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SynthesisJournal of cardiovascular translational research2014

Use of mHealth systems and tools for non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

David Peiris, Devarsetty Praveen, Claire Johnson, Kishor Mogulluru

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Synthesis in Journal of cardiovascular translational research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

David PeirisGeorge Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Box M201, Missenden Rd, NSW, 2050, Australia, dpeiris@georgeinstitute.org.
Devarsetty Praveen
Claire Johnson
Kishor Mogulluru

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the rapid adoption of mobile devices, mobile health (mHealth) offers the potential to transform health care delivery, especially in the world's poorest regions. We systematically reviewed the literature to determine the impact of mHealth interventions on health care quality for non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries and to identify knowledge gaps in this rapidly evolving field. Overall, we found few high-quality studies. Most studies narrowly focused on text messaging systems for patient behavior change, and few studies examined the health systems strengthening aspects of mHealth. There were limited literature reporting clinical effectiveness, costs, and patient acceptability, and none reporting equity and safety issues. Despite the bold promise of mHealth to improve health care, much remains unknown about whether and how this will be fulfilled. Encouragingly, we identified some registered clinical trial protocols of large-scale, multidimensional mHealth interventions, suggesting that the current limited evidence base will expand in coming years.

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Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedDeveloping CountriesPovertyTelemedicineCardiovascular DiseasesCell PhoneComparative Effectiveness ResearchComputers, HandheldDiabetes MellitusElectronic Health RecordsHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMobile ApplicationsPatient Acceptance of Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health Care

Identifiers

PMID25209729

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