Table 1:
Condition-specific outcomes with digital health interventions11
| Condition | Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Asthma | • Improvements in cough and nighttime symptoms • Decreased daily doses of medication • Improvement in pulmonary function and health-related quality of life • Decreased unscheduled visits to emergency departments and hospitalizations |
| Cardiac Rehabilitation | • Improved exercise capacity as shown by increased distance during a 6-minute walk test (6 MWT) • More likely to achieve goals for blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) |
| Congestive Heart Failure | • Fewer symptom complaints • Relative risk reduction of death or hospitalization |
| Chronic Lung Diseases | • Improved cough symptoms and sleep quality • Increased walking distance during exercise |
| Diabetes | • Improved HbA1c, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and microalbuminuria • Reduced fasting plasma glucose and 2-hour postprandial glucose • Increased adherence to treatment |
| HIV Management | • Reduced viral load • Increased adherence with medication taking among memoryimpaired patients |
| Hypertension | • Mixed results regarding improvement in blood pressure |
| Overweight and Obese Adults (BMI: 25–39.9) | • Short-term weight loss • Improvement in percent of body fat lost • Unchanged BMI and blood pressure |
| Smoking Cessation | • Increased abstinence rates at 26 weeks • Increased rate of biochemically verified smoking cessation at 6 months |