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SynthesisJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia2023

Mobile health applications designed for self-management of chronic pulmonary diseases in children and adolescents: a systematic mapping review.

Vaia Sapouna, Pavlos Kitixis, Elpiniki Petrou, Theano Michailidou, Panagiotis Dalamarinis, Eleni Kortianou

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Synthesis in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Vaia Sapouna. Clinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1935-2538
Pavlos Kitixis. Clinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8333-8458
Elpiniki Petrou. Clinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0009-0003-0722-8542
Theano Michailidou. Clinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0009-0005-8473-3571
Panagiotis Dalamarinis. Clinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0009-0004-2082-846X
Eleni Kortianou. Clinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2214-5545

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveMobile health (mHealth) applications are scarce for children and adolescents with chronic pulmonary diseases (CPDs). This study aimed to map and describe the contents of the mHealth apps available for use in children and adolescents with CPDs.

methodsWe performed a systematic mapping review of published scientific literature in PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library by February of 2023, using relevant keywords. Inclusion criteria were as follows: children aged < 18 years with CPDs; and studies published in English on mHealth apps.

resultsA total number of 353 studies were found, 9 of which met the inclusion criteria. These studies described seven mHealth apps for Android and iOS, designed either for asthma (n = 5) or for cystic fibrosis (n = 2). Five content areas were identified: education/information; pharmacological treatment; emergency; support; and non-pharmacological treatment. The studies (4, 2, and 3, respectively) showed consistent findings using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies.

conclusionsThis mapping review provided a guided selection of the most appropriate mHealth apps for use in children and adolescents with CPDs based on the needs of each target population. However, these mHealth apps have limited capabilities to reinforce disease self-management and provide information related to treatment compliance.

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AsthmaCystic FibrosisMobile ApplicationsSelf-ManagementTelemedicineAdolescentChildHumans

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PMID37909552
PMCPMC10759968

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