ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2019
Context-Aware Systems for Chronic Disease Patients: Scoping Review.
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- Supervised Exercise Therapy Using Mobile Health Technology in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Integrating Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Health Records, and Wearables for Predictive, Patient-Centered Decision Support in Healthcare.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- From data to medical context: the power of categorization in healthcare.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Deceptively Simple yet Profoundly Impactful: Text Messaging Interventions to Support Health.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Review
- Contextualizing remote fall risk: Video data capture and implementing ethical AI.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Review
- Context-Aware Medical Systems within Healthcare Environments: A Systematic Scoping Review to Identify Subdomains and Significant Medical Contexts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Impacts on Context Aware Systems in Evidence-Based Health Informatics: A Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Diabetes and conversational agents: the AIDA project case study.Discover artificial intelligence · 2021Article
- Divided We Stand: The Collaborative Work of Patients and Providers in an Enigmatic Chronic Disease.Proceedings of the ACM on human-computer interaction · 2021Article
- Understanding the Methodological Issues and Solutions in the Research Design of Stroke Caregiving Technology.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Patient Work and Their Contexts: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundContext-aware systems, also known as context-sensitive systems, are computing applications designed to capture, interpret, and use contextual information and provide adaptive services according to the current context of use. Context-aware systems have the potential to support patients with chronic conditions; however, little is known about how such systems have been utilized to facilitate patient work.
objectiveThis study aimed to characterize the different tasks and contexts in which context-aware systems for patient work were used as well as to assess any existing evidence about the impact of such systems on health-related process or outcome measures.
methodsA total of 6 databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, ACM Digital, Web of Science, and Scopus) were scanned using a predefined search strategy. Studies were included in the review if they focused on patients with chronic conditions, involved the use of a context-aware system to support patients' health-related activities, and reported the evaluation of the systems by the users. Studies were screened by independent reviewers, and a narrative synthesis of included studies was conducted.
resultsThe database search retrieved 1478 citations; 6 papers were included, all published from 2009 onwards. The majority of the papers were quasi-experimental and involved pilot and usability testing with a small number of users; there were no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the efficacy of a context-aware system. In the included studies, context was captured using sensors or self-reports, sometimes involving both. Most studies used a combination of sensor technology and mobile apps to deliver personalized feedback. A total of 3 studies examined the impact of interventions on health-related measures, showing positive results.
conclusionsThe use of context-aware systems to support patient work is an emerging area of research. RCTs are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of context-aware systems in improving patient work, self-management practices, and health outcomes in chronic disease patients.
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