Mobile Technology Use and Its Association With Executive Functioning in Healthy Young Adults: A Systematic Review

Introduction: Screen-based and mobile technology has grown at an unprecedented rate. However, little is understood about whether increased screen-use affects executive functioning (EF), the range of mental processes that aid goal attainment and facilitate the selection of appropriate behaviors. To examine this, a systematic review was conducted.Method: This systematic review is reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using Web of Science, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Scopus databases to identify articles published between 2007 and March 2020, examining the use of mobile technologies on aspects of EF in healthy adults aged 18–35 years. In total 6079 articles were screened by title, and 39 screened by full text. Eight eligible papers were identified for inclusion. Our methods were pre-registered on the PROSPERO international prospective register of systematic reviews.Results: A total of 438 participants were included across the eight studies. Five of the eight studies examined more than one EF. Five studies measured inhibition, and four studies measured decision-making. Smartphone use was negatively associated with inhibition and decision-making. Working memory performance was found to be improved by increased time engaging in video games and by refraining from smartphone use prior to bedtime. Quality assessments indicated high risk of methodological biases across the studies and a low quality of evidence for determining the relationship between technology use and executive functioning.Conclusions: This review highlights the scarcity of the literature in this area. It presents a call for rigorous and objective research to further our understanding of the impact of mobile technology on different aspects of executive function.

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Laptops in the Living Room: Mobile Technologies and the Divide between Work and Private Time among Interactive Agency Workers

Canadian Journal of Communication ◽

10.22230/cjc.2008v33n3a1981 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Sam Ladner

Keyword(s):

Mobile Technology ◽

Social Relations ◽

Technology Use ◽

Organizational Context ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Living Room ◽

Work Time ◽

Interactive Advertising ◽

Temps De Travail ◽

The Impact

Abstract: This article examines how mobile technology use affects the division between private and work time among workers in interactive advertising agencies. These workers are frequent users of both personal and company-issued mobile technology. This article investigates the strategies workers use to restrict workplace access during their private time. Relying on the social construction of technology as a point of departure, this article investigates the impact of mobile technologies, as well as the organizational context in which they are used. Using a mixed-method approach, this article demonstrates that the use of mobile technologies does indeed render the home/work division more permeable, but it is not their use alone that determines this effect. Rather, it is the underlying social relations of workplaces that affect how individuals negotiate the use of these technologies in non-work time and space. Résumé : Cet article examine l’effet des technologies mobiles sur la division entre temps de travail et temps personnel parmi ses utilisateurs dans des agences de publicité interactives. Ces travailleurs utilisent souvent les technologies mobiles autant pour leur travail que pour leurs besoins personnels. Cet article enquête sur les stratégies que ceux-ci emploient pour limiter leur accès au travail durant leur temps libre. Il se fonde sur la construction sociale des technologies pour évaluer l’impact des technologies mobiles et le contexte organisationnel dans lequel on les utilise. En recourant à diverses méthodes complémentaires, cet article démontre que l’utilisation de technologies mobiles a effectivement comme conséquence de brouiller la division maison/travail, mais ce n’est pas seulement leur utilisation qui produit cet effet. Ce sont plutôt les relations sociales sous-jacentes au travail qui influencent la manière dont les individus utilisent ces technologies en dehors de leur espace et temps de travail.

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Using mobile device in-store: which implications for retailers?

International Journal of System Modeling and Simulation ◽

10.24178/ijsms.2018.3.1.12 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 12

Author(s):

Prof.ssa Silvia Bellini ◽

Prof.ssa Maria Grazia Cardinali ◽

Dott. Simone Aiolfi

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Technology Use ◽

Shopping Behavior ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Consumer Decision Making ◽

