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Mobile health applications for improving the sexual health outcomes among adults with chronic diseases: A systematic review.
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Developing a Psychosexual Education App With Artificial Intelligence for National Health Service Patients on a Psychosexual Services Waiting List: A Pilot Pre Test Post Test Study
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluating the User Experience of a Smartphone-Delivered Sexual Health Promotion Program for Older Adults in the Netherlands: Single-Arm Pilot Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Trial
- Information and counselling on sexual health in cardiac and respiratory disease: description of community dwelling patients' needs and reflections of health care professionals.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Evaluation framework for conversational agents with artificial intelligence in health interventions: a systematic scoping review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2024Article
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- A Smartphone-Delivered Program (Anathema) to Promote the Sexual Health of Older Adults, Colorectal Cancer Survivors, and Stroke Survivors: Protocol for a Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Digital health and telehealth in cancer care: a scoping review of reviews.The Lancet. Digital health · 2023Article
- The nutritional content required to design an educational application for infertile women.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Telehealth in breast cancer following the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2023Review
- Current Considerations in Interventions to Address Sexual Function and Improve Care for Women with Cancer.Current sexual health reports · 2022Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Danish Version of the Questionnaire Professionals' Attitudes towards Addressing Sexual Health (PA-SH-D).Sexual medicine · 2022Article
- Design and evaluation of a mobile-based nutrition education application for infertile women in Iran.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2022Review
- Application of mobile health to support the elderly during the COVID-19 outbreak: A systematic review.Health policy and technology · 2022Review
- A review of mobile health interventions for public private mix in tuberculosis care.Internet interventions · 2021Review
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimsChronic diseases may affect sexual health as an important factor for well-being. Mobile health (m-health) interventions have the potential to improve sexual health in patients with chronic conditions. The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the published evidence on mobile interventions for sexual health in adults with chronic diseases.
methodsFive electronic databases were searched for English language peer-reviewed literature from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2019. Appropriate keywords were identified based on the study's aim. Study selection was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis statement. The full texts of potential studies were reviewed, and final studies were selected. The m-health evidence reporting and assessment (mERA) checklist was used to assess the quality of the selected studies. After data extraction from the studies, data analysis was conducted.
resultsNine studies met the inclusion criteria. All interventions were delivered through websites, and a positive effect on sexual problems was reported. Prostate and breast cancer were considered in most studies. Interventions were delivered for therapy, self-help and consultation purposes. Quality assessment of studies revealed an acceptable quality of reporting and methodological criteria in the selected studies. Replicability, security, cost assessment and conceptual adaptability were the criteria that had not been considered in any of the reviewed studies.
conclusionsReviewed studies showed a positive effect of mobile interventions on sexual health outcomes in chronic patients. For more effective interventions, researchers should design web-based interventions based on users' needs and consider the m-health essential criteria provided by mERA. Additionally, mobile interventions can be more effective in combination with smartphone apps.
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