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SynthesisNPJ primary care respiratory medicine2020

Are COPD self-management mobile applications effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

G Shaw, M E Whelan, L C Armitage, N Roberts, A J Farmer

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in NPJ primary care respiratory medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06888557 (A Proactive Patient-centered Interactive Smartphone-based Self-Management Support Program for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial With Mixed-method Evaluation), which is not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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.

NCT06888557 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Proactive Patient-centered Interactive Smartphone-based Self-Management Support Program for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial With Mixed-method Evaluation

TypeinterventionalSponsorHong Kong Metropolitan UniversityRan2025 to 2028Enrolled130ConditionsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)ArmsSmartphone-based self-management support program ( 3S-C)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  20. Value of Information Analysis of a Web-Based Self-Management Intervention for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

G ShawExeter College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
M E WhelanNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. maxine.whelan@phc.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9203-3162
L C ArmitageNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5009-4899
N RobertsBodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1142-6440
A J FarmerNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to patients and health services is steadily increasing. Self-management supported by mobile device applications could improve outcomes for people with COPD. Our aim was to synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of mobile health applications compared with usual care. A systematic review was conducted to identify randomized controlled trials. Outcomes of interest included exacerbations, physical function, and Quality of Life (QoL). Where possible, outcome data were pooled for meta-analyses. Of 1709 citations returned, 13 were eligible trials. Number of exacerbations, quality of life, physical function, dyspnea, physical activity, and self-efficacy were reported. Evidence for effectiveness was inconsistent between studies, and the pooled effect size for physical function and QoL was not significant. There was notable variation in outcome measures used across trials. Developing a standardized outcome-reporting framework for digital health interventions in COPD self-management may help standardize future research.

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Mobile ApplicationsQuality of LifeActivities of Daily LivingDisease ProgressionDyspneaExerciseFunctional StatusHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CarePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveSelf EfficacySelf-Management

Identifiers

PMID32238810
PMCPMC7113264

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