Comprehensive overview of computer-based health information tailoring: a scoping review protocol

Area of Science:

• Health Communication
• Information Science
• Computer Science

Background:

• Personalized health information is crucial in modern health communication.
• Diverse research approaches in health information tailoring create confusion for newcomers.
• A comprehensive overview is needed to identify research gaps, tendencies, and trends.

Purpose of the Study:

• To outline a systematic protocol for a scoping review on computer-based health information tailoring.
• To provide a comprehensive overview of the field.
• To identify research gaps and trends in computer-tailored health information.

Main Methods:

• The review protocol follows Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage framework.
• A field-specific structure encompassing system design, information communication, and evaluation was defined.
• A broad search strategy across five major databases (PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, EBSCO, IEEE) was employed.

Main Results:

• The study anticipates identifying research gaps and novel ideas for future research.
• The review aims to provide direction for combining methods from different disciplines.
• Findings will guide future studies in computer-based health information tailoring.

Conclusions:

• This scoping review protocol provides a structured approach to understanding computer-based health information tailoring.
• The findings will contribute to advancing health promotion and patient education strategies.
• The review will help synthesize knowledge and direct future research efforts.