The Efficacy of Mobile Phone Apps for Lifestyle Modification in Diabetes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes and related complications are estimated to cost US $727 billion worldwide annually. Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes are three subtypes of diabetes that share the same behavioral risk factors. Efforts in lifestyle modification, such as daily physical activity and healthy diets, can reduce the risk of prediabetes, improve the health levels of people with diabetes, and prevent complications. Lifestyle modification is commonly performed in a face-to-face interaction, which can prove costly. Mobile phone apps provide a more accessible platform for lifestyle modification in diabetes.

Objective

This review aimed to summarize and synthesize the clinical evidence of the efficacy of mobile phone apps for lifestyle modification in differen

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6350094 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature