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ArticleKidney international reports2019

Nutritional Mobile Applications for CKD Patients: Systematic Review.

Sarah Daisy Kosa, Jillian Monize, Mitchell D'Souza, Arundhati Joshi, Kaylyssa Philip, Samiha Reza, Simranjit Samra, Bridgette Serrago, Lehana Thabane, Amiram Gafni and 1 more

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Article in Kidney international reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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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

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 50 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

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah Daisy KosaResearch, Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jillian MonizeResearch, Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mitchell D'SouzaResearch, Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Arundhati JoshiResearch, Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Kaylyssa PhilipResearch, Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Samiha RezaResearch, Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Simranjit SamraResearch, Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bridgette SerragoResearch, Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lehana ThabaneDepartment of Health Research, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Amiram GafniDepartment of Health Research, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Charmaine E LokResearch, Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Impact · CAToronto General Hospital Research InstituteToronto Metropolitan University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMobile health applications offer the potential to help people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) manage diet-related challenges. This systematic review examined CKD dietary mobile app interventions; specifically, app characteristics, feasibility, and effectiveness in changing user behavior, as well as user satisfaction.

methodsThis review was reported in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. We searched scholarly databases, as well as the gray literature, for all randomized controlled trials, observational studies, needs assessments, and pilot testing/studies/trials focused on the development or evaluation of CKD dietary mobile app interventions. The characteristics, user satisfaction with, usability/feasibility, and effectiveness in changing dietary behavior of the mobile application were summarized using descriptive statistics and in a narrative manner.

resultsThirteen full-text studies were included, of which 11 were single center, with a mean sample size of 23. Of the 7 studies that measured usability/feasibility, all found at least some aspects of the application feasible/useful. Of the 5 studies that reported an evaluation of changes in behavior/diet related to self-management, all reported some positive change.

conclusionAccording to current studies, nutritional apps show promise in CKD self-management.

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applicationchronic kidney diseasemobile appnutritionalpatient-centered caresystematic review

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PMID30899867
PMCPMC6409338
OpenAlexW2902230949

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