Table 3.
Dimension | Themes (Number of reviews) (Types of eHealth domain) | Positive effects of ICTsa | Negative effects of ICTs | No effect | Total |
Time and efficiency | 20 | 17 | 7 | 44 | |
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Time management (4) (MSb, CSc, CDSSd) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Time spent for patient care (7) (MS, CS, CDSS) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
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Documentation time (7) (MSe) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 28 |
Nurses’ practice environment | 19 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
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Knowledge updating and utilization (3) (CS, CDSS) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Information quality and access (5) (MSf, CDSS) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
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Nurse autonomy (1) (CSe) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Intra and interprofessional collaboration (6) (MSf, CS, CDSS) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Nursing processes | 30 | 12 | 3 | 45 | |
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Nurses competencies-skills (4) (MS, CDSS) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
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Nurse-patient relationship (3) (CSe) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Quality of documentation (7) (MSf, CS) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
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Assessment, care planning, and evaluation (10) (MS, CS, CDSS) | 13 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
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Teaching of patients and families (4) (CSf, CDSS) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Communication and care coordination (2) (CS, MS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Professional satisfaction | 29 | 18 | 1 | 48 | |
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Nurses’ perspectives of the quality of care provided (6) (MS, CS, CDSS) | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
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Satisfaction or dissatisfaction of nurses using ICTs (10) MS, CS, CDSS) | 14 | 16 | 1 | 31 |
Nursing sensitive outcomes | 28 | 5 | 5 | 38 | |
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Patient comfort and quality of life related to care (7) (CS, CDSS) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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Empowerment (4) (CSf, MS) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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Functional status (3) (CSe) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Satisfaction or dissatisfaction of patients using ICTs (5) (CS, MS) | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
aICTs: information and communication technologies.
bMS: management systems.
cCS: communications systems.
dCDSSs: computerized decision support systems.
eOne eHealth domain covered exclusively a particular theme.
fMajority of one eHealth domain covered a particular theme.