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ArticleJMIR research protocols2024

Impact of Digital Interventions on the Treatment Burden of Patients With Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review.

Manria Polus, Pantea Keikhosrokiani, Olli Korhonen, Woubshet Behutiye, Minna Isomursu

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Article in JMIR research protocols, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Digital health technology burden and frustration among patients with multimorbidity.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Manria PolusFaculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1970-1339
Pantea KeikhosrokianiFaculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4705-2732
Olli KorhonenFaculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7214-2161
Woubshet BehutiyeFaculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-9015-9941
Minna IsomursuFaculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0161-1837
University of Oulu · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is great potential for delivering cost-effective, quality health care for patients with chronic conditions through digital interventions. Managing chronic conditions often includes a substantial workload required for adhering to the treatment regimen and negative consequences on the patient's function and well-being. This treatment burden affects adherence to treatment and disease outcomes. Digital interventions can potentially exacerbate the burden but also alleviate it.

objectiveThe objective of this review is to identify, summarize, and synthesize the evidence of how digital interventions impact the treatment burden of people with chronic conditions.

methodsThe search, selection, and data synthesis processes were designed according to the PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols) 2015. A systematic search was conducted on October 16, 2023, from databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ACM, PubMed Central, and CINAHL.

resultsPreliminary searches have been conducted, and screening has been started. The review is expected to be completed in October 2024.

conclusionsAs the number of patients with chronic conditions is increasing, it is essential to design new digital interventions for managing chronic conditions in a way that supports patients with their treatment burden. To the best of our knowledge, the proposed systematic review will be the first review that investigates the impact of digital interventions on the treatment burden of patients. The results of this review will contribute to the field of health informatics regarding knowledge of the treatment burden associated with digital interventions and practical implications for developing better digital health care for patients with chronic conditions.

trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42023477605; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=477605. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/54833.

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Systematic Reviews as TopicChronic DiseaseCost of IllnessHumansTelemedicinechronic illnessdigital healtheHealthmHealthmobile healthtreatment burden

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PMID38652531
PMCPMC11077406
OpenAlexW4395038630

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