Are mHealth Interventions on Hepatitis B Virus Screening Among Asian Americans Effective? A Scoping Review
Di Zhu 1,2, Yaara Zisman-Ilani 3, Stephanie Roth 4, Lin Zhu 2,5, Grace X. Ma 2,5.
1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2 Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
3 Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
4 Biomedical and Research Services Librarian, Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
5 Department of Urban Health and Population Science, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major health threats causing liver cancer. Asian Americans are especially vulnerable to HBV infection risk compared to other racial/ethnic groups in America. New mHealth interventions have promising potential to save lives by increasing HBV screening among racial/ethnic minority groups, but its scope, range, and uptake among Asian Americans are not clear. This study aims to scope the literature describing the research of mHealth interventions on HBV screening among Asian Americans.
Methods: A scoping systematic review search is conducted in PubMed and Embase. Eligible studies focus on Asian Americans aged 18 years or older who have participated in an mHealth Hepatitis B screening. All types of mHealth interventions on HBV are relevant (e.g., health apps and text messages). Studies not published in the English language will be excluded.
Results: A review protocol, including systematic search and records screening, is under development. Initial results will be discussed.
Potential impact: The results of this scoping and systematic review could improve our understanding of mHealth HBV screening use and uptake among Asian Americans and inform the development of a future intervention to encourage mHealth HBV screening for this patient population.
