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. 2020 Sep 16;10(9):e038416.
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038416.

Augmented reality in patient education and health literacy: a scoping review protocol

Karthik Adapa  1 , Saumya Jain  2 , Richa Kanwar  2 , Tanzila Zaman  3 , Trusha Taneja  3 , Jennifer Walker  4 , Lukasz Mazur  3
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Augmented reality in patient education and health literacy: a scoping review protocol

Karthik Adapa et al. BMJ Open. .

Abstract

Background: Health literacy enables the patients in understanding the basic healthcare information and taking informed health decisions; thus, it is a desirable goal of any healthcare system. It increases patients' adherence to treatment, improves the quality of care and eases the overall burden on the healthcare system. In recent years, technological solutions are being increasingly used in educating patients and achieving better health literacy. Augmented reality (AR) provides powerful, contextual and situated learning experiences and supplements the real world with virtual objects. AR could potentially be an effective learning methodology for the patients, thus, warranting a comprehensive overview of the current state of AR in patient education and health literacy.

Methods: The proposed scoping review will be based on the framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley, including the refinements suggested by Levac et al. A systematic search for references in the published literature will be conducted in nine research databases-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and Association for Information Systems eLibrary (AISeL). The unpublished studies from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, Conference Proceedings Citation Index and grey literature references obtained from a web search will also be included. Databases will be searched from inception to 14 January 2020. Two independent reviewers will screen the studies from the search results in two successive stages of title/abstract screening followed by full-text screening. Data variables will be extracted from the selected studies to characterise study design, type of AR technology employed and the relational factors affecting patient education. Lastly, key stakeholders will be consulted to gather their insights about the study findings.

Ethics and dissemination: The results will be disseminated through stakeholder meetings and conference presentations. The data used are from publicly available secondary sources, so this study does not require ethical review.

Keywords: health informatics; information management; information technology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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