Is there an app for that? Mobile phones and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Key result
Mobile health interventions improve cardiovascular risk factor profiles in cardiac and diabetic patients.
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Why the study?
Advances in mobile technology are rapidly changing healthcare delivery, but the role of mobile apps in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease requires review.
Do mobile phone applications and text messages improve cardiovascular risk factor profiles in cardiac and diabetes populations?
Population
Cardiac and diabetes populations with multiple cardiovascular risk factors
Comparison
Mobile phone apps, text messages, and Internet platforms used alone or in combination
Design
Review of seven recent randomized controlled trials
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Discussion
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Implication
Apps may aid secondary prevention adherence; extends RCT evidence but leaves optimal delivery open.
Structured PICO
Do mobile phone applications and text messages improve cardiovascular risk factor profiles in cardiac and diabetes populations?
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Population
Cardiac and diabetes populations with multiple cardiovascular risk factors (based on 7 reviewed RCTs)
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Intervention
Mobile phone applications ('apps'), text messages, and Internet platforms used alone or in combination for secondary prevention
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Outcome
Improvement to cardiovascular risk factor profilessurrogate
Mobile health interventions using apps and text messages can deliver positive outcomes in the management of cardiovascular risk factors for secondary prevention.
Limitations
- Because of the complexity of combination interventions, it is difficult to determine the 'active' ingredient.
Cite This Study
Neubeck et al. (2017) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Mobile phone applications and text messages was evaluated on Cardiovascular risk factor profiles. Mobile apps and text messaging interventions for 6 to 12 months demonstrated at least one positive improvement to cardiovascular risk factor profiles in cardiac and diabetes populations.