Background: Augmented reality (AR) has the potential to be utilized in various fields. Nursing fulfils the requirements of\nsmart glass use cases, and technology may be one method of supporting nurses that face challenges such as\ndemographic change. The development of AR to assist in nursing is now feasible. Attempts to develop applications have\nbeen made, but there has not been an overview regarding the existing research.\nObjective: The aim of this scoping review is to provide an overview of the current research regarding AR in nursing to\nidentify possible research gaps. This led to the following research question: â??To date, what research has been performed\nregarding the use of AR in nursing?â?. A focus has been placed on the topics involving cases, evaluations, and devices\nused.\nMethods: A scoping review was carried out with the methodological steps outlined by Arksey and Oâ??Malley (2005) and\nfurther enhanced by Levac et al. (2010). A broad range of keywords were used systematically in eight databases including\nPubMed, Web of Science and ACM to search for topics in nursing.\nResults: The search led to 23 publications that were included in the final analysis. The majority of the identified\npublications describe pilot studies. The methods used for identifying use cases and evaluating applications differ among\nthe included studies. Furthermore, the devices used vary from study to study and may include smart glasses, tablets, and\nsmart watches, among others. Previous studies predominantly evaluated the use of smart glasses. In addition, evaluations\ndid not take framing conditions into account. Reviewed publications that evaluated the use of AR in nursing also\nidentified technical challenges associated with AR.\nConclusions: These results show that the use of AR in nursing may have positive implications. While current studies focus\non evaluating prototypes, future studies should focus on performing long-term evaluations to take framing conditions\nand the long-term consequences of AR into consideration. Our findings are important and informative for nurses and\ntechnicians who are involved in the development of new technologies. They can use our findings to reflect on their own\ndesign of case identification, requirements for elicitation and evaluation.
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