Protocol for a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of information quality frameworks in eHealth.

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Introduction

Electronic health (eHealth) applications have become a very large repository of health information which informs critical decisions relating to the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of patients. Poor information quality (IQ) within eHealth may compromise patient safety. Evaluation of IQ in eHealth is therefore necessary to promote patient safety. An IQ framework specifies what aspects of information to assess and how to conduct the assessment. This systematic review aims to identify dimensions within existing IQ frameworks in eHealth and develop a new IQ framework for the assessment of eHealth.

Method and Analysis

We will search Embase, Medline, PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Maternity and Infant Care, PsycINFO (American Psychological Association), Global Health, Scopus, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, Health Management Information Consortium and reference lists of relevant publications for articles published in English until November 2018. Studies will be selected by two independent reviewers based on prespecified eligibility criteria. Two reviewers will independently extract data in each eligible study using a prepiloted Microsoft Excel data extraction form. Thematic synthesis will be employed to define IQ dimensions and develop a new IQ framework for eHealth.

Ethics and Dissemination

Ethical approval is not required for this systematic review as primary data will not be collected. The result of the review will be disseminated through publication in an academic journal and scientific conferences.

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CRD42018097142.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Fadahunsi, K.P. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1470-5493 Akinlua, J.T. O'Connor, S. Wark, P.A. Gallagher, J. Carroll, C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6361-6182 Majeed, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2357-9858 O'Donoghue, J.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2019 Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Keywords:	health informatics; information quality; quality in health care; systematic review; telemedicine
Dates:	Accepted: 12 December 2018 Published (online): 5 March 2019 Published: 5 January 2023
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	25 Mar 2019 14:40
Last Modified:	17 May 2024 15:16
Status:	Published
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing Group
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024722
Related URLs:	PubMed URL
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144093

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