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Improving Evidence Dissemination and Accessibility through a Mobile-based Resource Platform

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Current mobile information technologies fundamentally influence evidence dissemination from the perspective of both evidence seekers and evidence providers. However, there is no related study which tried using a mobile-based platform to disseminate evidence in China. The main object of this study is to develop a mobile-based evidence resource platform and to evaluate its effects of improving nurses’ access to evidence-based practice resources and meeting users’ demands. The mobile-based evidence resource platform was developed in 2014. A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 2 months between December 2015 and January 2016 to evaluate user experiences of and preferences regarding the platform. Descriptive analysis was adopted to analyze information and its communication effects from December 2014 to March 2017. A total of 472 participants met the inclusion criteria and responded to the survey. High scores were received for the overall rating (4.34 ± 0.67), evidence section (4.30 ± 0.63), learning materials section (4.26 ± 0.65), news section (4.27 ± 0.66), readability (4.38 ± 0.63), design and structure (4.38 ± 0.63), and interactivity (3.58 ± 0.84). As of March 31, 2017, the total number of followers was 28,954. The total number of readings was 584,834. The most current WCI value was 388.72. Our study demonstrated that the mobile-based platform for evidence transfer can promote the accessibility of evidence and meet users’ demands. This mobile-based platform is currently available in the WeChat application environment. It will be a wise option for healthcare professionals for the purposes of learning about EBP and disseminating evidence in China.

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  1. School of Nursing, Fudan University, 305 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China

    Zheng Zhu, Weijie Xing, Yan Hu & Yingfeng Zhou

  2. Fudan University Centre for Evidence-based Nursing: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, 305 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, China

    Zheng Zhu, Weijie Xing, Yan Hu, Yingfeng Zhou & Ying Gu

  3. Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Rd, Shanghai, 201102, China

    Ying Gu

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Zhu, Z., Xing, W., Hu, Y. et al. Improving Evidence Dissemination and Accessibility through a Mobile-based Resource Platform. J Med Syst 42, 118 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-018-0969-7

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