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. 2017 Apr 25;19(4):e122. doi: 10.2196/jmir.6686

Table 3.

Frequency extracted data.

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

Time management (4) (MSb, CSc, CDSSd) 2 1 1 4

Time spent for patient care (7) (MS, CS, CDSS) 4 5 3 12

Documentation time (7) (MSe) 14 11 3 28
Nurses’ practice environment 19 5 1 25

Knowledge updating and utilization (3) (CS, CDSS) 3 0 1 4

Information quality and access (5) (MSf, CDSS) 11 2 0 13

Nurse autonomy (1) (CSe) 1 0 0 1

Intra and interprofessional collaboration (6) (MSf, CS, CDSS) 4 3 0 7
Nursing processes 30 12 3 45

Nurses competencies-skills (4) (MS, CDSS) 9 1 1 11

Nurse-patient relationship (3) (CSe) 4 0 0 4

Quality of documentation (7) (MSf, CS) 6 4 1 11

Assessment, care planning, and evaluation (10) (MS, CS, CDSS) 13 8 2 23

Teaching of patients and families (4) (CSf, CDSS) 5 0 0 5

Communication and care coordination (2) (CS, MS) 2 0 0 2
Professional satisfaction 29 18 1 48

Nurses’ perspectives of the quality of care provided (6) (MS, CS, CDSS) 15 2 0 17

Satisfaction or dissatisfaction of nurses using ICTs (10) MS, CS, CDSS) 14 16 1 31
Nursing sensitive outcomes 28 5 5 38

Patient comfort and quality of life related to care (7) (CS, CDSS) 7 0 1 8

Empowerment (4) (CSf, MS) 6 0 1 7

Functional status (3) (CSe) 3 0 1 4

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.