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Are COPD self-management mobile applications effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis



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  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
  • Scientific Abstract
  • Scientific Abstract
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2019
  • Year Published
    2020
  • Quality Rating
    7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Netherlands (4); UK (England) (3); Belgium (1); China (1); Not reported (1); Taiwan (1); UK (Scotland) (1); USA (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    Netherlands (4); UK (England) (3); Belgium (1); China (1); Not reported (1); Taiwan (1); UK (Scotland) (1); USA (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Health system
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Self-management
    With what supports is care provided
    Other ICT that support individuals who provide care
    ICT that support individuals who receive care
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Skills and competencies development
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Sectors
    Primary care
Publication details
  • Citation
    Shaw G, Whelan ME, Armitage LC, Roberts N, Farmer AJ. Are COPD self-management mobile applications effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 2020;30:11.
  • DOI
    10.1038/s41533-020-0167-1

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