Table 2.

Descriptors for “handheld computer device” in the included studies (N=28).

Term			Frequency, n (%)		References
PDA technology (n=6, 21%)
	PDA	3 (11)		Satterfield et al [10], Shen et al [47], and Momtahan et al [53]
	Mobile nursing information system	2 (7)		Hsiao and Chen [43] and Lin [45]
	Handheld technology	1 (4)		Ruland [35]
Smartphone or tablet technology (n=22, 79%)
	Mobile device application or mobile device app or mobile-based application	3 (11)		Siebert et al [29], Siebert et al [30], and Kartika et al [52]
	Mobile computerized decision support system or mobile computing devices	2 (7)		Spat et al [40] and Ricks [50]
	Mobile devices or advanced mobile devices	2 (7)		Johansson et al [34] and Johansson et al [44]
	Mobile electronic clinical decision support or mobile device–based electronic decision support tool	2 (7)		McCulloh et al [46]
	Mobile health decision support system	2 (7)		Bakken et al [28] and Cato et al [41]
	Mobile technologies	2 (7)		Sedgwick et al [37] and Sedgwick et al [38]
	Smartphone or iPhone	2 (7)		Farrell [6] and Moore and Jayewardene [48]
	Tablet PC or Android tablet	2 (7)		Doran et al [39] and O’Donnell et al [51]
	Clinical decision support system	1 (4)		Yuan et al [49]
	Electronic physiological surveillance system	1 (4)		Sefton et al [33]
	Smart device–based application	1 (4)		Godwin et al [32]
	Tablet app	1 (4)		Cleaver et al [31]
Health care–specific technology (handheld decision support device)			1 (4)		Reynolds et al [54]