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. 2021 Apr 13;9(4):e24271. doi: 10.2196/24271

Table 2.

App features evaluated by a panel of 8 cardiologists and 2 physicians with mHealth expertise.

Critical Optional Unnecessary/unsuitable

  • App-directed alert to contact heart failure center/medical personnel

  • Blood pressure measurement

  • Body weight measurement

  • Buttons-only user interface

  • Medication reminder

  • Patient education module

  • Activity tracking

  • Active nurse involvement in monitoring patient data

  • Gamification featuresab

  • Measurement history as graphsb

  • Pulses measurementb

  • Symptom assessmentb (eg, dizziness, edema)

  • Blood glucose measurements in diabeticsa,b

  • Active doctor involvement in monitoring parameters/reacting to emergency calls

  • App-directed diuretics titration

  • Chest strap

  • One-lead electrocardiography

  • Visual analog scale assessment

  • Wireless weighing scale

aFeatures not extracted during the systematic review.

bOptional features introduced in the ThessHF app.