Digital Health Interventions in Pediatric Nursing Care: A Comprehensive Review of Technologies, Applications, and Outcomes

Abstract

Background: Digital health interventions have transformed pediatric healthcare delivery, expanding access, improving symptom monitoring, enhancing self-management, and supporting family-centered care. Pediatric nurses are at the forefront of implementing and evaluating these technologies.
Aim: To provide a comprehensive review of digital health interventions in pediatric nursing care, exploring types of technologies, clinical applications, impacts on outcomes, implementation challenges, and future directions.
Methods: Narrative synthesis of peer-reviewed literature on digital health tools used in pediatric nursing, including telehealth, mobile health (mHealth), wearable sensors, remote symptom monitoring platforms, and electronic health record (EHR)-based decision supports.
Results: Digital health interventions show promising effects on symptom tracking, self-management, patient engagement, adherence, and access to care. Telehealth expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering new models of care. Mobile apps and wearables support chronic disease monitoring (asthma, diabetes), pain assessment, and post-discharge follow-up. However, challenges remain in equitable access, data security, nurse training, and integration into clinical workflows.
Conclusion: Digital health interventions have significant potential to advance pediatric nursing care. Future research should focus on clinical effectiveness, user experience, implementation frameworks, and policies to ensure safe, equitable, and sustainable integration.