Table 2.
App details, including the study, country of origin, type of mobile device used, app name, surgical subspecialty, and app function.
| Study | Country | Primary mobile device (operating system) | App name | Surgical subspecialty | Function |
| Timmers et al [28] | Netherlands | Smartphone and tablet (—a) |
Patient Journey App (Interactive Studios) | Orthopedics (elective total knee replacement) | Personalized educational information regarding pain; Physiotherapy; Wound monitoring; Self-care |
| Yadav et al [29] | India | Smartphone (—) | WhatsApp (Facebook Inc) | Endocrine surgery | Tele–follow-up including wound check and communication |
| Ramkumar et al [30] | United States | Smartphone (iOS) | TKR (Focus Ventures) | Orthopedics (elective total knee replacement) | Monitoring of mobility and range of movement using wearable sleeve; PROMsb; Analgesia need; Home exercise program compliance |
| Argent et al [31] | Ireland | Tablet (Android) | — | Orthopedics (elective total knee replacement) | Rehabilitation using an inertial measurement unitc, consisting of wearable sleeve; PROMs monitoring, including pain and perceived exercise difficulty |
| Brunner et al [32] | United States | Tablet (iOS) | Proloquo2Go (AssistiveWare) | Head and neck surgery | Augmentative and alternative communication in patients who are unable to speak postoperatively |
| van der Meij et al [33] | Netherlands | Smartphone (—) | — | Abdominal surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomy, inguinal hernia surgery, laparoscopic adnexal surgery) | Information about surgical procedure; Insight into convalescence plan; Recovery monitor |
| Felbaum et al [34] | United States | Smartphone (—) | TrackMyRecovery | Neurosurgery | Postoperative instructions; Pain reporting; Wound monitoring |
| Goz et al [35] | United States | Smartphone (—) | — | Spine surgery | Postoperative communication through messaging app |
| Gunter et al [36] | United States | Smartphone (iOS) | WoundCheck | Vascular surgery | Wound monitoring using photographs and questionnaire |
| Gustavell et al [37] | Sweden | Smartphone and tablet (—) | Interaktor (Health Navigator) | Pancreatic surgery | Symptom monitoring; Education links to evidence-based care advice |
| Harder et al [38] | United Kingdom | Smartphone (iOS) | bWell | Breast surgery | Rehabilitation (arm exercises); Symptom monitoring |
| Higgins et al [39] | Canada | Smartphone (—) | QoC Health (QoC Health Inc) | Orthopedics (ACLd reconstruction) | Symptom monitoring; QoR-9e questionnaire |
| Highland et al [40] | United States | Smartphone (—) | mCare | Surgery using peripheral nerve block | Symptom control using DVPRSf |
| Khanwalkar et al [41] | United States | Smartphone (—) | HealthLoop | ENTg (septoplasty and FESSh) | PROMs, including VASi pain score, PROMISj, and SNOT-22k |
| Mata et al [42] | Canada | Tablet (iOS) | SeamlessMD (Seamless Mobile Health Inc) | Colorectal surgery | Milestones checklist; Symptom-monitoring questionnaires; Educational content |
| Nilsson et al [43] | Sweden | Smartphone (—) | Recovery Assessment by Phone Points | Day surgery | SwQoRl questionnaire |
| Pecorelli et al [44] | Canada | Smartphone (—) | SeamlessMD | Colorectal surgery | Milestones checklist; Symptom-monitoring questionnaires; Educational content |
| Sousa and Turrini [45] | Brazil | Smartphone (iOS) | OrtogApp | Orthognathic surgery | Educational content; Communication platform |
| Sun et al [46] | Canada | iPod touch (iOS) | Panda (Balsamiq Solutions) | Pediatric surgery | Postoperative pain monitoring; Medication management |
| Tsapepas et al [47] | United States | Tablet (—) | Medication Regimen Education | Kidney transplant | Educational content |
| Scott et al [48] | United States | Smartphone (—) | SeamlessMD | Colorectal surgery | Symptom tracker; Photograph of wound; Temperature recording |
| Warren-Stomberg et al [49] | Sweden | Smartphone (iOS and Android) | Medipal (Novatelligence AB) | Day orthopedic surgery | Symptom questionnaire |
| Debono et al [50] | France | Smartphone and tablet (—) | — | Lumbar discectomy | Symptom monitoring |
| Gunter et al [51] | United States | — (iOS) | WoundCheck | Vascular and general surgery | Symptom monitoring; Photograph of wound |
| Ponce et al [52] | United States | — (iOS) | HelpLightning | Orthopedics and neurosurgery | Virtual examination |
| Jiang et al [53] | United States | Smartphone (Windows) | PocketPATH | Lung transplant | Data entry of health indicators; Self-monitoring |
| Chai et al [54] | South Korea | Tablet (iOS) | Self-Reporting Application | Thyroid surgery | Self-reporting of symptoms |
| Shellmer et al [55] | United States | — (Android) | Teen Pocket PATH | Solid organ transplant | Monitoring of medications |
| Sun et al [56] | Canada | Smartphone (—) | Panda | Pediatric surgery | Postoperative pain monitoring using electronic versions of FPS-Rm and CASn |
| Jaensson et al [57] | Sweden | Smartphone (—) | Recovery Assessment by Phone Points | Day surgery | SwQoR questionnaire |
| Symer et al [58] | United States | Smartphone (iOS and Android) with paired smartwatcho | — | Colorectal surgery | Pain monitoring; Symptom monitoring; Patient reminders/alerts; Photograph of wound |
| Semple et al [59] | Canada | Smartphone or tablet (Android) | QoC Health | Breast and orthopedic surgery | Mobile version of the QoR-9 questionnaire |
| Bini and Mahajan [60] | United States | iPod touch (iOS) | CaptureProof | Orthopedic surgery | Physiotherapy videos |
aNot available.
bPROMs: patient-reported outcome measures.
cShimmer3; Shimmer.
dACL: anterior cruciate ligament.
eQOR-9: quality of recovery 9.
fDVPRS: Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale.
gENT: ear, nose, and throat.
hFESS: functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
iVAS: visual analog scale.
jPROMIS: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.
kSNOT-22: Sino-Nasal Outcome Test 22.
lSwQoR: Swedish Web Version of Quality of Life.
mFPS-R: Faces Pain Scale – Revised.
nCAS: color analog scale.
oFitbit; Fitbit Inc.