Mobile Health Applications Interventions For Prediabetic State: Protocol of Systematic Review

Abstract Background: Individuals with prediabetic state are much more likely to develop Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (TD2M) 4 times greater than those with normal glucose tolerance. Lifestyle changes such as daily physical activity and healthy diets can decrease the risk of prediabetic state . Mobile applications intervention could be one of the solutions to improve self-management awareness and compliance of prediabetic state intervention. There are no studies in systematic reviews of mobile phone applications intervention to prevent prediabetic state yet. Therefore, the objective of this study was to collect and summarize the evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) exploring the effectiveness of mobile phone applications for intervention in prediabetic state patients.Methods: This protocol was prepared in accordance with the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) statement. The database that will be used includes PubMed, ProQuest and EBSCO with date restriction between January 2007 and July 2019 in English language only. Identification of articles will be done independently by three reviewers through the title of the articles, reviewing the abstract, and then the full-text-article. Any disagreement will be resolved by consensus. The quality assessment and possible risk of bias will be evaluated using forms adapted from the Jadad score. Extraction and content analysis will be performed systematically. Quantitative data will be presented graphically via forest plot with 95% confidence intervals. Where possible we will explore the heterogeneity and continue to conduct meta-analysis using RevMan software package. Discussion: Changes in lifestyle, such as daily physical activity and a nutritious diet, can help to reduce the risk of prediabetes. Mobile phone applications, including health-related applications, is demonstrated to have a lot of promise in terms of providing tailored medical recommendations. Conclusion: The proposed systematic review and meta-analyses will allow us to obtain the evidence exploring the effectiveness of mobile phone applications for intervention in prediabetic state patients.Systematic review registration: This protocol has been registered in the Prospective Registry of Systematic Review (PROSPERO) database (CRD42021243813).

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Do mobile phone applications improve glycemic control in the self-management of diabetes: A systematic review, meta-analysis and GRADE of 14 RCTs

Endocrine Abstracts ◽

10.1530/endoabs.43.oc31 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Ben Carter ◽

Can Hou ◽

Jonathon Hewitt ◽

Trevor Francisa ◽

Sharon Mayor

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Glycemic Control ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

The Self ◽

Self Management ◽

Mobile Phone Applications

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Use of pedometers as a tool to promote daily physical activity levels in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

European Respiratory Review ◽

10.1183/16000617.0039-2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (154) ◽

pp. 190039 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Matthew Armstrong ◽

Andrew Winnard ◽

Nikolaos Chynkiamis ◽

Spencer Boyle ◽

Chris Burtin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Physical Activity Promotion ◽

Daily Physical Activity ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Activity Promotion ◽

Physical Activity Levels

The aim of this study was to examine the use of pedometers as a tool to promote daily physical activity levels in patients with COPD.A systematic review meta-analysis of pedometer physical activity promotion in patients with COPD was conducted. Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and CINAHL were searched from inception to January 2019. The search strategy included the following keywords: physical activity promotion, pulmonary rehabilitation and daily physical activity. The eligibility criteria for selecting studies were randomised controlled trials reporting pedometer physical activity promotion in patients with COPD.Improvements in steps per day were found with pedometer physical activity promotion either standalone (n=12, mean 0.53 (95% CI 0.29–0.77); p=0.00001) or alongside pulmonary rehabilitation (n=7, 0.51 (0.13–0.88); p=0.006). A subgroup analysis reported significant differences in the promotion of physical activity based on baseline physical activity levels and the type of instrument used to assess levels of physical activity.Future trials should consider the way in which pedometers are used to promote physical activity to inform clinical practice in the setting of pulmonary rehabilitation.

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