Goods And Services ◽

Impulse Purchases ◽

Shopper Behavior ◽

The Impact

The widespread mobile connectivity has not only changed the way we interact and communicate, but has significantly impacted on consumer decision-making process. Consumers in a retail setting use mobile devices with different purposes: finding information on the web, comparing pricing and purchasing goods and services. Therefore, it becomes crucial to understand how the mobile influences the decision-making process as well as the purchasing decisions in-store. This topic is of great importance in grocery sector since retailers and manufacturers devote many investments in instore marketing activities with the aim to influence consumers’ decisions and stimulate impulse purchases. The rise of the mobile channel has produced disruptive changes in shopping habits designed to gradually reduce the effectiveness of in-store marketing levers in influencing shopping behavior. Manufacturers and retailers are worried that the mobile could potentially distract the customer from the products and services offered within the store. Our research intends to explore the impact of in-store mobile technology use on shopper behavior instore in order to understand its effects on planned versus unplanned purchases. According to our preliminary results, consumers using mobile technology instore make less unplanned items and fail to purchase more planned items. Moreover, the use of mobile technology negatively affects shoppers’ ability to recall in-store stimuli. Our findings are interesting for both retailers and manufacturers who are looking for new ways to better address their marketing efforts and increase consumers’ engagement instore.

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Applying M-Health to Palliative Care: A Systematic Review on the Use of M-Health in Monitoring Patients With Chronic Diseases and its Transposition in Palliative Care

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® ◽

10.1177/1049909119885655 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (7) ◽

pp. 549-564 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Florent Bienfait ◽

Marie Petit ◽

Romain Pardenaud ◽

Clément Guineberteau ◽

Aude Pignon

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Palliative Care ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Systematic Reviews ◽

French Literature ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Medical Monitoring ◽

Health Apps ◽

Meta Analyses ◽

The Impact

Background: The major growth of mobile technologies in the recent years has led to the development of medical-monitoring applications, particularly on smartphones. Aim: The aim of this study was to review the use of m-health in the monitoring of patients with chronic pathologies in order to consider what could be adapted for palliative care patients at home. Design: A systematic review of the English and French literature was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses criteria. Date Sources: The review screened the following databases: PUBMED, SCOPUS, COCHRANE, SCIENCE DIRECT, SUDOC, and EM-Premium, screening studies published between 2008 and 2018. The selection of articles was done by the main investigator. All studies concerning the use of m-Health apps for patients with chronic diseases were included. Results: From the 337 selected publications, 8 systematic reviews and 14 original studies were included. The main uses of m-Health apps were biological and clinical monitoring (particularly concerning the symptoms) in 75% of the applications, disease self-management in 64% of the applications, and therapeutic patient education in 50% of the applications, with remote monitoring. Conclusions: The development of an m-Health application could become a complementary monitoring tool during palliative care. However, it seems important to question the impact of technique in the professional–patient relationship and avoid the pitfalls of standardizing palliative care and reducing the patient to a “sick” health technician. A future step would then be to define which health-care professional would be in charge of this “m-monitoring.”

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The impact of digital interventions to support parents caring for acutely ill children at home and factors that affect their use: systematic review protocol (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.27504 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Madison Milne-Ives ◽

Sarah Neill ◽

Natasha Bayes ◽

Mitch Blair ◽

Jane Blewitt ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Decision Making ◽

Systematic Reviews ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

Urgent Care ◽

Systematic Review Protocol ◽

Digital Interventions ◽

Review Protocol ◽

The Impact ◽

At Home

BACKGROUND Emergency and urgent care healthcare services are overburdened and the use of these services by acutely ill infants and children is increasing. A large proportion of these visits could be sufficiently addressed by other healthcare professionals. Uncertainty about the severity of a child’s symptoms is one of many factors that play a role in parents’ decisions to take their children to emergency services, demonstrating the need for improved support for health literacy. Digital interventions are a potential tool to improve support for parents’ information, knowledge and decision-making around acute childhood illness. However, existing systematic reviews related to this topic need to be updated and expanded to provide a contemporary review of the impact, usability, and limitations of these solutions. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this systematic review protocol is to present the method for an evaluation of the impact, usability, and limitations of different types of digital interventions to support parents caring for acutely ill children at home. METHODS The review will be structured using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) and Population, Intervention, Comparator, and Outcome (PICO) frameworks. Five databases will be systematically searched for studies published in English during and after 2014: Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, APA PsycNet, and Web of Science. Two reviewers will independently screen references’ titles and abstracts, select studies for inclusion based on the eligibility criteria, and extract the data into a standardized form. Any disagreements will be discussed and resolved by a third reviewer if necessary. Risk of bias of all studies will be assessed using the Mixed-Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) and a descriptive analysis will be used to evaluate the outcomes reported. RESULTS The systematic review will commence during 2021. CONCLUSIONS This systematic review will summarize the impact, usability, and limitations of digital interventions for parents with acutely ill children. It will provide an overview of the field, identify reported impacts on health and behavioural outcomes; parental knowledge, satisfaction, and decision making; and the factors that affect use to help inform the development of more effective and sustainable interventions.

