Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients

Treatment of chronic diseases, such as heart failure, requires complex protocols based on early diagnosis; self-monitoring of symptoms, vital signs and physical activity; regular medication intake; and education of patients and caregivers about relevant aspects of the disease. Smartphones and mobile...

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Autores principales:	Andrea Mortara, Lucia Vaira, Vittorio Palmieri, Massimo Iacoviello, Ilaria Battistoni, Attilio Iacovoni, Francesca Macera, Daniele Pasqualucci, Mario Bochicchio, Renata De Maria
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Publicado:	Radcliffe Medical Media 2020
Materias:	Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5ef33a6110dc46af8416a68f551ca0bd2021-12-04T16:02:48ZWould You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients10.15420/cfr.2019.112057-75592057-7540https://doaj.org/article/5ef33a6110dc46af8416a68f551ca0bd2020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.cfrjournal.com/articleindex/cfr.2019.11https://doaj.org/toc/2057-7540https://doaj.org/toc/2057-7559Treatment of chronic diseases, such as heart failure, requires complex protocols based on early diagnosis; self-monitoring of symptoms, vital signs and physical activity; regular medication intake; and education of patients and caregivers about relevant aspects of the disease. Smartphones and mobile health applications could be very helpful in improving the efficacy of such protocols, but several barriers make it difficult to fully exploit their technological potential and produce clear clinical evidence of their effectiveness. App suppliers do not help users distinguish between useless/dangerous apps and valid solutions. The latter are few and often characterised by rapid obsolescence, lack of interactivity and lack of authoritative information. Systematic reviews can help physicians and researchers find and assess the ‘best candidate solutions’ in a repeatable manner and pave the way for well-grounded and fruitful discussion on their clinical effectiveness. To this purpose, the authors assess 10 apps for heart failure self-care using the Intercontinental Marketing Statistics score and other criteria, discuss the clinical effectiveness of existing solutions and identify barriers to their use in practice and drivers for change.Andrea MortaraLucia VairaVittorio PalmieriMassimo IacovielloIlaria BattistoniAttilio IacovoniFrancesca MaceraDaniele PasqualucciMario BochicchioRenata De MariaRadcliffe Medical MediaarticleDiseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemRC666-701ENCardiac Failure Review , Vol 6, Iss , Pp - (2020)
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spellingShingle	Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701 Andrea Mortara Lucia Vaira Vittorio Palmieri Massimo Iacoviello Ilaria Battistoni Attilio Iacovoni Francesca Macera Daniele Pasqualucci Mario Bochicchio Renata De Maria Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients
description	Treatment of chronic diseases, such as heart failure, requires complex protocols based on early diagnosis; self-monitoring of symptoms, vital signs and physical activity; regular medication intake; and education of patients and caregivers about relevant aspects of the disease. Smartphones and mobile health applications could be very helpful in improving the efficacy of such protocols, but several barriers make it difficult to fully exploit their technological potential and produce clear clinical evidence of their effectiveness. App suppliers do not help users distinguish between useless/dangerous apps and valid solutions. The latter are few and often characterised by rapid obsolescence, lack of interactivity and lack of authoritative information. Systematic reviews can help physicians and researchers find and assess the ‘best candidate solutions’ in a repeatable manner and pave the way for well-grounded and fruitful discussion on their clinical effectiveness. To this purpose, the authors assess 10 apps for heart failure self-care using the Intercontinental Marketing Statistics score and other criteria, discuss the clinical effectiveness of existing solutions and identify barriers to their use in practice and drivers for change.
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author	Andrea Mortara Lucia Vaira Vittorio Palmieri Massimo Iacoviello Ilaria Battistoni Attilio Iacovoni Francesca Macera Daniele Pasqualucci Mario Bochicchio Renata De Maria
author_facet	Andrea Mortara Lucia Vaira Vittorio Palmieri Massimo Iacoviello Ilaria Battistoni Attilio Iacovoni Francesca Macera Daniele Pasqualucci Mario Bochicchio Renata De Maria
author_sort	Andrea Mortara
title	Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients
title_short	Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients
title_full	Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients
title_fullStr	Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients
title_full_unstemmed	Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients
title_sort	would you prescribe mobile health apps for heart failure self-care? an integrated review of commercially available mobile technology for heart failure patients
publisher	Radcliffe Medical Media
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/5ef33a6110dc46af8416a68f551ca0bd
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Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients

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