Trial reportHealth and quality of life outcomes2017
The effect of a smartphone-based coronary heart disease prevention (SBCHDP) programme on awareness and knowledge of CHD, stress, and cardiac-related lifestyle behaviours among the working population in Singapore: a pilot randomised controlled trial.
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Impact of Mobile Health Technology Application on Proximal Humerus Fracture Care Practice and Patient Self-Care Outcomes - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Interventions Aimed at Enhancing Health Care Providers' Behavior Toward the Prescription of Mobile Health Apps: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
- Trends in Effectiveness of Organizational eHealth Interventions in Addressing Employee Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Mobile-Health based physical activities co-production policies towards cardiovascular diseases prevention: findings from a mixed-method systematic review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Digital Counseling Environments on Anxiety, Depression, and Adherence to Treatment Among Patients Who Are Chronically Ill: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Mobile App-Based Health Promotion Programs: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Efficacy of an Electronic Health Management Program for Patients With Cardiovascular Risk: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Relative effectiveness of a full versus reduced version of the 'Smoke Free' mobile application for smoking cessation: an exploratory randomised controlled trial.F1000Research · 2018Trial
- Clinical Impact of Digital Health Interventions with Educational Components for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- An umbrella review of efficacy of digital health interventions for workers.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
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- Persuasive Systems Design Trends in Coronary Heart Disease Management: Scoping Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR cardio · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of holistic mobile health interventions on diet, and physical, and mental health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Development of text messages for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in persons with HIV.Cardiovascular digital health journal · 2023Article
- A Situational Analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Digital Health Research Initiatives in South Asia.Cureus · 2023Review
- mHealth Apps for Self-Management of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Smartphone App (AnSim) With Various Types and Forms of Messages Using the Transtheoretical Model for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Development and Usability Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2021Article
- The effect of self-management intervention program on the lifestyle of postmyocardial infarction patients.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- Research on the Impact of mHealth Apps on the Primary Healthcare Professionals in Patient Care.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2021Article
- A Survey Research on the Willingness of Gynecologists to Employ Mobile Health Applications.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCoronary heart disease (CHD) is the most prevalent type of cardiac disease among adults worldwide, including those in Singapore. Most of its risk factors, such as smoking, physical inactivity and high blood pressure, are preventable. mHealth has improved in the last decade, showing promising results in chronic disease prevention and health promotion worldwide. Our aim was to develop and examine the effect of a 4-week Smartphone-Based Coronary Heart Disease Prevention (SBCHDP) programme in improving awareness and knowledge of CHD, perceived stress as well as cardiac-related lifestyle behaviours in the working population of Singapore.
methodsThe smartphone app "Care4Heart" was developed as the main component of the programme. App content was reviewed and validated by a panel of experts, including two cardiologists and two experienced cardiology-trained nurses. A pilot randomised controlled trial was conducted. Eighty working people were recruited and randomised to either the intervention group (n = 40) or the control group (n = 40). The intervention group underwent a 4-week SBCHDP programme, whereas the control group were offered health promotion websites only. The participants' CHD knowledge, perceived stress and behavioural risk factors were measured at baseline and on the 4th week using the Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire-2, Perceived Stress Scale, and Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System.
resultsAfter the SBCHDP programme, participants in the intervention group had a better awareness of CHD being the second leading cause of death in Singapore (X
conclusionThis pilot study partially confirmed the positive effects of the SBCHDP programme in improving awareness and knowledge of CHD among the working population. Due to the small sample size and short follow-up period, this study was underpowered to detect significant differences between groups. A full-scale longitudinal study is required in the future to confirm the effectiveness of the SBCHDP programme.
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