Previously submitted to: Journal of Medical Internet Research (no longer under consideration since Nov 01, 2024)
Date Submitted: Jun 1, 2024
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Future Direction of IoT-Based Platforms in Undergraduate Nursing Education: A Scoping Review
ABSTRACT
Background:
An Internet of Things(IoT) based platform infrastructures connected via the internet and can lay the foundation for the best learning method for future undergraduate nursing education. If we understand the current state of research on IoT platforms in undergraduate nursing education, it can be used as a reference for developing IoT platforms for undergraduate nursing education.
Objective:
This study proposes the future direction of the IoT-based platform used in undergraduate nursing education.
Methods:
From January 1, 2015, to February 14, 2024, databases such as PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health were used to identify research discussing the application IoT platforms and other scientific technologies in nursing education.
Results:
A total of 16 papers were selected out of 9136. Technical barriers such as battery problems, integration methods, connectivity, complexity, and lack of communication were presented as barriers against using IoT platforms. In addition, there were learner-side barriers, such as difficulties in self-management, adaptation, and personal information problems, and teacher-side barriers, such as the need for a tutor, the difficulty of satisfying the requirements of interdisciplinary studies, inappropriate content, lack of participants, and lack of evaluation methods. The facilitating factors for IoT platforms included the positive implications of their role in supporting learning, environmental factors such as the adoption of various teaching strategies and problem-solving methods, and their capacity to enhance interactive communication.
Conclusions:
Developing IoT platforms for future undergraduate nursing education requires active interdisciplinary research and efforts toward establishing new teaching methods incorporating cutting-edge technologies. To this end, interdisciplinary efforts are needed to create a quality undergraduate nursing education system by considering barriers and facilitating factors discussed in this study. Clinical Trial: Open Science Framework https://osf.io/6v3dq/?view_only=5307fc6412e14bab8bb75eb18ce0610a
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