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Healthcare workers' informal use of their personal mobile phones to support their work: Global evidence and evidence from Uganda

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Healthcare workers sometimes use their personal mobile phones at work even though this is not formally organised or regulated. Healthcare workers in Uganda and in many other countries worldwide describe how this can help them work more efficiently and be more responsive to patients’ and colleagues needs. But they also describe how it can lead to challenges for patients, healthcare workers and the healthcare system. The information in this summary is based on: a systematic review of qualitative studies from all countries, exploring healthcare workers’ informal use of their mobile phones two qualitative studies of Ugandan healthcare workers’ and policy makers’ views and experiences of informal mobile phone use.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17223224

Author: mHEALTH-INNOVATE Research Project

Language: English

Topic: Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Norges Forskningsråd

Award: G2948285773