JMIR Publications

ABSTRACT

Background:

With the increased adoption of technology, the use of digital health interventions in health care settings has increased. Patient-clinician digital health interventions have the potential to improve patient care, especially during important transitions between hospital and home. Digital health interventions can provide support to patients during these transitions leading to better patient outcomes.

Objective:

This scoping review aims to explore the available literature: (1) to examine the impact of platform-based care transitions-specific digital health interventions on patient outcomes and health care delivery processes, and (2) to identify the barriers and enablers to the uptake and implementation of these digital health interventions.

Methods:

This protocol was developed based on Arskey and O’Malley’s scoping review methodology and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement for the Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). A search will be run in MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. A targeted search of the grey literature search will also be performed. Two reviewers will independently screen and extract the data from the included studies. Disagreement will be resolved through discussion among the reviewers or by a third reviewer. Data analysis will consist of a narrative synthesis.

Results:

We plan to present the results at a scientific conference as well as publish the review in a peer-reviewed journal. We will also be collaborating with relevant stakeholders to create a successful dissemination plan.

Conclusions:

Our results will include an overview of patient-clinician digital health interventions for discharge/care transitions as well as barriers and enablers to implementation. Various stakeholders such as researchers, clinicians, administrators and policymakers can utilize the information from our results. We will disseminate our findings through publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presenting at a scientific conference. Clinical Trial: not applicable.