Key result
A scoping review of 47 studies mapped 39 mobile applications for heart failure care, with 92.3% involving daily care and 94.9% involving data management, though gaps in comprehensive care remain.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to map mobile apps used for heart failure care by health professionals, patients, and their family/caregivers.
What mobile apps on heart failure are used by health professionals, people with heart failure and their family/caregivers?
What mobile apps on heart failure are used by health professionals, people with heart failure and their family/caregivers?
Mobile apps for heart failure primarily focus on daily care and data management, but there is a gap in comprehensive care themes involving individuals and their surroundings.
Clinicians should note limited comprehensive HF app features; extends mapping of digital tools and highlights co-management gaps for development.
Objective: to map mobile apps for care in heart failure. Method: this is a scoping review based on the method proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute. The following research question was used: which mobile apps on heart failure are used by health professionals, people with heart failure and their family/caregivers? Health bases and portals were analyzed through the search with the descriptors “Heart Failure”, “Mobile Applications”, “Patients”, “Health Personnel”, “Family” and “Caregivers” and the keyword “Applications”. Forty-seven studies were selected for analysis. Results: a total of 47 published studies were analyzed, which allowed mapping 39 mobile applications from four continents, among which 20 (51.3%) were intended for co-management and 19 (48.7%) had as target population patients and health professionals; 23 (58.9%) applications did not use theoretical framework for its construction. The prevalent theme and resources involved daily care (36; 92.3%) and data management (37; 94.9%), respectively. Conclusion: the themes and resources of the applications assisted patients, family members and professionals in heart failure management. However, a gap was identified in several themes involving individuals and their surroundings, essential for comprehensive care.
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