SynthesisJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2020
Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate internal and external validity of mobile phone-based interventions in diabetes self-management education and support.
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Research on Evaluation of Home-based Rehabilitation Monitoring System With Wearable Devices and Self-Report Application
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digital health interventions for psychological and cognitive care in cancer patients and caregivers: A RE-AIM-based systematic review.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Pooled it
- Optimising the implementation of digital-supported interventions for the secondary prevention of heart disease: a systematic review using the RE-AIM planning and evaluation framework.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Residual Effect of Texting to Promote Medication Adherence for Villagers with Schizophrenia in China: 18-Month Follow-up Survey After the Randomized Controlled Trial Discontinuation.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Process evaluation of a medical assistant health coaching intervention for type 2 diabetes in diverse primary care settings.Translational behavioral medicine · 2022Trial
- Institutionalizing Digital Parenting Programs in Low Resource Settings in China: Comparative Case Study of Health Care and Education Sectors Using the RE-AIM Framework.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Evaluating a mental health support mobile app for adults with type 1 diabetes living in rural and remote communities: The REACHOUT pilot study.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2025Article
- Implementation outcomes of tuberculosis digital adherence technologies: a scoping review using the RE-AIM framework.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Process evaluation of an mHealth-based school education program to reduce salt intake scaling up in China (EduSaltS): a mixed methods study using the RE-AIM framework.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Effects of active breaks on educational achievement in children with and without ADHD: study protocol and rationale of the Break4Brain project.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Interpretation of Heart and Lungs Sounds Acquired via Remote, Digital Auscultation Reached Fair-to-Substantial Levels of Consensus among Specialist Physicians.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Process evaluation of Dulce Digital-Me: an adaptive mobile health (mHealth) intervention for underserved Hispanics with diabetes.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of a web-based program on self-care behaviors and glycated hemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- A Self-management App for People Living With Mild Dementia (PRIDE): Protocol for a Pre-Post Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Review, Assess, Classify, and Evaluate (RACE): a framework for studying m-health apps and its application for opioid apps.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2022Article
- Supporting population mental health and wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: protocol for a sequential mixed-method study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Review
- Implementation of Technology-Delivered Diabetes Self-care Interventions in Clinical Care: a Narrative Review.Current diabetes reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveWe evaluated the extent to which studies that tested short message service (SMS)- and application (app)-based interventions for diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) report on factors that inform both internal and external validity as measured by the RE-AIM (Reach, Efficacy/Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) framework. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and IEEE Xplore Digital Library for articles from January 1, 2009, to February 28, 2019. We carried out a multistage screening process followed by email communications with study authors for missing or discrepant information. Two independent coders coded eligible articles using a 23-item validated data extraction tool based on the RE-AIM framework.
resultsTwenty studies (21 articles) were included in the analysis. The comprehensiveness of reporting on the RE-AIM criteria across the SMS- and app-based DSMES studies was low. With respect to internal validity, most interventions were well described and primary clinical or behavioral outcomes were measured and reported. However, gaps exist in areas of attrition, measures of potential negative outcomes, the extent to which the protocol was delivered as intended, and description on delivery agents. Likewise, we found limited information on external validity indicators across adoption, implementation, and maintenance domains.
conclusionsReporting gaps were found in internal validity but more so in external validity in the current SMS- and app-based DSMES literature. Because most studies in this review were efficacy studies, the generalizability of these interventions cannot be determined. Future research should adopt the RE-AIM dimensions to improve the quality of reporting and enhance the likelihood of translating research to practice.
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