Information and communication technologies in neonatal health

OBJECTIVES. To identify scientific evidence on the use and results of information and communication technologies for the improvement of neonatal health in general or specific health problems or interventions, and to describe the type of intervention and its results. METHODS. A systematic review of t...

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Autores principales: Duran, Pablo, Sommer, Janine A, Otero, Paula, Daus, Mariana, Benitez, Sonia, Serruya, Suzanne, Francisco, Luis Andres De
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Publicado: Organización Panamericana de la Salud 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7655061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33196698
http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2020.123
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author Duran, Pablo
Sommer, Janine A
Otero, Paula
Daus, Mariana
Benitez, Sonia
Serruya, Suzanne
Francisco, Luis Andres De
author_facet Duran, Pablo
Sommer, Janine A
Otero, Paula
Daus, Mariana
Benitez, Sonia
Serruya, Suzanne
Francisco, Luis Andres De
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description OBJECTIVES. To identify scientific evidence on the use and results of information and communication technologies for the improvement of neonatal health in general or specific health problems or interventions, and to describe the type of intervention and its results. METHODS. A systematic review of the available evidence was performed. The search was carried out in peer-reviewed journals between January 1, 2008 and April 30, 2018, in English and Spanish. The searched key terms were (health informatics OR telemedicine OR mHealth) AND (newborn OR newborn care OR neonatal care). RESULTS. From a total of 305 articles initially identified, 10 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The main domains of eHealth identified as applied to neonatal health were telemedicine (3 studies), eLearning (1 study) and mHealth (7 studies). Target population were health care providers or parents. The studies aimed at diagnosis, provision of health care and training, promoting adherence to interventions in parents or improving quality of care. CONCLUSIONS. The use of eHealth in general and specifically focused on neonatal health shows important possibilities for development and expansion, given the advances and present needs, and should be considered a key tool for the reduction of inequalities.
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spelling pubmed-76550612020-11-13 Information and communication technologies in neonatal health Duran, Pablo Sommer, Janine A Otero, Paula Daus, Mariana Benitez, Sonia Serruya, Suzanne Francisco, Luis Andres De Rev Panam Salud Publica Review OBJECTIVES. To identify scientific evidence on the use and results of information and communication technologies for the improvement of neonatal health in general or specific health problems or interventions, and to describe the type of intervention and its results. METHODS. A systematic review of the available evidence was performed. The search was carried out in peer-reviewed journals between January 1, 2008 and April 30, 2018, in English and Spanish. The searched key terms were (health informatics OR telemedicine OR mHealth) AND (newborn OR newborn care OR neonatal care). RESULTS. From a total of 305 articles initially identified, 10 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The main domains of eHealth identified as applied to neonatal health were telemedicine (3 studies), eLearning (1 study) and mHealth (7 studies). Target population were health care providers or parents. The studies aimed at diagnosis, provision of health care and training, promoting adherence to interventions in parents or improving quality of care. CONCLUSIONS. The use of eHealth in general and specifically focused on neonatal health shows important possibilities for development and expansion, given the advances and present needs, and should be considered a key tool for the reduction of inequalities. Organización Panamericana de la Salud 2020-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7655061/ /pubmed/33196698 http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2020.123 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/legalcode This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. No modifications or commercial use of this article are permitted. In any reproduction of this article there should not be any suggestion that PAHO or this article endorse any specific organization or products. The use of the PAHO logo is not permitted. This notice should be preserved along with the article’s original URL.
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Duran, Pablo
Sommer, Janine A
Otero, Paula
Daus, Mariana
Benitez, Sonia
Serruya, Suzanne
Francisco, Luis Andres De
Information and communication technologies in neonatal health
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title_short Information and communication technologies in neonatal health
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7655061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33196698
http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2020.123
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