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Order Title Year |
Database | Primary Objective | Application Name |
Characteristics of the application |
Available? | Classification* | Country | Target and users |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Usability of mobile technology to screen for drug-drug interactions in kidney transplant patients (2014) [11] |
PubMed | To test a system of investigation to reduce the aggravations related to drug interactions in patients undergoing renal transplantation. | Not specified, however, it was aided by: SMS gateway service (Twilio TM; www.twilio. com). |
Inquiry by SMS for precaution of drug interactions between drugs already used and prescribed, based on the receipt and response to text messages sent by users. | Yes iOS, Android and Windows Phone |
IV Phone reminders |
United States | Users: Transplanted patients (kidney). Target: Prevent adverse reactions caused by drug interactions. |
| A2 Smartphone versus knee ligament arthrometer when size does not matter. (2014) [12] |
PubMed | To test the use of an app to measure anterior translation of tibia (ATT) in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) cruciate ligaments. | SmartJoint | The app is able to record the Lachman measurement and manual test one or more times. The measurement is expressed in the application screen in millimeters. | Yes. iOS and Android |
XIII Decision support systems |
Italy | Target: Patients from poor and reconstructed knee surgeries Users: Doctors |
| A3 A smartphone app to assist scalp localization of superficial supratentorial lesions (2016) [13] |
PubMed | Test an application in order to assist the location of the scalp region more adequate to perform the incision in the planning of the surgery and to compare with already established neuronavigation systems. | SINA | The application can identify images through the camera, or photos, and compare with anatomical models and MRI images. | Yes. iOS |
III Mobile Telemedicine Services |
Australia | Users: surgeons Target: Cranial Surgery Patients |
| A4 Symptoms and self-care following pancreaticoduodenectomy: Perspectives from patients and healthcare professionals – Foundation for an interactive ICT application. (2016, Epub) [14] |
Web Of Science | Develop an application for the post-discharge management (up to 6 months) of patients in the postoperative period of Pancreatoduodenectomy. | Not specify | The manuscript does not describe the application, it only presents qualitatively the perceptions of the users. | Not applicable | IX Applications for patient monitoring |
Sweden | User: patient of surgery Pancreatoduodenectomy. Target: Surgery patient Pancreatoduodenectomy |
| A5 Electronic wound monitoring after ambulatory breast cancer surgery: Improving patient care and satisfaction using a smartphone app (2016, Epub) [15] |
Web Of Science | Compare the follow-up of the surgical wound after the mastectomy surgery in a traditional way and through an electronic application. | MEDEO | Patients were asked to take a picture of their wounds 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after surgery and send them to the surgeon using the smartphone. Patients could ask questions and raise concerns and the surgeon would respond within 24 hours. | Yes. Android and iOS |
IX Applications for patient monitoring |
United States | Target: patients with breast cancer. User: patients with breast cancer. |
| A6 Improving the quality of colonoscopy bowel preparation using a smartphone application: A randomized trial (2015) [16] |
PubMed | This study aimed to evaluate whether an app designed to increase the quality of intestinal preparation and patient satisfaction using different educational tools could improve bowel cleansing in patients undergoing colonoscopy. As secondary objectives, we evaluated the effect of the app on patient satisfaction | Bowel colonoscopy | The app assists in gut preparation by explaining the procedure, providing tips and examples of a low-fiber diet, and displaying quality photos of the preparation and showing an educational video explaining how to prepare the purgative solution. At the end, the patient obtains a check list to confirm compliance with all steps. | Yes, iOS. | Can not sort. | Spain | Target and user: preoperative colonoscopy patients |
| A7 Feasibility of Smartphone-Based Education Modules and Ecological Momentary Assessment/Intervention in Pre-bariatric Surgery Patients. (2015) [17] |
PubMed | Evaluate the feasibility of using a smartphone app with momentary ecological evaluation functionality to prepare patients for bariatric surgery | Same | The components of the application made it possible to educate, evaluate, and send brief messages covering key domains of lifestyle. The messages were appropriate for the lifestyle introduced by the participant in the application, and, depending on the responses, the app sent messages of support about lifestyle change, including tips and alternatives to keep the change. | Android and iOS | IX Applications for patient monitoring |
