Children and young people's concerns and needs relating to their use of health technology to self-manage long-term conditions: a scoping review

摘要

Background The use of patient-facing health technologies to manage long-term conditions is increasing; however, children and young people may have particular concerns or needs before deciding to use different health technologies. Aims To identify children and young people’s reported concerns or needs in relation to using health technologies to self-manage long-term conditions. Methods A scoping review was conducted. We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO and CINAHL in February 2019. Searches were limited to papers published between January 2008 and February 2019. We included any health technology used to manage long-term conditions. A thematic synthesis of the data from the included studies was undertaken. We engaged children with long-term conditions (and parents) to support review design, interpretation of findings and development of recommendations.