ABSTRACT

Our scoping review aimed to identify and describe the application of digital technology in hand hygiene research among children in educational settings. We searched for articles in PubMed, IEEE Xplore, and Web of Science. Original hand hygiene research with a form of digital technology used among children ≤12 years in educational settings was eligible for inclusion. Twelve studies met the eligibility criteria and the data were extracted by two teams of independent co-authors for narrative synthesis. Ten studies used digital technology as an intervention tool and two for monitoring purposes. Three main digital technologies were identified including computer games (n = 2), videos (n = 8), and video cameras (n = 2). Digital technologies found in our scoping review were reported to be effective in hand hygiene studies over short temporal periods especially when used in combination with other measures. Future research may demonstrate the effectiveness of digital technology in helping children develop sustainable handwashing behaviors.

摘要

我们的范围审查旨在确定和描述数字技术在教育环境中儿童手部卫生研究中的应用。我们在 PubMed、IEEE Xplore 和 Web of Science 中搜索了文章。在教育环境中≤12 岁儿童中使用的一种数字技术形式的原始手部卫生研究符合纳入标准。12 项研究符合资格标准，数据由两个独立合著者团队提取，用于叙述合成。十项研究使用数字技术作为干预工具，两项研究用于监测目的。确定了三种主要的数字技术，包括电脑游戏（n = 2）、视频（n = 8）和摄像机（n = 2）。据报道，在我们的范围审查中发现的数字技术在短时间内有效地进行手部卫生研究，尤其是与其他措施结合使用时。未来的研究可能会证明数字技术在帮助儿童发展可持续洗手行为方面的有效性。