ReviewActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2018
Smartphone APPlications in the clinical care and management of Rheumatic Diseases.
Review in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Remote-Customized Telecontrol for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: The iARPlus (Innovative Approach in Rheumatology) Initiative.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Electronic health literacy and its associated factors among university students using social network sites (SNSs) in a resource-limited setting, 2022: cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Protocol for a systematic literature review of smartphone apps to support the self-management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: development strategies, theoretical underpinnings and barriers to engagement.Systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Texting on a Smartphone While Walking Affects Gait Parameters.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- eHealth Literacy of Medical and Health Science Students and Factors Affecting eHealth Literacy in an Ethiopian University: A Cross-Sectional Study.Applied clinical informatics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRheumatic diseases (RDs) are the most common cause of severe long-term pain and physical disability, affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. Smartphones technology have the potential to become an important tool that rheumatologist can employ in the clinical care management of RD.
methodsResearch of the published literature on the principle electronic databases available as Ovid MEDLINE, Health Technology Assessment Database, Embase, and PsycINFO was conducted, and the studies evaluated eligible were reviewed.
resultsOur search produced 120 results from which 47 eligible articles were identified reporting studies of smartphone apps for patients with RD. All examined feasibility and five assessed the efficacy of a smartphone intervention for clinical care management.
conclusionsIt has been demonstrated a strong evidence for the feasibility of using smartphone to enhance care of patients with RD. Based on the available literature and our personal experiences, we consider useful the development of some mobile phone apps, to simplify and assist the rheumatologist during his clinical practice. Still remains limited data on the efficacy of such interventions.
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