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Millenium - Journal of Education, Technologies, and Health
versión impresa ISSN 0873-3015versión On-line ISSN 1647-662X
Resumen
LOPES, Ivo et al. The impact of mobile applications on the self-care of people with heart failure: a systematic review of the literature. Mill [online]. 2021, n.15, pp.61-72. Epub 30-Jun-2021. ISSN 0873-3015. https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0215.23837.
Introduction:
Heart failure is a chronic and progressive disease, with high rates of hospital readmission, mortality and morbidity. As a chronic disease, it is essential that people adopt self-care practices to manage their disease more effectively. Digital health technologies, such as mobile applications, can work as facilitators for the self-care of people with heart failure.
Objective:
Identify the efficacy of mobile applications in the improvement of self-care in people with heart failure.
Methods:
Systematic review of the literature from the electronic databases - CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE Complete and SciELO carried out in january 2021. Articles published between may 2015 and december 2020 are considered.
Results:
The research resulted in 67 articles, and 7 of them were included in this review. The use of mobile applications led to improvements in the self-care of the participants from the various studies analysed.
Conclusion:
The results suggest that the use of mobile applications is effective in improving self-care in cases of heart failure.
Palabras clave : heart failure; mobile applications; self care.