BACKGROUND To review published literature on the use of quick response (QR) codes within healthcare education. In addition, the authors aimed to gain information on user perceptions and the challenges faced when implementing QR codes in an educational context. METHODS Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), HMIC (Healthcare Management Information Consortium) and HBE (Health Business Elite) were searched using specified search terms that included 'quick response code' and 'education'. Title and abstract review of 217 publications was performed. Papers which discussed the application of QR codes relevant to healthcare education were included. A total of 24 articles were reviewed and thematic analysis conducted to generate themes. RESULTS Use of QR codes in healthcare education were broadly aligned to four common themes. These included: to increase participant engagement, for simulation training, for just-in-time (JIT) learning and to facilitate with administrative tasks in training. Perceptions towards the use of QR codes was generally positive. Challenges identified, included: problems with technical infrastructure, unavailability of smartphones and resistance to use in certain environments. CONCLUSIONS The use of QR codes for healthcare education is increasing, and whilst they offer some advantages there are also some important considerations including: provision of the necessary technological infrastructure, patient and staff safety and governance and adherence to guidelines on safe and appropriate use of this technology in sensitive settings.

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快速响应代码在医疗保健教育中的用途：范围界定审查。

背景技术要审查有关在医疗保健教育中使用快速响应（QR）代码的文献。此外，作者的目的是获得有关用户认知以及在教育环境中实施QR码时面临的挑战的信息。方法使用指定的搜索词（包括“快速响应代码”和“教育”）搜索Medline，EMBASE，CINAHL（护理和相关健康文献的累积索引），HMIC（医疗管理信息联盟）和HBE（健康商业精英）。进行了217种出版物的标题和摘要审阅。包括讨论与医疗保健教育相关的QR码应用的论文。总共对24篇文章进行了审查，并进行了主题分析以生成主题。结果在医疗保健教育中使用QR码大致符合四个共同主题。其中包括：增加参与者的参与度，进行模拟培训，进行即时（JIT）学习，并促进培训中的管理任务。人们对使用QR码的看法总体上是积极的。所确定的挑战包括：技术基础设施问题，智能手机不可用以及在某些环境中无法使用的问题。结论QR码在医疗保健教育中的使用正在增加，尽管它们具有一定的优势，但也有一些重要的考虑因素，包括：提供必要的技术基础设施，患者和工作人员的安全与管理以及遵守安全合理使用此准则的准则。技术在敏感环境中使用。