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ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2018

Using Mobile Health to Enhance Outcomes of Noncommunicable Diseases Care in Rural Settings and Refugee Camps: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Shadi Saleh, Angie Farah, Hani Dimassi, Nour El Arnaout, Joanne Constantin, Mona Osman, Christo El Morr, Mohamad Alameddine

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Article in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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45citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
17.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03580330 nacompletednot on this map

Could Low-Cost Mobile Health Interventions Make a Difference?:Enhancing Outcomes of Noncommunicable Diseases Care in Rural Settings and Refugee Camps

TypeinterventionalSponsorAmerican University of Beirut Medical CenterRan2014 to 2018Enrolled2,359ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, HypertensionArmsmHealth intervention
NCT07050303 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of a Mobile Application Based on the Social Cognitive Learning Theory on Medication Adherence and Hypertension Self-Efficacy in Patients With Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorGozde AygunRan2024 to 2025Enrolled86ConditionsHypertensionArmsMobile Application Developed Based on Social Cognitive Theory
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Shadi SalehHealth Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8689-4030
Angie FarahHealth Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3389-1471
Hani DimassiSchool of Pharmacy, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-2453
Nour El ArnaoutGlobal Health Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3638-5905
Joanne ConstantinHealth Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5519-0997
Mona OsmanDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6364-6541
Christo El MorrSchool of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6287-3438
Mohamad AlameddineHealth Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2299-1242
American University of Beirut · LBLebanese American University · LBMohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences · AEYork University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRural areas and refugee camps are characterized by poor access of patients to needed noncommunicable disease (NCD)-related health services, including diabetes and hypertension. Employing low-cost innovative eHealth interventions, such as mobile health (mHealth), may help improve NCDs prevention and control among disadvantaged populations.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the effect of employing low-cost mHealth tools on the accessibility to health services and improvement of health indicators of individuals with NCDs in rural areas and refugee camps in Lebanon.

methodsThis is a randomized controlled trial study in which centers were allocated randomly into control and intervention sites. The effect of an employed mHealth intervention is assessed through selected quality indicators examined in both control and intervention groups. Sixteen primary health care centers (eight controls, eight interventions) located in rural areas and Palestinian refugee camps across Lebanon were included in this study. Data on diabetic and hypertensive patients-1433 in the intervention group and 926 in the control group-was extracted from patient files in the pre and postintervention periods. The intervention entailed weekly short message service messages, including medical information, importance of compliance, and reminders of appointments or regular physician follow-up. Internationally established care indicators were utilized in this study. Descriptive analysis of baseline characteristics of participants, bivariate analysis, logistic and linear regression were conducted using SPSS (IBM Corp).

resultsBivariate analysis of quality indicators indicated that the intervention group had a significant increase in blood pressure control (P=.03), as well as a significant decrease in the mean systolic blood pressure (P=.02), mean glycated hemoglobin (HbA

conclusionsThis study underlines the importance of employing integrative approaches of diseases prevention and control in which existing NCD programs in underserved communities (ie, rural and refugee camps settings) are coupled with innovative, low-cost approaches such as mHealth to provide an effective and amplified effect of traditional NCD-targeted care that can be reflected by improved NCD-related health indicators among the population.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03580330; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03580330 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/70mhVEUwQ).

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diabetes mellitushypertensionmobile healthnoncommunicable diseasesrefugeesrural healthtelemedicine

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PMID30006326
PMCPMC6064041
OpenAlexW2883493213

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