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Mobile Apps to Support the Self-Management of Hypertension: Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Usability, and User Satisfaction.

Tourkiah AlessaSarah AbdiMark S HawleyProf Luc De Witte
Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2018)
Most of the studies reported that apps might be effective in lowering blood pressure and are accepted by users. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution, as most of the studies had a high risk of bias. More well-designed, large-scale studies are required to evaluate the real effect of using apps in lowering blood pressure and to identify the most effective functionality combinations for lowering blood pressure.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • systematic review
  • hypertensive patients
  • heart rate
  • case control
  • randomized controlled trial
  • meta analyses
  • blood glucose
  • health information
  • weight loss