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Table 2 Guiding categories for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the frameworks

From: Evaluation frameworks for digital nursing technologies: analysis, assessment, and guidance. An overview of the literature

Guiding Category

Content

Focus of the framework

Description of the specific focus of the framework.

This can include a

- description of the purpose (and the addressed question)

- the application setting

- the technology (area)

Illustration

- Clarity/ complexity of illustration

- Visualization of connections and relationships within the framework

Terminology

- Transparent definitions of terms and key concepts

Instructions for use

- Concrete application strategy and instructions for use

- Instruction on how the results can be interpreted

Scientific quality

- Transparency of development process

- Reflection of the limitations of the framework

- Transferability of the framework (Settings, technologies, questions)