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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Digital health2023

The effect of a game-based mobile app 'MyHeartMate' to promote lifestyle change in coronary disease patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Robyn Gallagher, Clara K Chow, Helen Parker, Lis Neubeck, David S Celermajer, Julie Redfern, Geoffrey Tofler, Thomas Buckley, Tracy Schumacher, Karice Hyun and 2 more

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Article in European heart journal. Digital health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Robyn GallagherSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Building D17 Johns Hopkins Drive, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-9351
Clara K ChowWestmead Applied Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, 176 Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Helen ParkerCharles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Building D17 Johns Hopkins Drive, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Lis NeubeckThe Centre for Cardiovascular Health, School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, 9 Sighthill Close, Sighthill, EH11 4QD, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5852-1034
David S CelermajerFaculty of Medicine and Health, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, John Hopkins Drive, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Julie RedfernSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Susan Wakil Health Building, Western Ave, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Geoffrey ToflerDepartment of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Road St, Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5922-7259
Thomas BuckleySusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Building D17 Johns Hopkins Drive, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Tracy SchumacherPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Ring Road, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia.
Karice HyunSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Susan Wakil Health Building, Western Ave, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Farzaneh BoroumandSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Building D17 Johns Hopkins Drive, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Gemma FigtreeDepartment of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Road St, Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5080-6083
The University of Sydney · AUEdinburgh Napier University · GBUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aims: Secondary prevention reduces coronary heart disease (CHD) progression. Traditional prevention programs including cardiac rehabilitation are under-accessed, which smartphone apps may overcome. To evaluate the effect of a game-based mobile app intervention (MyHeartMate) to improve cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle behaviours. Methods and results: Single-blind randomized trial of CHD patients in Sydney, 2017-2021. Intervention group were provided the MyHeartMate app for 6 months. Co-designed features included an avatar of the patient's heart and tokens earned by risk factor work (tracking, challenges, and quizzes). The control group received usual care. Primary outcome was self-reported physical activity [metabolic equivalents (METs), Global Physical Activity Questionnaire] and secondary outcomes included lipid levels, blood pressure (BP), body mass index, and smoking. Pre-specified sample size was achieved ( Conclusion: A game-based app proved highly acceptable for patients with CHD but did not improve risk factors or lifestyle behaviours other than triglyceride levels.

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Coronary heart diseaseDigital healthGamificationMobile healthRandomized controlled trialRisk factorsSecondary prevention

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PMID36743873
PMCPMC9890079
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