Hirsch ◽

Mahip Grewal ◽

Anthony James Martorell ◽

Brian Michael Iacoviello

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Clinical Trials ◽

Clinical Research ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Good Clinical Practice ◽

The United States ◽

Clinical Trial Research ◽

Digital Methods ◽

Clinical Trial Methods

BACKGROUND Digital Therapeutics (DTx) provide evidence based therapeutic health interventions that have been clinically validated to deliver therapeutic outcomes, such that the software is the treatment. Digital methodologies are increasingly adopted to conduct clinical trials due to advantages they provide including increases in efficiency and decreases in trial costs. Digital therapeutics are digital by design and can leverage the potential of digital and remote clinical trial methods. OBJECTIVE The principal purpose of this scoping review is to review the literature to determine whether digital technologies are being used in DTx clinical research, which type are being used and whether publications are noting any advantages to their use. As DTx development is an emerging field there are likely gaps in the knowledge base regarding DTx and clinical trials, and the purpose of this review is to illuminate those gaps. A secondary purpose is to consider questions which emerged during the review process including whether fully remote digital clinical research is appropriate for all health conditions and whether digital clinical trial methods are inline with the principles of Good Clinical Practice. METHODS 1,326 records were identified by searching research databases and 1,227 reviewed at the full-article level in order to determine if they were appropriate for inclusion. Confirmation of clinical trial status, use of digital clinical research methods and digital therapeutic status as well as inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied in order to determine relevant articles. Digital methods employed in DTx research were extracted from each article and these data were synthesized in order to determine which digital methods are currently used in clinical trial research. RESULTS After applying our criteria for scoping review inclusion, 11 articles were identified. All articles used at least one form of digital clinical research methodology enabling an element of remote research. The most commonly used digital methods are those related to recruitment, enrollment and the assessment of outcomes. A small number of articles reported using other methods such as online compensation (n = 3), or digital reminders for participants (n = 5). The majority of digital therapeutics clinical research using digital methods is conducted in the United States and increasing number of articles using digital methods are published each year. CONCLUSIONS Digital methods are used in clinical trial research evaluating DTx, though not frequently as evidenced by the low proportion of articles included in this review. Fully remote clinical trial research is not yet the standard, more frequently authors are using partially remote methods. Additionally, there is tremendous variability in the level of detail describing digital methods within the literature. As digital technologies continue to advance and the clinical research DTx literature matures, digital methods which facilitate remote research may be used more frequently.

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Teacher use of digital technologies for school-based assessment: a scoping review

Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice ◽

10.1080/0969594x.2021.1929828 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Christopher N. Blundell

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

School Based ◽

Teacher Use

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Defining digital public health and the role of digitization, digitalization and digital transformation: A scoping review (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.30399 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ihoghosa Iyamu ◽

Alice X.T. Xu ◽

Oralia Gómez-Ramírez ◽

Aidan Ablona ◽

Hsiu-Ju Chang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Digital Information ◽

Public Health Services ◽

Health Goals ◽

Geographical Regions ◽

Definition Of

BACKGROUND Despite increasing interest in digital public health, there appears to be a lack of clarity and consensus on its definition. OBJECTIVE In this scoping review, we assessed formal and informal definitions of digital public health in the literature. METHODS We conducted a scoping literature search in OVID Medline, Embase, Google Scholar and on 14 government and intergovernmental agency websites encompassing six geographical regions. Among a total of 409 full articles identified, we reviewed 12 publications that formally defined digital public health and/or informally described the integration of digital technologies in public health in relation to digitization, digitalization, and digital transformation, and conducted a thematic analysis of the identified definitions. RESULTS We identified two explicit definitions of digital public health with divergent meanings. While one definition is predicated on digitalization, and involves the integration of digital technologies to achieve existing public health goals, the other implies transformation of public health services and goals, leveraging digital technology to improve health outcomes. Further, we found that when described in relation to public health, digitization refers to the conversion of analog records to digital information, digitalization involves the integration of digital technologies into public health operations, and digital transformation involves a cultural shift that pervasively integrates digital technologies and reorganizes service based on the health needs of the public. CONCLUSIONS The definition of digital public health remains contested in the literature. Public health researchers and practitioners need to clarify these conceptual definitions to harness opportunities to integrate digital technologies in public health in a way that maximizes their potential to improve public health outcomes. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT RR2-10.2196/preprints.27686

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Digital technologies in undergraduate and postgraduate education in occupational therapy and physiotherapy: a scoping review

JBI Evidence Synthesis ◽

10.11124/jbisrir-d-19-00210 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 863-892 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Benita Olivier ◽

Michele Verdonck ◽

Daleen Caseleijn

Keyword(s):

Occupational Therapy ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Postgraduate Education

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Elements of Trust in Digital Health Systems: Scoping Review (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.11254 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Afua Adjekum ◽

Alessandro Blasimme ◽

Effy Vayena

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Systems ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Service Provider ◽

Digital Health ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Data Access ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Health Technologies

