Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of disability and mortality
globally. Premature fatal and non‐fatal CVD is considered to be largely preventable through …

Background Worldwide at least 100 million people are thought to have prevalent
cardiovascular disease (CVD). This population has a five times greater chance of suffering a …

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and a key
barrier to improved outcomes is medication non-adherence. The aim of this study is to …

Background A variety of small mobile phone text-messaging interventions have indicated
improvement in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Yet the extent of this …

Mobile health in the form of text messaging and mobile applications provides an innovative
and effective approach to promote prevention and management of cardiovascular disease …

mHealth interventions have been reported to improve adherence to long-term therapies in
chronic conditions. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the effectiveness of mHealth …

Background Preventive health care promotes health and prevents disease or injuries by
addressing factors that lead to the onset of a disease, and by detecting latent conditions to …

Background Adherence rates of preventative medication for cardiovascular disease (CVD)
have been reported as 57%, and approximately 9% of all CVD events in Europe are …

Aims: The aim of this study was to synthesise and evaluate the effectiveness of mobile
phone-based self-management interventions for medication adherence and change in …

Background Despite the strong uptake of mobile health (mhealth) technology targeted at
cardiovascular care, it is still unclear if this improves adherence to therapy and patient …