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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Med Internet Res
. 2020 Oct 11.
doi: 10.2196/23170. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Mobile Apps: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Haridimos Kondylakis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dimitrios G Katehakis[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Angelina Kouroubali[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fokion Logothetidis[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Andreas Triantafyllidis[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ilias Kalamaras[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Konstantinos Votis[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Dimitrios Tzovaras[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: A vast amount of mobile apps have been developed during the past few months in an attempt to "flatten the curve" of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
Objective: This systematic review aims to shed light into studies found in the scientific literature, which have used and evaluated mobile apps for the prevention, management, treatment, and/ or follow-up of COVID-19.
Methods: We searched the bibliographic databases of COVID-19 global literature on coronavirus disease, PubMed and Scopus, to identify papers focusing on mobile apps for COVID-19 that (i) show evidence of their real-life use and (ii) have been developed involving clinical professionals in their design or validation.
Results: Mobile apps have been implemented for training, information sharing, risk assessment, self-management of symptoms, contact tracing, home-monitoring and decision making, rapidly offering effective and usable tools for the COVID-19 pandemic management.
Conclusions: Mobile apps are considered to be a valuable tool for citizens, health professionals and decision makers in facing critical challenges imposed by the pandemic, such as reducing the burden on hospitals, providing access to credible information, tracking symptoms and mental health of individuals, discovering new predictors, and many more.
. 2020 Oct 11.
doi: 10.2196/23170. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Mobile Apps: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Haridimos Kondylakis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dimitrios G Katehakis[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Angelina Kouroubali[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fokion Logothetidis[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Andreas Triantafyllidis[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ilias Kalamaras[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Konstantinos Votis[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Dimitrios Tzovaras[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33197234
- DOI: 10.2196/23170
Abstract
Background: A vast amount of mobile apps have been developed during the past few months in an attempt to "flatten the curve" of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
Objective: This systematic review aims to shed light into studies found in the scientific literature, which have used and evaluated mobile apps for the prevention, management, treatment, and/ or follow-up of COVID-19.
Methods: We searched the bibliographic databases of COVID-19 global literature on coronavirus disease, PubMed and Scopus, to identify papers focusing on mobile apps for COVID-19 that (i) show evidence of their real-life use and (ii) have been developed involving clinical professionals in their design or validation.
Results: Mobile apps have been implemented for training, information sharing, risk assessment, self-management of symptoms, contact tracing, home-monitoring and decision making, rapidly offering effective and usable tools for the COVID-19 pandemic management.
Conclusions: Mobile apps are considered to be a valuable tool for citizens, health professionals and decision makers in facing critical challenges imposed by the pandemic, such as reducing the burden on hospitals, providing access to credible information, tracking symptoms and mental health of individuals, discovering new predictors, and many more.