Mobile health applications in rheumatology: Could they improve our care and research?

Mp, Maurits; Yuminaga, H; R, Huizinga Twj Knevel

doi:10.4172/1758-4272.1000223

Int. J. Clin. Rheumatol

2019

DOI: 10.4172/1758-4272.1000223

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Mobile health applications in rheumatology: Could they improve our care and research?

Maurits Mp¹,

H Yuminaga²,

Huizinga Twj Knevel R³

Abstract: With>165,000 mobile health apps available on iTunes and Google Play mHealth is a rapidly growing field, which generated high expectations for the improvement of our health care. We identify two uses for mHealth in the field of rheumatology: A) aiding patient care and B) the systematic collection of data for scientific research. Currently, there is still a lack of evidence that mHealth will live up to the high promises. In this review we discuss the pros and cons of mHealth and the research that is needed to de… Show more

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A Web-Based Intervention is Feasible for Supporting Weight Loss and Increased Activity in Rural Women with Arthritis

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Rural women have well documented health disparities, with higher prevalence of obesity and chronic conditions, including arthritis. Change in weight and actigraph-recorded data were examined in a subset of 63 of 82 women with physician-diagnosed arthritis who completed a 30-month web-based clinical trial. Repeated measures analyses showed women lost weight from baseline to six months, slowly regained at 18 and 30 months, ending with a lower weight than baseline F(1,62)=40.89, p < .001, η2p =.40. Of 53 women with complete data, activity increased at six months, decreased at 18 months, and increased at 30 months F(1,52)=4.14, p =.04, η2p=.07. Women showed improved change in weight and activity from baseline at six, 18 and 30 months. This study adds support that web-based programs may promote weight loss and activity in a hard-to-reach, underserved population of midlife and older rural women with arthritis.

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Mobile health applications in rheumatology: Could they improve our care and research?

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A hand exercise mobile app for people with rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey: design, development and usability study

A hand exercise mobile app for people with rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey: design, development and usability study

A Web-Based Intervention is Feasible for Supporting Weight Loss and Increased Activity in Rural Women with Arthritis

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