<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_fon-2018-0029_s_006_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c17b1Aa"><h3>Objective</h3><p>Mobile health (mHealth) provides an innovative and effective approach to promote prevention and management of coronary heart disease. However, the magnitude of its effects is unclear. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the impact of mHealth-based cardiac rehabilitation outcomes among coronary heart disease patients.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2018-0029_s_007_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c17b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>Medline, CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar, NICE, and Cochrane library were searched for randomized controlled trials published between January 2002 and March 2017 which compared mHealth with conventional cardiac rehabilitation programs among coronary heart disease patients.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2018-0029_s_008_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c17b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>Eight articles were included in this review. The impact of mHealth interventions on physical activity, medicine adherence, smoking cessation, level of anxiety, and quality of life was inconsistent among the articles.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2018-0029_s_009_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c17b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Further research is needed to conclusively determine the impact of mHealth interventions on cardiac rehabilitation outcomes. The limitations of the included studies (e.g., inadequate sample size, failure to address the core components of cardiac rehabilitation programs, and lack of theory-based design) should be taken into account when designing future studies.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveMobile health (mHealth) provides an innovative and effective approach to promote prevention and management of coronary heart disease. However, the magnitude of its effects is unclear. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the impact of mHealth-based cardiac rehabilitation outcomes among coronary heart disease patients.MethodsMedline, CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar, NICE, and Cochrane library were searched for randomized controlled trials published between January 2002 and March 2017 which compared mHealth with conventional cardiac rehabilitation programs among coronary heart disease patients.ResultsEight articles were included in this review. The impact of mHealth interventions on physical activity, medicine adherence, smoking cessation, level of anxiety, and quality of life was inconsistent among the articles.ConclusionsFurther research is needed to conclusively determine the impact of mHealth interventions on cardiac rehabilitation outcomes. The limitations of the included studies (e.g., inadequate sample size, failure to address the core components of cardiac rehabilitation programs, and lack of theory-based design) should be taken into account when designing future studies.

A systematic review of the effect of mobile health on cardiac rehabilitation among coronary heart disease patients

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College

Southern Medical University Affiliated Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital

The First People's Hospital of Foshan Affiliated to Sun Yat-Sen University

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveMobile health (mHealth) provides an innovative and effective approach to promote prevention and management of coronary heart disease. However, the...

A systematic review of the effect of mobile health on cardiac rehabilitation among coronary heart disease patients

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Oct 25, 2018

Page range: 217 - 226

Received: Dec 01, 2017

Accepted: Feb 23, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0029

Keywords
coronary heart disease, mobile health, text messaging, mobile applications, cardiac rehabilitation

© 2018 Hui Liu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A systematic review of the effect of mobile health on cardiac rehabilitation among coronary heart disease patients

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Oct 25, 2018

Page range: 217 - 226

Received: Dec 01, 2017

Accepted: Feb 23, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0029

Keywordscoronary heart disease, mobile health, text messaging, mobile applications, cardiac rehabilitation

© 2018 Hui Liu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
coronary heart disease, mobile health, text messaging, mobile applications, cardiac rehabilitation