Review and Analysis of Existing Mobile Phone Apps to Support Heart Failure Symptom Monitoring and Self-Care Management Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS)
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Population
34 commercially available patient-facing mobile health apps targeted toward supporting heart failure symptom…
Design
Systematic_review
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Implication
Apps may aid HF symptom monitoring; leaves open impact on readmissions and outcomes.
Structured PICO
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Population
34 commercially available patient-facing mobile health apps targeted toward supporting heart failure symptom monitoring and self-care management, selected from 3,636 potentially relevant apps across 3 app stores.
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Intervention
Mobile phone apps for heart failure symptom monitoring and self-care management
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Outcome
App quality, functionality, and consistency with HFSA guidelines assessed using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS), IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics functionality scores, and HFSA guidelines for nonpharmacologic management
A systematic review of commercially available heart failure apps reveals that while many have acceptable usability, very few are evidence-based or have been rigorously tested for clinical efficacy.
Cite This Study
Creber et al. (2016) studied this question.
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