ReviewJournal of personalized medicine2021
Digital Interventions for Psychological Comorbidities in Chronic Diseases-A Systematic Review.
Review in Journal of personalized medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence-based summary and clinical practice suggestions of health education for diabetes mellitus with periodontitis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of digital health interventions in the postoperative management of lung transplant recipients.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Characteristics, Components, and Efficacy of Telerehabilitation Approaches for People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Personalized Digital Exercise and Nutrition Rehabilitation Program in Postoperative Patients With Gastric Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of personalized treatment stage-adjusted digital therapeutics in colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial.BMC cancer · 2023Trial
- Understanding patterns of behavioral health referrals for chronic disease in integrated care settings.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Mental vulnerability, family dysfunction, and digital exposure: Overlooked burdens in populations with noncommunicable chronic diseases.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Digital Health in Diabetes Care: A Narrative Review from Monitoring to the Management of Systemic and Neurologic Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Exploring perceptions of diabetes distress and its care in Japan: a qualitative study of patients and physicians.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Comorbidity between major depressive disorder and physical diseases: a comprehensive review of epidemiology, mechanisms and management.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2023Article
- Internet-based and mobile-based cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Review
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- Determining Acceptance of e-Mental Health Interventions in Digital Psychodiabetology Using a Quantitative Web-Based Survey: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Chronic diseases represent one of the main causes of death worldwide. The integration of digital solutions in clinical interventions is broadly diffused today; however, evidence on their efficacy in addressing psychological comorbidities of chronic diseases is sparse. This systematic review analyzes and synthesizes the evidence about the efficacy of digital interventions on psychological comorbidities outcomes of specific chronic diseases. According to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic search of PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus and Web of Science databases was conducted. Only Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) were considered and either depression or anxiety had to be assessed to match the selection criteria. Of the 7636 identified records, 17 matched the inclusion criteria: 9 digital interventions on diabetes, 4 on cardiovascular diseases, 3 on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and one on stroke. Of the 17 studies reviewed, 14 found digital interventions to be effective. Quantitative synthesis highlighted a moderate and significant overall effect of interventions on depression, while the effect on anxiety was small and non-significant. Design elements making digital interventions effective for psychological comorbidities of chronic diseases were singled out: (a) implementing a communication loop with patients and (b) providing disease-specific digital contents. This focus on "how" to design technologies can facilitate the translation of evidence into practice.
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