Health workers' perceptions and experiences of using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services: a qualitative evidence synthesis

WA Odendaal, JA Watkins, N Leon… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Mobile health (mHealth), refers to healthcare practices supported by mobile
devices, such as mobile phones and tablets. Within primary care, health workers often use …

Can remote patient monitoring be the new standard in primary care of chronic diseases, post-COVID-19?

AE Muller, RC Berg, PSJ Jardim… - Telemedicine and e …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: One lesson from the current COVID-19 pandemic is the need to optimize health
care provision outside of traditional settings, and potentially over longer periods of time. An …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes of a heart failure telemonitoring program implemented as the standard of care in an outpatient heart function clinic: pretest-posttest pragmatic study

P Ware, HJ Ross, JA Cafazzo, C Boodoo… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Telemonitoring (TM) can improve heart failure (HF) outcomes by facilitating
patient self-care and clinical decisions. The Medly program enables patients to use a mobile …

[HTML][HTML] Patient adherence to a Mobile phone–based heart failure Telemonitoring program: a longitudinal mixed-methods study

P Ware, M Dorai, HJ Ross, JA Cafazzo… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2019 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Telemonitoring (TM) can improve heart failure (HF) outcomes by facilitating
patient self-care and clinical decision support. However, these outcomes are only possible if …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of heart failure apps to promote self-care: systematic app search

S Wali, C Demers, H Shah, H Wali, D Lim… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2019 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background Heart failure (HF) is a chronic disease that affects over 1% of Canadians and at
least 26 million people worldwide. With the continued rise in disease prevalence and an …

Perspectives and experiences of self-monitoring of blood pressure among patients with hypertension: a systematic review of qualitative studies

P Natale, JY Ni, D Martinez-Martin… - American Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Self-monitoring of blood pressure is a key strategy in managing hypertension
but may be challenging and burdensome for patients. The aim of the study was to describe …

[HTML][HTML] The value of technology to support dyadic caregiving for individuals living with heart failure: qualitative descriptive study

N El-Dassouki, K Pfisterer, C Benmessaoud… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background The demand for health services to meet the chronic health needs of the aging
population is significant and remains unmet because of the limited supply of clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding telemonitoring in a virtual world: a case study of the expansion of a heart failure telemonitoring program during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Wali, M Guessi Margarido, A Shah, P Ware… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background To minimize the spread and risk of a COVID-19 outbreak, societal norms have
been challenged with respect to how essential services are delivered. With pressures to …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of a heart failure telemonitoring program through a microsimulation model: cost-utility analysis

C Boodoo, Q Zhang, HJ Ross, AC Alba… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Heart failure (HF) is a major public health issue in Canada that is associated
with high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality rates and high financial and social burdens …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of smart health ecosystems that support self-care among people with heart failure: scoping review

R Nourse, E Lobo, J McVicar, F Kensing, SMS Islam… - JMIR cardio, 2022 - cardio.jmir.org
Background The management of heart failure is complex. Innovative solutions are required
to support health care providers and people with heart failure with decision-making and self …