Mobile health care in promoting health management adherence of patients with chronic disease / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

The type of chronic diseases and number of patients with chronic disease are increasing all over the world. The adherence of health management in patients with chronic disease has directly impact on their health outcomes, quality of life and related health cost. The benefit of improvement in adherence of health management is even more than the improvement in treatment. Mobile health is a new way of health care to provide convenient, accessible and effective health management support. Additionally, mobile health care has been used in the health management of patients with chronic diseases. The aim of this study is to review the studies focus on using mobile health care technology in improving health management adherence, including the characteristics of participants, the intervention tools, the diseases have been managed and the outcome evaluation.