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August 12, 2023BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

The effectiveness of mobile application for monitoring diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the adult and elderly population: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Why the study?

Arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus are worsening globally, alongside a growing digital health market of mobile applications intended to aid chronic disease management.

Do mobile health applications improve biochemical parameters and clinical efficacy in adults and elderly with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus compared to usual care?

Population

Adult and elderly population treated for arterial hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus in 26 studies

Comparison

Mobile health applications vs usual care

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and cohort clinical trials

Authors

EFEmily de Souza FerreiraFFFernanda de Aguiar FrancoMLMarina Marilac dos Santos Lara

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Overview

May support mobile app integration into diabetes care; confirms HbA1c reduction versus usual care in meta-analysis.

Structured PICO

Do mobile health applications improve biochemical parameters and clinical efficacy in adults and elderly with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus compared to usual care?

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Population
Adult and elderly population treated for Arterial Hypertension (AH) and/or Diabetes Mellitus (DM) (26 studies in systematic review, 17 in meta-analysis)
I
Intervention
Mobile health applications for monitoring AH and/or DM
C
Comparator
Usual care
O
Outcome
Changing biochemical parameters (glycated hemoglobin, fasting glucose, blood pressure) and clinical efficacysurrogate

The use of mobile health applications for monitoring diabetes and hypertension significantly reduces glycated hemoglobin levels compared to usual care.

Cite This Study

Ferreira et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c047cde5ec4e001e3e26bhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09879-6
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