ArticlePeerJ2016
A prospective randomized trial examining health care utilization in individuals using multiple smartphone-enabled biosensors.
Article in PeerJ, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
46 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Consumer Devices for Patient-Generated Health Data Using Blood Pressure Monitors for Managing Hypertension: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of ICT-based intimate partner violence interventions: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Remote Patient Monitoring via Non-Invasive Digital Technologies: A Systematic Review.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2017Pooled it
- Impact of a Culturally Tailored mHealth Medication Regimen Self-Management Program upon Blood Pressure among Hypertensive Hispanic Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Effectiveness of Digital Medicines to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes: Prospective, Open-Label, Cluster-Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Trial
- A single-center randomized, controlled trial investigating the efficacy of a mHealth ECG technology intervention to improve the detection of atrial fibrillation: the iHEART study protocol.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2016Trial
- The Influence of Wireless Self-Monitoring Program on the Relationship Between Patient Activation and Health Behaviors, Medication Adherence, and Blood Pressure Levels in Hypertensive Patients: A Substudy of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Trial
- Patient Perspectives on Quantified Self Technologies and Healthcare Costs Among Patients with Diabetes in Zimbabwe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Recent Advances in Amperometric Biosensors for Medical Applications: A Mini-Review.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Wearable Devices for Supporting Chronic Disease Self-Management: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
- A Mobile Health-Based Disease Management Program Improves Blood Pressure in People With Multiple Lifestyle-Related Diseases at Risk of Developing Vascular Disease - A Retrospective Observational Study.Circulation reports · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Mobile Application on Adherence of Patients With Arterial Hypertension.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2022Article
- Current and Potential Applications of Wearables in Sports Cardiology.Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
- Fibronectin-Mediated Inflammatory Signaling Through Integrin α5 in Vascular Remodeling.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- Kardia Mobile applicability in clinical practice: A comparison of Kardia Mobile and standard 12-lead electrocardiogram records in 100 consecutive patients of a tertiary cardiovascular care center.Cardiology journal · 2021Article
- Patent Landscape of Automated Systems for Personalized Health Management (ASHM): Features, Shortcomings, and Implications for Developing an Optimal ASHM.Frontiers in digital health · 2021Article
- The Doctor Will Call You Now! Telemedicine in the Midst of a Pandemic.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2020Article
- Contribution of telemedicine and information technology to hypertension control.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2020Review
- Utilising digital health to improve medication-related quality of care for hypertensive patients: An integrative literature review.World journal of clinical cases · 2020Article
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Background. Mobile health and digital medicine technologies are becoming increasingly used by individuals with common, chronic diseases to monitor their health. Numerous devices, sensors, and apps are available to patients and consumers-some of which have been shown to lead to improved health management and health outcomes. However, no randomized controlled trials have been conducted which examine health care costs, and most have failed to provide study participants with a truly comprehensive monitoring system. Methods. We conducted a prospective randomized controlled trial of adults who had submitted a 2012 health insurance claim associated with hypertension, diabetes, and/or cardiac arrhythmia. The intervention involved receipt of one or more mobile devices that corresponded to their condition(s) (hypertension: Withings Blood Pressure Monitor; diabetes: Sanofi iBGStar Blood Glucose Meter; arrhythmia: AliveCor Mobile ECG) and an iPhone with linked tracking applications for a period of 6 months; the control group received a standard disease management program. Moreover, intervention study participants received access to an online health management system which provided participants detailed device tracking information over the course of the study. This was a monitoring system designed by leveraging collaborations with device manufacturers, a connected health leader, health care provider, and employee wellness program-making it both unique and inclusive. We hypothesized that health resource utilization with respect to health insurance claims may be influenced by the monitoring intervention. We also examined health-self management. Results & Conclusions. There was little evidence of differences in health care costs or utilization as a result of the intervention. Furthermore, we found evidence that the control and intervention groups were equivalent with respect to most health care utilization outcomes. This result suggests there are not large short-term increases or decreases in health care costs or utilization associated with monitoring chronic health conditions using mobile health or digital medicine technologies. Among secondary outcomes there was some evidence of improvement in health self-management which was characterized by a decrease in the propensity to view health status as due to chance factors in the intervention group.
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