The Impact of mHealth Interventions: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.
Milena Soriano MarcolinoJoão Antonio de Queiroz OliveiraMarcelo D'AgostinoAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroMaria Beatriz Moreira AlkmimDavid Novillo OrtizPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2018)
Although mHealth is growing in popularity, the evidence for efficacy is still limited. In general, the methodological quality of the studies included in the systematic reviews is low. For some fields, its impact is not evident, the results are mixed, or no long-term studies exist. Exceptions include the moderate quality evidence of improvement in asthma patients, attendance rates, and increased smoking abstinence rates. Most studies were performed in high-income countries, implying that mHealth is still at an early stage of development in low-income countries.
Keyphrases
- systematic review
- meta analyses
- early stage
- case control
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- smoking cessation
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- randomized controlled trial
- mental health
- quality improvement
- peritoneal dialysis
- lung function
- sentinel lymph node
- patient reported outcomes
- locally advanced