The Use of Mobile Apps for Heart Failure Self-management: Systematic Review of Experimental and Qualitative Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure self-management is essential to avoid decompensation and readmissions. Mobile apps seem promising in supporting heart failure self-management, and there has been a rapid growth in publications in this area. However, to date, systematic reviews have mostly focused on remote monitoring interventions using nonapp types of mobile technologies to transmit data to health care providers, rarely focusing on supporting patient self-management of heart failure.

Objective

This study aims to systematically review the evidence on the effect of heart failure self-management apps on health outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, and patient experience.

Methods

Four databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO) were searched for studies examining intervention

SUBMITTER: Bezerra Giordan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9015755 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature