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dc.contributor.authorKatusiime, Jane
dc.contributor.authorTumuhimbise, Wilson
dc.contributor.authorMugyenyi, Godfrey Rwambuka
dc.contributor.authorKobutungi, Phionah
dc.contributor.authorMugaba, Aaron
dc.contributor.authorZender, Raphael
dc.contributor.authorPinkwart, Niels
dc.contributor.authorMusiimenta, Angella
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-29T07:31:15Z
dc.date.available2022-11-29T07:31:15Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationKatusiime, J., Tumuhimbise, W., Rwambuka Mugyenyi, G., Kobutungi, P., Mugaba, A., Zender, R., ... & Musiimenta, A. (2022). The role of mobile health technologies in promoting COVID-19 prevention: A narrative review of intervention effectiveness and adoption. Digital Health, 8, 20552076221131146.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2677
dc.description.abstractBackground: Researchers have found innovative ways of using mobile health (mHealth) technologies to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, fewer studies have been done to determine their adoption and effectiveness. Objective: This review summarises the published evidence on the effect of mHealth technologies on the adoption of COVID-19 preventive measures, prevention knowledge acquisition and risk perception as well as technology adoption features for COVID-19 prevention. Methods: PubMed, IEEE and Google Scholar databases were searched for peer-reviewed literature from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2022 for studies that evaluated the effect of mHealth technologies on COVID-19 preventive measures adoption, prevention knowledge acquisition and risk perception. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. All the included studies were checked for quality using the mHealth evidence reporting and assessment (mERA) checklist. Results: The review found out that the utilisation of mHealth interventions such as alert text messages, tracing apps and social media platforms was associated with adherence behaviour such as wearing masks, washing hands and using sanitisers, maintaining social distance and avoiding crowded places. The use of contact tracing was linked to low-risk perception as users considered themselves well informed about their status and less likely to pose transmission risks compared to nonusers. Privacy and security issues, message personalisation and frequency, technical issues and trust concerns were identified as technology adoption features that influence the use of mHealth technologies for promoting COVID-19 prevention. Conclusion: Utilisation of mHealth may be a feasible and effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, the small study samples and short study periods prevent generalisation of the findings and calls for larger, longitudinal studies that encompass diverse study settings.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGerman Federal Ministry of Education and Research under the MobileMomCare project (01DG21014).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDigital Healthen_US
dc.subjectcoronavirus disease 2019 preventionen_US
dc.subjectmHealthen_US
dc.subjectTechnology adoptionen_US
dc.subjectIntervention effectivenessen_US
dc.titleThe role of mobile health technologies in promoting COVID-19 prevention: A narrative review of intervention effectiveness and adoptionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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