CONCEPTUAL CLASSIFICATION OF MOBILE APPLICATION AND SOFTWARE ARTICLES FOR NURSING: INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

Objective: To classify the technologies described in scientific articles about mobile applications and software directed to nursing and published in Brazilian journals, in care, management or educational. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review, in which studies were collected from the following databases: LILACS, BDENF, MEDLINE, CUMED. The search strategy used was: Technology OR "Biomedical Technology" OR "Information Technology" OR "Digital Technology" OR "Educational Technology" OR Multimedia OR Engineering OR Software AND Nursing. The search took place in June 2022. Selection of studies was done independently, blinded by two reviewers. The data were extracted into Microsoft Excel Software and presented in the form of a table and graph. Results: In the general search, one hundred and twenty-four articles were identified in all the electronic databases used. After the careful selection of these articles, only 14 composed the results of this review. Conclusion: This study enabled the conceptual categorization of technologies in the form of mobile applications and software for nursing professionals, presenting them as assistive, managerial and educational technology according to their usability.