Table 1.

Selection criteria for review articles (adapted from reference [44]).

Inclusion Criteria:

Data collected through electronic tools: e.g., smartphone applications and wearable sensors. Human subjects living with chronic disease. Participants aged ≥18 years. Number of participants ≥15. Year of publication: January 2010–July 2020. Examine the use of technology and disease monitoring and management.

Exclusion Criteria:

Publications on incomplete or part of research (e.g., editorials, abstracts, workshop/conference summaries, research proposals, descriptive survey, clinical protocols, research methods, literature reviews, conceptual papers). Participants aged <18 years. Non-human focused (e.g., building, physical structures, bridges, health economic, evaluation of study ethics). Use of non-electronic tools to collect data (e.g., paper-based questionnaire, opinions, viewpoints). Evaluation and development of research tools (e.g., hardware and algorithm improvement studies, and clinical measurement technology to access and analyse secondary data).