Digital health interventions for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the potential benefit of digital health interventions (DHIs) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes (CVD events, all-cause mortality, hospitalizations) and risk factors compared with non-DHIs.

Patients and methods

We conducted a systematic search of PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, Ovid, CINHAL, ERIC, PsychINFO, Cochrane, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for articles published from January 1, 1990, through January 21, 2014. Included studies examined any element of DHI (telemedicine, Web-based strategies, e-mail, mobile phones, mobile applications, text messaging, and monitoring sensors) and CVD outcomes or risk factors. Two reviewers independently evaluated study quality utilizing a modified version of the Cochrane Collaboratio

SUBMITTER: Widmer RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4551455 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature