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dc.contributor.authorLarbi, Dillys
dc.contributor.authorRandine, Pietro
dc.contributor.authorÅrsand, Eirik
dc.contributor.authorAntypas, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorBradway, Meghan
dc.contributor.authorGabarron, Elia
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-19T14:22:59Z
dc.date.available2020-08-19T14:22:59Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-06
dc.description.abstract<i>Background</i>: There is growing evidence that apps and digital interventions have a positive impact on diabetes self-management. Standard self-management for patients with diabetes could therefore be supplemented by apps and digital interventions to increase patients’ skills. Several initiatives, models, and frameworks suggest how health apps and digital interventions could be evaluated, but there are few standards for this. And although there are many methods for evaluating apps and digital interventions, a more specific approach might be needed for assessing digital diabetes self-management interventions.<p> <p><i>Objective</i>: This review aims to identify which methods and criteria are used to evaluate apps and digital interventions for diabetes self-management, and to describe how patients were involved in these evaluations.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: We searched CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Web of Science for articles published from 2015 that referred to the evaluation of apps and digital interventions for diabetes self-management and involved patients in the evaluation. We then conducted a narrative qualitative synthesis of the findings, structured around the included studies’ quality, methods of evaluation, and evaluation criteria.<p> <p><i>Results</i>: Of 1681 articles identified, 31 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. A total of 7 articles were considered of high confidence in the evidence. Apps were the most commonly used platform for diabetes self-management (18/31, 58%), and type 2 diabetes (T2D) was the targeted health condition most studies focused on (12/31, 38%). Questionnaires, interviews, and user-group meetings were the most common methods of evaluation. Furthermore, the most evaluated criteria for apps and digital diabetes self-management interventions were cognitive impact, clinical impact, and usability. Feasibility and security and privacy were not evaluated by studies considered of high confidence in the evidence.<p> <p><i>Conclusions</i>: There were few studies with high confidence in the evidence that involved patients in the evaluation of apps and digital interventions for diabetes self-management. Additional evaluation criteria, such as sustainability and interoperability, should be focused on more in future studies to provide a better understanding of the effects and potential of apps and digital interventions for diabetes self-management.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLarbi D, Randine P, Årsand E, Antypas K, Bradway M, Gabarron E. Methods and Evaluation Criteria for Apps and Digital Interventions for Diabetes Self-Management: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020;22(7)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1818749
dc.identifier.doi10.2196/18480
dc.identifier.issn1438-8871
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/19058
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherJMIR Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Medical Internet Research
dc.relation.projectIDHelse Nord RHF: HNF1425-18en_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.jmir.org/2020/7/e18480/
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Information and communication science: 420en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Informasjons- og kommunikasjonsvitenskap: 420en_US
dc.titleMethods and Evaluation Criteria for Apps and Digital Interventions for Diabetes Self-Management: Systematic Reviewen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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