Guidelines and mHealth to Improve Quality of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Care for Vulnerable Populations in Lebanon: Longitudinal Cohort Study.
Shannon DoocyKenneth Eugene PaikEmily LylesHok Hei TamZeina FahedEric WinklerKaisa KontunenAbdalla MkannaGilbert BurnhamPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2017)
Results from this study of an mHealth app in 10 PHC facilities in Lebanon indicate that the app has potential to improve adherence to guidelines and quality of care. Further studies are necessary to determine the effects of patient-controlled health record apps on provider adherence to treatment guidelines, as well as patients' long-term medication and treatment adherence and disease control.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- glycemic control
- clinical practice
- blood pressure
- public health
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- cardiovascular disease
- emergency department
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- metabolic syndrome
- chronic pain
- replacement therapy
- climate change
- genetic diversity