Abstract: Objective: To conduct a scope review on the application of mHealth in the continuing care of enterostomy patients and summarize the intervention forms, content elements, outcome indicators, and effects of mobile health to provide reference for future research in this field. Methods: Based on the methodological framework of scope review guidelines issued by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), we systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data and VIP databases from their inception to February 2024 Then the included literature were summarized and analyzed. Results: A total of 18 articles were included. The intervention forms of mHealth included mobile apps, WeChat mini-programs, remote conferences, and website platforms. The content elements mainly referred to health education, health monitoring, psychological nursing, professional staff support, and peer support. The outcome indicators contained knowledge, attitude and behavior related to stoma, complication outcomes, quality of life, severity of symptoms, patient experience and resource utilization. Conclusion: The application of mHealth in continuing care for patients with colostomy is feasible with positive influences. Future research should pay more attention to peer education, the friendliness of human-machine interaction, and patient privacy protection. Based on theoretical frameworks and intelligent information technology, remote education and health management to further improve the quality of life for colostomy patients remain to be explored.

Key words: nterostomy; mHealth; continuous nursing care