Self-Management Education Through mHealth: Review of Strategies and Structures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the plethora of evidence on mHealth interventions for patient education, there is a lack of information regarding their structures and delivery strategies.

Objective

This review aimed to investigate the structures and strategies of patient education programs delivered through smartphone apps for people with diverse conditions and illnesses. We also examined the aim of educational interventions in terms of health promotion, disease prevention, and illness management.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, and PsycINFO for peer-reviewed papers that reported patient educational interventions using mobile apps and published from 2006 to 2016. We explored various determinants of educational intervent

SUBMITTER: Bashi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6239867 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature