Impacts on Context Aware Systems in Evidence-Based Health Informatics: A Review

Abstract

Background: The application of Context Aware Computing (CAC) can be an effective, useful, feasible, and acceptable way to advance medical research and provide health services. Methods: This review was conducted in accordance with the principles of the development of a mixed methods review and existing knowledge in the field via the Synthesis Framework for the Assessment of Health Information Technology to evaluate CAC implemented by Evidence-Based Health Informatics (EBHI). A systematic search of the literature was performed during 18 November 2021–22 January 2022 in Cochrane Library, IEEE Xplore, PUBMED, Scopus and in the clinical registry platform Clinicaltrials.gov. The author included the articles in the review if they were implemented by EBHI and concerned with CAC technologies. Results: 29 articles met the inclusion criteria and refer to 26 trials published between 2011 and 2022. The author noticed improvements in healthcare provision using EBHI in the findings of CAC application. She also confirmed that CAC systems are a valuable and reliable method in health care provision. Conclusions: The use of CAC systems in healthcare is a promising new area of research and development. The author presented that the evaluation of CAC systems in EBHI presents positive effects on the state of health and the management of long-term diseases. These implications are presented in this article in a detailed, clear, and reliable manner.