title: Proposing a Framework for Mobile Applications in Disaster Health Learning.
abstract: Mobile applications, or apps, have gained widespread use with the advent of modern smartphone technologies. Previous research has been conducted in the use of mobile devices for learning. However, there is decidedly less research into the use of mobile apps for health learning (eg, patient self-monitoring, medical student learning). This deficiency in research on using apps in a learning context is especially severe in the disaster health field. The objectives of this article were to provide an overview of the current state of disaster health apps being used for learning, to situate the use of apps in a health learning context, and to adapt a learning framework for the use of mobile apps in the disaster health field. A systematic literature review was conducted by using the PRISMA checklist, and peer-reviewed articles found through the PubMed and CINAHL databases were examined. This resulted in 107 nonduplicative articles, which underwent a 3-phase review, culminating in a final selection of 17 articles. While several learning models were identified, none were sufficient as an app learning framework for the field. Therefore, we propose a learning framework to inform the use of mobile apps in disaster health learning. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:487-495).
authors.affiliation: 1Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress,Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,Bethesda,Maryland.
authors.forename: Alexander G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: 3the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,Bethesda,Maryland.
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.affiliation: 2National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health,Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,Bethesda,Maryland.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schor
authors.affiliation: 3the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,Bethesda,Maryland.
authors.forename: Kandra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Strauss-Riggs
authors.affiliation: 4Learning Office,Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta,Georgia.
authors.forename: Tracy N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: 4Learning Office,Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta,Georgia.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sager
authors.affiliation: 4Learning Office,Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta,Georgia.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leander-Griffith
authors.affiliation: 4Learning Office,Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta,Georgia.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Harp
mesh_terms: D004493:Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007858:Learning; D063731:Mobile Applications / Q000639:trends*; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education
keywords: disaster health; framework; learning; mobile applications; systematic review