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Are mobile devices a blessing or a curse? Effects of mobile technology use on salesperson role stress and job satisfaction

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing ◽

10.1108/jbim-05-2017-0123 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 33 (5) ◽

pp. 651-664 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Sergio Román ◽

Rocío Rodríguez ◽

Jorge Fernando Jaramillo

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Technology Use ◽

Working Hours ◽

Role Stress ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Reporting ◽

Sales Employees ◽

The Impact

Purpose Mobile technologies have become indispensable in sales. However, there is a lack of agreement about whether mobile technology use facilitates the sales job or contributes to the salesperson’s stress and reduced job satisfaction. To address this controversy, this study aims to examine the effect of mobile technology use (smartphones, laptop computers and tablets) on salespeople’s role stress and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses are tested using responses of 265 sales employees working for a broad range of industries in Spain. Findings This study shows that mobile technology use during working hours has a positive effect on job satisfaction through a mediating process that involves role stress. In addition, the impact of mobile technology use on role stress is strengthened by technological compatibility. Originality/value The current study extends previous research by moving beyond a focus on technology-centric outcomes (i.e. sales performance) to understanding broader, more psychological outcomes, namely, role stress and job satisfaction. Importantly, previous research reporting that salespeople feel “plugged in” to a device all day have not made the distinction about when the mobile device is used. One important difference in this study is that it exclusively focuses on mobile technology use during working hours.

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The impact of mobile technology on teamwork and communication in hospitals: a systematic review

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association ◽

10.1093/jamia/ocy175 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 339-355 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Guy Martin ◽

Ankur Khajuria ◽

Sonal Arora ◽

Dominic King ◽

Hutan Ashrafian ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Hospital Setting ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

High Quality ◽

Safe Delivery ◽

High Quality Evidence ◽

The Impact ◽

Quality Evidence

Abstract Objectives Effective communication is critical to the safe delivery of care but is characterized by outdated technologies. Mobile technology has the potential to transform communication and teamwork but the evidence is currently uncertain. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize the quality and breadth of evidence for the impact of mobile technologies on communication and teamwork in hospitals. Materials and Methods Electronic databases (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL Plus, HMIC, Cochrane Library, and National Institute of Health Research Health Technology Assessment) were searched for English language publications reporting communication- or teamwork-related outcomes from mobile technologies in the hospital setting between 2007 and 2017. Results We identified 38 publications originating from 30 studies. Only 11% were of high quality and none met best practice guidelines for mobile-technology-based trials. The studies reported a heterogenous range of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods outcomes. There is a lack of high-quality evidence, but nonetheless mobile technology can lead to improvements in workflow, strengthen the quality and efficiency of communication, and enhance accessibility and interteam relationships. Discussion This review describes the potential benefits that mobile technology can deliver and that mobile technology is ubiquitous among healthcare professionals. Crucially, it highlights the paucity of high-quality evidence for its effectiveness and identifies common barriers to widespread uptake. Limitations include the limited number of participants and a wide variability in methods and reported outcomes. Conclusion Evidence suggests that mobile technology has the potential to significantly improve communication and teamwork in hospital provided key organizational, technological, and security challenges are tackled and better evidence delivered.

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Technology in the Classroom: Teachers’ Technology Choices in Relation to Content Creation and Distribution

10.28945/4201 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Mobile Technology ◽

Private School ◽

Technology Use ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Educational Experience ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Future Research ◽

Content Creation ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Prime Concern