BACKGROUND Information and communication technologies have long become prominent components of health systems. Rapid advances in digital technologies and data science over the last few years are predicted to have a vast impact on health care services, configuring a paradigm shift into what is now commonly referred to as digital health. Forecasted to curb rising health costs as well as to improve health system efficiency and safety, digital health success heavily relies on trust from professional end users, administrators, and patients. Yet, what counts as the building blocks of trust in digital health systems has so far remained underexplored. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze what relevant stakeholders consider as enablers and impediments of trust in digital health. METHODS We performed a scoping review to map out trust in digital health. To identify relevant digital health studies, we searched 5 electronic databases. Using keywords and Medical Subject Headings, we targeted all relevant studies and set no boundaries for publication year to allow a broad range of studies to be identified. The studies were screened by 2 reviewers after which a predefined data extraction strategy was employed and relevant themes documented. RESULTS Overall, 278 qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and intervention studies in English, published between 1998 and 2017 and conducted in 40 countries were included in this review. Patients and health care professionals were the two most prominent stakeholders of trust in digital health; a third—health administrators—was substantially less prominent. Our analysis identified cross-cutting personal, institutional, and technological elements of trust that broadly cluster into 16 enablers (altruism, fair data access, ease of use, self-efficacy, sociodemographic factors, recommendation by other users, usefulness, customizable design features, interoperability, privacy, initial face-to-face contact, guidelines for standardized use, stakeholder engagement, improved communication, decreased workloads, and service provider reputation) and 10 impediments (excessive costs, limited accessibility, sociodemographic factors, fear of data exploitation, insufficient training, defective technology, poor information quality, inadequate publicity, time-consuming, and service provider reputation) to trust in digital health. CONCLUSIONS Trust in digital health technologies and services depends on the interplay of a complex set of enablers and impediments. This study is a contribution to ongoing efforts to understand what determines trust in digital health according to different stakeholders. Therefore, it offers valuable points of reference for the implementation of innovative digital health services. Building on insights from this study, actionable metrics can be developed to assess the trustworthiness of digital technologies in health care.

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Digital technologies to support people living with dementia in the care home setting to engage in meaningful occupations: protocol for a scoping review

Systematic Reviews ◽

10.1186/s13643-021-01715-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nicholas Luscombe ◽

Sarah Morgan-Trimmer ◽

Sharon Savage ◽

Louise Allan

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Care Home ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Mechanisms Of Action ◽

Barriers And Facilitators ◽

Care Staff ◽

Care Homes ◽

Intervention Design ◽

Diverse Range ◽

Home Setting

Abstract Background People living with all stages of dementia should have the opportunity to participate in meaningful occupations. For those living in care homes, this may not always occur and residents may spend significant parts of the day unengaged, especially those living with more advanced dementia. Digital technologies are increasingly being used in health care and could provide opportunities for people living with dementia (PLWD) in care homes to engage in meaningful occupations and support care staff to provide these activities. With technology advancing at a rapid rate, the objective of this scoping review is to provide an up-to-date systematic map of the research on the diverse range of digital technologies that support engagement in meaningful occupations. In particular, focus will be given to barriers and facilitators to inform future intervention design and implementation strategies, which have not yet been clearly mapped across the full range of these digital technologies. Method A scoping review will be conducted to systematically search for published research using a comprehensive search strategy on thirteen databases. Published, peer-reviewed studies that focused on PLWD in the care home setting and assessed any form of digital technology that supported a meaningful occupation will be included. All methodologies which meet the criteria will be included. Data will be extracted and charted to report the range of digital technologies, underlying mechanisms of action, facilitators and barriers to implementation. Discussion Mapping the range of technologies to support PLWD to engage in meaningful occupations will identify gaps in research. The systematic search will include a diverse range of technologies such as software to enhance care planning, tablets devices, smartphones, communication robots and social media platforms, rather than focussing on a specific design or interface. This will enable comparison between mechanisms of action, barriers and facilitators to implementation which will be useful for future research and intervention design. Trial registration Open Science Framework 10.17605/OSF.IO/7UDM2

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Digital technologies in the care of people with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2021-0295 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 55 ◽

Author(s):

Francisca Diana da Silva Negreiros ◽

Açucena Leal de Araújo ◽

Samuel Miranda Mattos ◽

Tatiana Rebouças Moreira ◽

Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Glucose Monitoring ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Insulin Delivery ◽

Delivery Systems ◽

Voice Communication ◽

Patients With Diabetes ◽

Communication Devices ◽

Monitoring Technologies ◽

Monitoring Devices

Abstract Objective: To map evidence on the use of digital technologies in the care of people with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This is a scoping review, based on the JBI manual, which included scientific articles and gray literature from nine primary and seven secondary databases. Articles were independently assessed by two reviewers. Rayyan® was used to select the studies. The description of study characterization is presented in a table and tables, ending in a narrative synthesis. Results: A total of 1,964 studies were identified and, after selection, 23 publications remained for analysis. It turned out that telemedicine was used in all studies and remote consultation support technologies included continuous glucose monitoring devices, glucose data analysis software, insulin delivery systems, applications, audio and/or voice communication devices, which facilitated remote diabetes mellitus monitoring and management. Conclusion: Telehealth, monitoring technologies, insulin delivery systems and communication devices were tools used to monitor patients with diabetes during the pandemic.

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