The Effect of Nutritional Mobile Apps on Populations With Cancer: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited access to nutrition support among populations with cancer is a major barrier to sustainable and quality cancer care. Increasing use of mobile health in health care has raised concerns about its validity and health impacts.

Objective

This systematic review aimed to determine the effectiveness of commercial or cancer-specific nutritional mobile apps among people living with cancer.

Methods

A systematic search of the CENTRAL, Embase, PubMed (MEDLINE), and Scopus databases was carried out in May 2024. All types of intervention studies were included, except observational studies, gray literature, and reference lists of key systematic reviews. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they involved (1) patients with or survivors of cancer and (2) nutrition-r

SUBMITTER: Ng KLS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840368 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature