Mobile Health: making the leap to research and clinics

Ku, Joy P.; Sim, Ida

doi:10.1038/s41746-021-00454-z

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“…4 Smartphones have accelerated the digitization process of medicine, leading to mobile-health (or m-Health), which has simplified both the communication between doctor and patient and the access to medical knowledge to improve patients management. 5 These new tools, using dedicated software called "Applications" (or Apps), assist the doctor in several https://doi.org/10.5853/jos.2022.01410 phases of clinical practice, such as diagnosis, follow-up, and therapy management. Moreover, some Apps are designed as a clinical decision support system (CDSS).…”

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“…Digital health represents the set of information and communication technologies that contribute to manage diseases and health risks, as well as promoting health and well-being [ 4 ]. Smartphones have accelerated the digitization process of medicine, leading to mobile-health (or m-Health), which has simplified both the communication between doctor and patient and the access to medical knowledge to improve patients management [ 5 ]. These new tools, using dedicated software called “Applications” (or Apps), assist the doctor in several phases of clinical practice, such as diagnosis, follow-up, and therapy management.…”

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Smartphone App in Stroke Management: A Narrative Updated Review

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The spread of smartphones and mobile-Health (m-health) has progressively changed clinical practice, implementing access to medical knowledge and communication between doctors and patients. Dedicated software called Applications (or Apps), assists the practitioners in the various phases of clinical practice, from diagnosis to follow-up and therapy management. The impact of this technology is even more important in diseases such as stroke, which are characterized by a complex management that includes several moments: primary prevention, acute phase management, rehabilitation, and secondary prevention. This review aims to evaluate and summarize the available literature on Apps for the clinical management of stroke. We described their potential and weaknesses, discussing potential room for improvement. Medline databases were interrogated for studies concerning guideline-based decision support Apps for stroke management and other medical scenarios from 2007 (introduction of the first iPhone) until January 2022. We found 551 studies. Forty-three papers were included because they fitted the scope of the review. Based on their purpose, Apps were classified into three groups: primary prevention Apps, acute stroke management Apps, and post-acute stroke Apps. We described the aim of each App and, when available, the results of clinical studies. For acute stroke, several Apps have been designed with the primary purpose of helping communication and sharing of patients’ clinical data among healthcare providers. However, interactive systems Apps aiming to assist clinicians are still lacking, and this field should be developed because it may improve stroke patients’ management.

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Smartphone App in Stroke Management: A Narrative Updated Review

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“…The next priorities in the field are to address barriers to bringing remote monitoring platforms into clinical validation in real-world medicine settings and implementation in healthcare services [33,34].…”

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“…In the medical community, there are misperceptions concerning the different wearable devices dedicated to wellness, healthcare, or research applications [33]. However, business models and partnerships are distinct in these different contexts, and beyond technological choice, it should be anticipated how the remote monitoring platform will become financially and logistically sustainable [33].…”

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Remote Monitoring for Prediction and Management of Acute Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

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The progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by episodes of acute exacerbation (AECOPD) of symptoms, decline in respiratory function, and reduction in quality-of-life increasing morbi-mortality and often requiring hospitalization. Exacerbations can be triggered by environmental exposures, changes in lifestyle, and/or physiological and psychological factors to greater or lesser extents depending on the individual’s COPD phenotype. The prediction and early detection of an exacerbation might allow patients and physicians to better manage the acute phase. We summarize the recent scientific data on remote telemonitoring (TM) for the prediction and management of acute exacerbations in COPD patients. We discuss the components of remote monitoring platforms, including the integration of environmental monitoring data; patient reported outcomes collected via interactive Smartphone apps, with data from wearable devices that monitor physical activity, heart rate, etc.; and data from medical devices such as connected non-invasive ventilators. We consider how telemonitoring and the deluge of data it potentially generates could be combined with electronic health records to provide personalized care and multi-disease management for COPD patients.

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