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SynthesisApplied clinical informatics2017

Patient Self-Management of Asthma Using Mobile Health Applications: A Systematic Review of the Functionalities and Effects.

Mehrdad Farzandipour, Ehsan Nabovati, Reihane Sharif, Marzieh Heidarzadeh Arani, Shima Anvari

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Synthesis in Applied clinical informatics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 137 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Mobile health applications designed for self-management of chronic pulmonary diseases in children and adolescents: a systematic mapping review.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mehrdad FarzandipourHealth Information Management Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Ehsan NabovatiHealth Information Management Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Reihane SharifDepartment of Health Information Management and Technology, School of Allied Health Professions, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Marzieh Heidarzadeh AraniDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Shima AnvariDepartment of Health Information Management and Technology, School of Allied Health Professions, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Kashan University of Medical Sciences · IRHealth Information Management · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the evidence regarding the effects of mobile health applications (mHealth apps) for self-management outcomes in patients with asthma and to assess the functionalities of effective interventions. Methods We systematically searched Medline, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. We included English-language studies that evaluated the effects of smartphone or tablet computer apps on self-management outcomes in asthmatic patients. The characteristics of these studies, effects of interventions, and features of mHealth apps were extracted. Results A total of 10 studies met all the inclusion criteria. Outcomes that were assessed in the included studies were categorized into three groups (clinical, patient-reported, and economic). mHealth apps improved asthma control (five studies) and lung function (two studies) from the clinical outcomes. From the patient-reported outcomes, quality of life (three studies) was statistically significantly improved, while there was no significant impact on self-efficacy scores (two studies). Effects on economic outcomes were equivocal, so that the number of visits (in two studies) and admission and hospitalization-relevant outcomes (in one study) statistically significantly improved; and in four other studies, these outcomes did not improve significantly. mHealth apps features were categorized into seven categories (inform, instruct, record, display, guide, remind/alert, and communicate). Eight of the 10 mHealth apps included more than one functionality. Nearly all interventions had the functionality of recording user-entered data and half of them had the functionality of providing educational information and reminders to patients. Conclusion Multifunctional mHealth apps have good potential in the control of asthma and in improving the quality of life in such patients compared with traditional interventions. Further studies are needed to identify the effectiveness of these interventions on outcomes related to medication adherence and costs.

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Mobile ApplicationsAsthmaHumansSelf-ManagementTelemedicineTreatment Outcome

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PMID29241254
PMCPMC5802317
OpenAlexW2768344953

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