Adherence
Mobile phone-based remote monitoring and health care services (SmartCare) significantly improve weight loss and BMI reduction in obese patients with metabolic syndrome compared to standard outpatient care alone over a 24-week period.
For obese patients with metabolic syndrome, using a mobile health app that tracks weight, body composition, and steps, combined with regular remote feedback from healthcare providers, leads to significantly better weight loss than standard doctor visits alone. The key is the continuous feedback loop and accountability provided by the technology.
The efficacy of SmartCare services was confirmed as the intervention group that received both SmartCare services and the existing treatment had superior results compared with the control group that only received the existing treatment.
Why this rating
Randomized Controlled Trial with a large sample size (N=446), though open-label design may introduce bias.
Source
The Effectiveness of Mobile Phone-Based Care for Weight Control in Metabolic Syndrome Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial
Bumjo Oh et al. · JMIR mhealth and uhealth · 2015
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