Use of mHealth Technology for Improving Exercise Adherence in Patients With Heart Failure: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The known and established benefits of exercise in patients with heart failure (HF) are often hampered by low exercise adherence. Mobile health (mHealth) technology provides opportunities to overcome barriers to exercise adherence in this population.

Objective

This systematic review builds on prior research to (1) describe study characteristics of mHealth interventions for exercise adherence in HF including details of sample demographics, sample sizes, exercise programs, and theoretical frameworks; (2) summarize types of mHealth technology used to improve exercise adherence in patients with HF; (3) highlight how the term "adherence" was defined and how it was measured across mHealth studies and adherence achieved; and (4) highlight the effect of age, sex, race, New

SUBMITTER: Deka P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11757971 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature