KMID : 1100520180240030207
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Healthcare Informatics Research 2018 Volume.24 No. 3 p.207 ~ p.226
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Effectiveness of Mobile Health Application Use to Improve Health Behavior Changes: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
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Han Myeung-Hee
Lee Eun-Joo
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in changing health-related behaviors and clinical health outcomes.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted in this study. We conducted a comprehensive bibliographic search of articles on health behavior changes related to the use of mobile health applications in peer-reviewed journals published between January 1, 2000 and May 31, 2017. We used databases including CHINAHL, Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, and PubMed. The risk of bias assessment of the retrieved articles was examined using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network.
Results: A total of 20 articles met the inclusion criteria. Sixteen among 20 studies reported that applications have a positive impact on the targeted health behaviors or clinical health outcomes. In addition, most of the studies, which examined the satisfaction of participants, showed health app users have a statistically significant higher satisfaction.
Conclusions: Despite the high risk of bias, such as selection, performance, and detection, this systematic review found that the use of mobile health applications has a positive impact on health-related behaviors and clinical health outcomes. Application users were more satisfied with using mobile health applications to manage their health in comparison to users of conventional care.
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KEYWORD
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Health Behavior, Mobile Applications, Smartphone, Review, Mobile Health
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