Study of Challenges to Utilise Mobile-Based Health Care Monitoring Systems: A Descriptive Literature Review Publisher Pubmed



Baniasadi T¹ ; Niakan Kalhori SR² ; Ayyoubzadeh SM^{1, 3} ; Zakerabasali S¹ ; Pourmohamadkhan M¹
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare Published:2018

Abstract

Mobile health encompasses remote and wireless applications to provide health services. Despite the advantages of applying mobile-based monitoring systems, there are challenges and limitations; understanding the challenges may assist in identifying available solutions and optimising decision-making to apply mHealth technologies more practically. This study aimed to investigate the main challenges related to mHealth-based systems for health monitoring purposes. This review was carried out through investigation of English evidence from four databases, including Scopus, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science, using a defined search strategy from 2013 to 2017. Two independent researchers reviewed the results based on PRISMA guidelines, and data was categorised using a bottom-up approach to reach a framework for the most general challenges. Among the 105 papers obtained, eight works were selected. The revealed challenges were categorised into six main branches across a tree (with 55 nodes, four levels) including user-related, infrastructure, process, management, resource and training challenges. Identifying the resolvable and preventable challenges, such as those related to training, design might play a crucial role in preventing loss of resources and in growing the success rate of a project, particularly if considered in national level projects. © The Author(s) 2018.