A scoping review protocol on integration of mobile-linked POC diagnostics in community-based healthcare : user experience
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BACKGROUND : Mobile-linked point-of-care diagnostics forms an integral part of diagnostic health services for efficient communication between patients and healthcare professionals despite geographical location and time of diagnosis. The efficiency of this technology lies in the user experience which means that the interaction of the user with the implemented technology needs to be
simple, convenient, and consistent. Having a well-structured user experience of these devices in community-based healthcare will aid in sustainable implementation. Herein, we propose to conduct a literature search to systematically map out evidence based on mobile-linked POC diagnostics user experience at a community level in resource-limited settings.
METHODOLOGY : The proposed scoping review will be guided by the advanced Arksey and O’Malley methodological framework and further advanced by Levac et al. A comprehensive search will be conducted to find relevant published literature from the following electronic databases: Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCOhost (Medline, CINAHL, Africa-wide, Academic Search Complete).
Grey literature will also be searched, including reports from government and
international organizations such as World Health Organization (WHO), Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Two independent reviewers will screen the relevant studies and the degree of the agreement will be determined by calculating Cohen’s kappa statistic. The quality of eligible data will also be appraised using the mixed method appraisal tool version 2018.
DISCUSSION : We anticipate that the planned scoping review will present useful evidence to inform stakeholders on the integration of mobile-linked diagnostic devices in community-based healthcare which will guide further research on the subject.
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. All relevant data from this study will be made available upon study completion.
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Diagnosis, Health services, Patients, Technology, Point-of-care (POC), Community-based healthcare, SDG-03: Good health and well-being
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being
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Nxele, S.R., Moetlhoa, B., Kgarosi, K. & Mashamba-Thompson, T. (2023) A scoping review protocol on integration of mobile-linked POC diagnostics in community-based healthcare: User experience. PLoS One 18(2): e0276827. https://DOI.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276827.