This paper summarizes the evidence base for CommCare and closely related mobile applications for frontline workers. We reviewed all published papers and unpublished (gray literature) studies about the CommCare platform, all published papers on pertinent, alternative mobile systems, and several papers on highly relevant topics. This collection of 44 papers offers substantial evidence that CommCare improves access, quality, experience and accountability of frontline workers' services, in addition to improving clients' knowledge, attitude, and practice. This includes 21 peer-reviewed, published papers about CommCare and 15 unpublished papers about CommCare.
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Short link to this page: http://tinyurl.com/dimagievidencebase.CommCare is the most researched mobile platform for frontline workers.
The CommCare Evidence Base includes more than 60 studies that explore CommCare’s impact on frontline programs. This resource lives as an online, up-to-date repository, with new studies being shared and published frequently. Dimagi maintains the CommCare Evidence Base and adds new studies as they are discovered.
In addition to maintaining the CommCare Evidence Base, Dimagi has also published The CommCare Evidence Base Overview. This resource sheds light on our key learnings from the studies included in the CommCare Evidence Base. To read our analysis of how CommCare and mobile tools in general can impact frontline programs at the last mile, please download the CommCare Evidence Base Overview.