Effectiveness of mHealth interventions for patients with diabetes: An overview of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes is a common chronic disease that places an unprecedented strain on health care systems worldwide. Mobile health technologies such as smartphones, mobile applications, and wearable devices, known as mHealth, offer significant and innovative opportunities for improving patient to provider communication and self-management of diabetes.

Objective

The purpose of this overview is to critically appraise and consolidate evidence from multiple systematic reviews on the effectiveness of mHealth interventions for patients with diabetes to inform policy makers, practitioners, and researchers.

Methods

A comprehensive search on multiple databases was performed to identify relevant systematic reviews published between January 1996 and December 2015. Two authors i

SUBMITTER: Kitsiou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5332111 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature