Table 3.
Author, year | Setting | Mention of transition in manuscript | Significant outcomesa |
Farooqui et al, 2015 [31] | Outpatient Clinic Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center, United States | No | Increased treatment adherence (85%) and avoidance of asthma triggers (69%). All participants reported better knowledge of asthma after using the app. |
Cushing et al, 2016 [32] | Mount Sinai Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Clinics (New York, United States) | No | Increased treatment adherence and asthma control confidence improved through the use of mobile app message reminders that led to changes in the medication use routine. |
Goyal et al, 2017 [25] | The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto and University of Toronto, Canada | No | No significant differences: glycated hemoglobin, impact on self-management. |
Leonard et al, 2017 [33] | Department of Pediatrics Duke University, North Carolina, United States | No | Increased treatment adherence (80%) and knowledge retention (96%). Clinically relevant decrease in serum ferritin at 6 months (P=.07). |
Castensøe -Seidenfaden et al, 2018 [34] | Nordsjælland, Hervel, Roskilde, and Køge Hospitals and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen Denmark | Abstract, keywords, and Conclusions | No significant differences: glycated hemoglobin, impact on self-management. |
Le Marne et al, 2018 [16] | The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network at Sydney, Australia | Introduction and Discussion | Increased treatment adherence (P=.045). Increased knowledge (P≤.005). No significant improvement in seizure burden or psychosocial measures. |
aResults were statistically significant if P≤.05.