Palliative medicine and smartphones: an opportunity for innovation?
Palliative medicine and smartphones: an opportunity for innovation?
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DOI：
10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000151
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
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2.7
通讯作者：
Mason, Stephen
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作者：
Nwosu, Amara Callistus;Mason, Stephen
智能手机及其软件应用程序（app）的使用为卫生专业人员提供了将技术整合到临床实践中的机会。越来越多的与工作相关的应用程序可供卫生专业人员使用，特别是在某些专业，如骨科。然而，到目前为止，特定于姑息medicine的应用程序的可用性是limited.Objectives要审查所有的智能手机应用程序针对姑息medicine内的卫生专业人员，并可用于五个最流行的操作系统（iPhone，黑莓，Android，Palm和Windows）。识别的应用程序购买和测试，以确定他们的标题和/或描述是相关的姑息治疗。结果6个应用程序的姑息医学在所有五个操作系统。这些应用程序包括面向博客的应用程序（Pallimed和Geripal），一个包含八个癌症网络指南的应用程序（PalliApp），一个教育应用程序（姑息治疗）和阿片类药物剂量转换器应用程序（eOpioid和PalliCalc）。结论：目前缺乏针对智能手机的姑息医学专用资源，也没有研究报告探讨移动的技术对学习、临床实践和专业发展的潜在益处。这为进一步研究和开发提供了机会。学术机构可以与技术开发人员合作，以改善获取和传播的关键信息，为practice.Considered发展的移动的技术有潜力改善病人的护理，数据共享和姑息医学专业内的教育。
Background The use of smartphones and their software applications (apps) provides health professionals with opportunities to integrate technology into clinical practice. Increasing numbers of work-related apps are available to health professionals, especially in certain specialties such as orthopaedics. However, so far the availability of apps specific to palliative medicine is limited.Objectives To review all smartphone apps targeted at health professionals within palliative medicine and available for the five most popular operating systems (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm and Windows).Methods Each smartphone app store was systematically searched with a combination of the following keywords: palliative, pain, cancer, symptoms, medicine. Identified apps were purchased and tested to determine if their title and/or description was relevant to palliative care.Results Six apps specific to palliative medicine were identified across all five operating systems. These consisted of blog orientated apps (Pallimed and Geripal), an app containing guidelines from eight cancer networks (PalliApp), an educational app (Palliative Care) and opioid dose converter apps (eOpioid and PalliCalc). Conclusions There is a lack of palliative medicine specific resources for smartphones and no studies have been published which examine the potential benefits of mobile technology for learning, clinical practice and professional development. This provides an opportunity for further research and development. Academic institutions could work with technological developers to improve access to, and dissemination of, key information for practice.Considered development of mobile technology has the potential to improve patient care, data sharing and education within the palliative medicine specialty.