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ArticleHealthcare informatics research2018

Effectiveness of Mobile Health Application Use to Improve Health Behavior Changes: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Myeunghee Han, Eunjoo Lee

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract read
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Article in Healthcare informatics research, 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 96 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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96citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
59.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

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.

NCT05780047 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Personalized Mobile Intervention to Reduce Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in Women of Child-Bearing Age and Their Partners

TypeinterventionalSponsorMillion Marker Wellness, Inc.Ran2022 to 2022Enrolled434ConditionsEndocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Environmental Exposure, Health Literacy, Bisphenol AArmsMail-in Urine Test for EDCs
NCT07461857 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Minority-focused Environmental Health Education and Tracking (MEET) Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorMillion Marker Wellness, Inc.Ran2025 to 2026Enrolled151ConditionsEnvironmental ExposureArmsEducation curriculum
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 251 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Incentivizing Commuter Cycling by Financial and Non-Financial Rewards.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Myeunghee HanSchool of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Eunjoo LeeCollege of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Kyungpook National University · KRUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in changing health-related behaviors and clinical health outcomes.

methodsA systematic review was conducted in this study. We conducted a comprehensive bibliographic search of articles on health behavior changes related to the use of mobile health applications in peer-reviewed journals published between January 1, 2000 and May 31, 2017. We used databases including CHINAHL, Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, and PubMed. The risk of bias assessment of the retrieved articles was examined using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network.

resultsA total of 20 articles met the inclusion criteria. Sixteen among 20 studies reported that applications have a positive impact on the targeted health behaviors or clinical health outcomes. In addition, most of the studies, which examined the satisfaction of participants, showed health app users have a statistically significant higher satisfaction.

conclusionsDespite the high risk of bias, such as selection, performance, and detection, this systematic review found that the use of mobile health applications has a positive impact on health-related behaviors and clinical health outcomes. Application users were more satisfied with using mobile health applications to manage their health in comparison to users of conventional care.

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Health BehaviorMobile ApplicationsMobile HealthReviewSmartphone

Identifiers

PMID30109154
PMCPMC6085201
OpenAlexW2887408769

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Registered trials

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