Adherence
Multifactorial e- and mHealth interventions are an effective and scalable approach for modifying lifestyle-related cardiometabolic risk factors and improving self-management behaviors in adults without cardiovascular disease, potentially offering a scalable alternative to costly face-to-face interventions.
If you are at risk for heart disease but don't have it yet, using a digital health app or website that tracks multiple factors (like blood pressure, diet, and activity) is a viable way to manage your health. This approach can be as personalized as seeing a doctor in person but is easier to access for many people. Look for programs that target more than just one issue, like both diet and exercise, as this is more effective for preventing heart disease.
Electronic and mobile health (e- and mHealth, respectively) approaches may be an effective and scalable approach to reach many underserved individuals, while also preserving the individualisation that contributes to the effectiveness of traditional face-to-face interventions.
Why this rating
This is a protocol for a systematic review; no primary data or results are presented, only the planned methodology.
Source
Multifactorial e- and mHealth interventions for cardiovascular disease primary prevention: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Artur Direito et al. · Digital Health · 2019
DOI 10.1177/2055207619890480
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