Effectiveness of Mobile Health Application Use to Improve Health Behavior Changes: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials / 대한의료정보학회지
Healthcare Informatics Research
;
: 207-226, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-716034
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in changing health-related behaviors and clinical health outcomes.METHODS:
A systematic review was conducted in this study. We conducted a comprehensive bibliographic search of articles on health behavior changes related to the use of mobile health applications in peer-reviewed journals published between January 1, 2000 and May 31, 2017. We used databases including CHINAHL, Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, and PubMed. The risk of bias assessment of the retrieved articles was examined using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network.RESULTS:
A total of 20 articles met the inclusion criteria. Sixteen among 20 studies reported that applications have a positive impact on the targeted health behaviors or clinical health outcomes. In addition, most of the studies, which examined the satisfaction of participants, showed health app users have a statistically significant higher satisfaction.CONCLUSIONS:
Despite the high risk of bias, such as selection, performance, and detection, this systematic review found that the use of mobile health applications has a positive impact on health-related behaviors and clinical health outcomes. Application users were more satisfied with using mobile health applications to manage their health in comparison to users of conventional care.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Health Behavior
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Bias
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Telemedicine
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Mobile Applications
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Smartphone
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Practice guideline
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Systematic reviews
Language:
English
Journal:
Healthcare Informatics Research
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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