[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16] Aim/Purpose: Teachers are being asked to integrate mobile technologies into their content creation and distribution tasks. This research aims to provide an understanding of teachers taking on this process and whether the use of technology has influenced their content creation and distribution in the classroom. Background: Many claim that the use of technology for content creation and distribution can only enhance and improve the educational experience. However, for teachers it is not simply the integration of technology that is of prime concern. As teachers are ultimately responsible for the success of technology integration, it is essential to understand teachers’ viewpoints and lived technology experiences. Methodology: The Task-Technology Fit (TTF) model was used to guide interpretive case study research. Six teachers were purposively sampled and interviewed from a private school where a digital strategy is already in place. Data was then analysed using directed content analysis in relation to TTF. Contribution: This paper provides an understanding of teachers’ mobile technology choices in relation to content creation and distribution tasks. Findings: Findings indicate that teachers fit technology into their tasks if they perceive the technology has a high level of benefit to the teaching task. In addition, the age of learners and the subject being taught are major influencers. Recommendations for Practitioners: Provides a more nuanced and in-depth understanding of teachers’ technology choices, which is necessary for the technology augmented educational experience of the future. Recommendations for Researchers: Provides an unbiased and theoretically guided view of mobile technology use with content creation and distribution tasks. Impact on Society: Teachers do not appear to use technology as a de facto standard, but specifically select technology which will save them time, reduce costs, and improve the educational experiences of their learners. Future Research: A mixed-method approach, including several diverse schools as well as learners would enrich the findings. Furthermore, consideration of hardware limitations and lack of software features are needed.

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The Use of Mobile Technology in Management and Risk Control in the Supply Chain

Journal of Global Information Management ◽

10.4018/jgim.2014010102 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 14-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Amarolinda Zanela Klein ◽

Eliane Gomes da Costa ◽

Luciana Marques Vieira ◽

Rafael Teixeira

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Risk Reduction ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Technology Use ◽

Single Case ◽

Risk Control ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Food Markets ◽

Safety Risks ◽

Study Results

The use of mobile technologies is important for Supply Chain Management (SCM) because these technologies allow for a ubiquitous flow of information, higher agility and risk reduction in supply chains. In food markets, these issues are particularly relevant due to food safety risks. The main goal of this paper is to analyze the use of mobile technology for management and risk control in the Brazilian beef supply chain, since Brazil is one of the main producers and beef exporters in the world. The research method was a single case study. Results show the actual level of mobile technology use; drivers and barriers to mobile technology adoption and how mobile technology is applied to beef traceability and risk reduction along the chain. The authors propose a framework that links the issues of mobile technology use for SCM and risk control, considering the context of a developing country such as Brazil.

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The impact of preterm birth on the executive functioning of preschool children: A systematic review

Applied Neuropsychology Child ◽

10.1080/21622965.2021.1915145 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-18

Author(s):

Carolina Cruvinel Sandoval ◽

Cláudia Maria Gaspardo ◽

Maria Beatriz Martins Linhares

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Preterm Birth ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Executive Functioning ◽

The Impact

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Communication in decision aids for stage I–III colorectal cancer patients: a systematic review

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044472 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. e044472

Author(s):

Saar Hommes ◽

Ruben Vromans ◽

Felix Clouth ◽

Xander Verbeek ◽

Ignace de Hingh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Colorectal Cancer ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Decision Making ◽

Systematic Reviews ◽

Decision Aids ◽

Specific Treatment ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Plain Language ◽

Patient Decision

ObjectivesTo assess the communicative quality of colorectal cancer patient decision aids (DAs) about treatment options, the current systematic review was conducted.DesignSystematic review.Data sourcesDAs (published between 2006 and 2019) were identified through academic literature (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and PsycINFO) and online sources.Eligibility criteriaDAs were only included if they supported the decision-making process of patients with colon, rectal or colorectal cancer in stages I–III.Data extraction and synthesisAfter the search strategy was adapted from similar systematic reviews and checked by a colorectal cancer surgeon, two independent reviewers screened and selected the articles. After initial screening, disagreements were resolved with a third reviewer. The review was conducted in concordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. DAs were assessed using the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS) and Communicative Aspects (CA) checklist.ResultsIn total, 18 DAs were selected. Both the IPDAS and CA checklist revealed that there was a lot of variation in the (communicative) quality of DAs. The findings highlight that (1) personalisation of treatment information in DAs is lacking, (2) outcome probability information is mostly communicated verbally and (3) information in DAs is generally biased towards a specific treatment. Additionally, (4) DAs about colorectal cancer are lengthy and (5) many DAs are not written in plain language.ConclusionsBoth instruments (IPDAS and CA) revealed great variation in the (communicative) quality of colorectal cancer DAs. Developers of patient DAs should focus on personalisation techniques and could use both the IPDAS and CA checklist in the developmental process to ensure personalised health communication and facilitate shared decision making in clinical practice.

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