United States | Target and users: People ≥18 years submitted to evaluation for primary laparoscopic bariatric surgery, for the management of medical complications |
| A8 Using a novel wireless system for monitoring patients after the atrial fibrillation ablation procedure: the iTransmit study (2015) [18] |
PubMed | To assess the feasibility and efficacy of technology to monitor patients after atrial fibrillation and to evaluate patients’ feedback on its usability. | AliveCor (AHM). | This technology incorporates electrodes in an iPhone case that converts electrical signals from fingertips to ultrasound signals; these signals are then transmitted to the smartphone microphone and an electrocardiogram (ECG). The trace can then be transferred to a wireless browser for immediate remote interpretation. | Not specify. | IX. Applications for patient monitoring |
United States | Target and users: Patients after the atrial fibrillation ablation procedure. |
| A9 Intracranial ventricular catheter placement with a smartphone assisted instrument (2015) [19] |
PubMed | To develop an app to assist physicians in the correct positioning of the ventricular catheter in neurosurgical patients. | Angle Meter PRO | It is used to perform the measurements within the respective image using the software application (Thomale Guide App, Miethke-Aesculap, Germany) |
Yes, iOS | III Mobile Telemedicine Services: |
Germany | Target: neurosurgical patients for placement of ventricular catheter User: surgeons |
| A10 Pilot implementation and user preferences of a Bariatric After-care application (2015) [20] |
PubMed | To illustrate the development of a smartphone app and highlight user preferences regarding in-app features | Bariatric After-care smartphone | The software was able to evaluate and monitor bariatric patients. | Yes Android and iOS |
III Mobile Telemedicine Services: |
Canada | Target and user: bariatric surgery patients |
| A11 Online and smartphone-based cognitive behavioral therapy for bariatric surgery patients: Initial pilot study (2015) [21] |
PubMed | To determine if bariatric surgery patients will be receptive to an app-based intervention. | Bariatric Surgery Online CBT | Includes scales, for pre and post evaluation. Contains a material for reading: “Nutrition after Bariatric Surgery,” as well as intervention protocol: Cognitive Behavior Model of Overeating. | Yes Android and iOS |
III Mobile Telemedicine Services: |
Canada | User and target: bariatric surgery patients |
| A12 Health information: What can mobile phone assessments add? (2012) [22] |
Europe PMC | To investigate whether the app created could be used as a basis to continually document patients’ health information in real time and provide conditions for individual pain management after cholecystectomy and hysterectomy procedures. | Medical | The application is used as means of communication between health professionals and patients. It is possible for the professional to register a patient and install the app on his cell phone, to keep counted, to send messages, and to leave pre-formulated questionnaires. | Yes Android and iOS |
XI. Surveillance system |
Sweden | Patients after cholecystectomy |
| A13 Measuring physical activity in a cardiac rehabilitation population using a smartphone-based questionnaire (2013) [23] |
2013 Europe PMC |
To determine the convergent validity of a MobilePAL against accelerometry in people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to compare how the MobilePAL questionnaire performed compared to the commonly used Selfrecall International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) | MobilePAL | Adapted the original questionnaire (Javabased) to cell phone (Smartphone). Participants did not need to chip, and the results were exported to an excel sheet. Collected questions about physical activity, | Android | IX. Applications for patient monitoring |
New Zealand | Target: physicians Users: cardiac rehabilitation patients |
| A14 The use of telemedicine in burn care: development of a mobile system for TBSA documentation and remote assessment (2013) [24] |
2014 Europe PMC |
Demonstrate the technical background and methodologies for remotely transferring mobile data using apps. In addition to investigating the accuracy of the assessment among experts on burn patients and their accuracy compared to a method of surface estimation and computerized documentation. | BurnCase 3D | To collect information about burn characteristics in burn patients who underwent surgical procedures. It shows a 3D virtual model of the patient, and their burned areas. It also allows to collect photos of the burn. Information is sent from the app to the dekstop version. The app stores and organizes data for all patients. | Yes, Android | XIII Decision support systems |
Austria | Target: burned patients User: physicians |