EFFECTIVENESS OF MHEALTH INTERVENTIONS ON PATIENT RESPONSE TO HYPERTENSION AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Background: mHealth strongly supports chronic disease care and the most promising health improvement activities. Objective: A systematic review was conducted to assess the effectiveness of mHealth interventions on the response of hypertensive patients and coronary heart disease. Method: Search articles using five search engines published from January 2015 to December 2020 on PubMed, Medline/CHINAL, ProQuest, Scopus and Mendeley. Focus on searching for articles to determine the effectiveness of smart mobile on the response of patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease. Results: The 16 articles reviewed were divided into two topics, eight discussing the effect of smart mobile with coronary heart disease and eight articles discussing the effect with hypertension. It was found that there were three forms of responses in the systematic review. The patient's response was physiological response (Blood Pressure 11 articles, Cholesterol and LDL 5 articles, Body Mass Index and Weight 5 articles, Pulse 1 article), psychological response (Self-Confidence 2 articles, Attitude 1 article, Self-Awareness 1 article, Stress 1 article, Depression 1 article, QOL (quality of life) 2 articles and Cognitive and Behavioural Responses (Knowledge 2 articles,  Adherence 10 articles, Lifestyle Modification : Diet 2 articles, Smoking 4 articles, Physical Activity 6 articles, Alcohol 1 article). Conclusion: Smart mobile for CHD and Hypertension patients is effective against patient responses such as physiological responses, psychological responses, and cognitive and behavioural responses.