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ReviewCardiac failure review2020

Would You Prescribe Mobile Health Apps for Heart Failure Self-care? An Integrated Review of Commercially Available Mobile Technology for Heart Failure Patients.

Andrea Mortara, Lucia Vaira, Vittorio Palmieri, Massimo Iacoviello, Ilaria Battistoni, Attilio Iacovoni, Francesca Macera, Daniele Pasqualucci, Mario Bochicchio, Renata De Maria

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Review in Cardiac failure review, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Andrea MortaraDepartment of Cardiology, Monza Polyclinic Monza, Italy.
Lucia VairaDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento Lecce, Italy.
Vittorio PalmieriDepartment of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, AORN dei Colli Monaldi-Cotugno-CTO Naples, Italy.
Massimo IacovielloCardiology Unit, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital Policlinico Bari, Italy.
Ilaria BattistoniSOD Cardiology-Haemodynamics-UTIC, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospital Azienda, United Hospitals of Ancona Ancona, Italy.
Attilio IacovoniCardiovascular Department, ASST Pope John XXIII Hospital Bergamo, Italy.
Francesca MaceraCardiology, Heart Failure and Transplantation, ASST Great Metropolitan Hospital Niguarda Milan, Italy.
Daniele PasqualucciSC Cardiology, AOG Brotzu-San Michele Cagliari, Italy.
Mario BochicchioDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento Lecce, Italy.
Renata De MariaNational Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, ASST Great Metropolitan Hospital Niguarda Milan, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment of chronic diseases, such as heart failure, requires complex protocols based on early diagnosis; self-monitoring of symptoms, vital signs and physical activity; regular medication intake; and education of patients and caregivers about relevant aspects of the disease. Smartphones and mobile health applications could be very helpful in improving the efficacy of such protocols, but several barriers make it difficult to fully exploit their technological potential and produce clear clinical evidence of their effectiveness. App suppliers do not help users distinguish between useless/dangerous apps and valid solutions. The latter are few and often characterised by rapid obsolescence, lack of interactivity and lack of authoritative information. Systematic reviews can help physicians and researchers find and assess the 'best candidate solutions' in a repeatable manner and pave the way for well-grounded and fruitful discussion on their clinical effectiveness. To this purpose, the authors assess 10 apps for heart failure self-care using the Intercontinental Marketing Statistics score and other criteria, discuss the clinical effectiveness of existing solutions and identify barriers to their use in practice and drivers for change.

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chronic care managementDigital healthheart failuremHealthmobile appmonitoringself-caresmartphone

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PMID32537246
PMCPMC7277786

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