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Development features and study characteristics of mobile health apps in the management of chronic conditions: A systematic review of randomised trials

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  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
    Full-text report (free)
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2019
  • Year Published
    2021
  • Quality Rating
    6/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (12); China (6); Australia (5); Canada (5); Netherlands (5); UK (England) (5); Korea - South (4); Finland (3); Switzerland (3); France (2); Italy (2); Norway (2); Singapore (2); Sweden (2); Taiwan (2); UK (Scotland) (2); Denmark (1); Hong Kong (1); India (1); Ireland (1); New Zealand (1); Saudi Arabia (1); Spain (1); Turkey (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (12); China (6); Australia (5); Canada (5); Netherlands (5); UK (England) (5); Korea - South (4); Finland (3); Switzerland (3); France (2); Italy (2); Norway (2); Singapore (2); Sweden (2); Taiwan (2); UK (Scotland) (2); Denmark (1); Hong Kong (1); India (1); Ireland (1); New Zealand (1); Saudi Arabia (1); Spain (1); Turkey (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Not yet available
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    With what supports is care provided
    Other ICT that support individuals who provide care
    ICT that support individuals who receive care
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Behaviour change support
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Cancer
    Cardiovascular disease
    Diabetes
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Publication details
  • Citation
    Cucciniello M, Petracca F, Ciani O, Tarricone R. Development features and study characteristics of mobile health apps in the management of chronic conditions: A systematic review of randomised trials. NPJ Digital Medicine. 2021;4:144.
  • DOI
    10.1038/s41746-021-00517-1

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