systematic review data analysis

Systematic review, carried out based on the guiding question: which information and communication technologies are effective in improving the knowledge of hospitalized patients? The search took place in electronic databases: Scopus; National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health; Web of Science; Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature; Scientific Electronic Library Online; Cochrane and Excerpta Medica dataBASE. To search for gray literature, Google Scholar was used. The exposure factor was the educational intervention using information and communication technologies, and as an outcome: improved knowledge. Only randomized clinical trials were included, in all languages. Objective to evaluate the effectiveness of information and communication technologies in improving the knowledge of hospitalized patients. 1,153 articles were identified, of which four were included. The others revealed effectiveness in improving knowledge and the educational interventions were mediated by technology such as video, application and concept map.