Skip to main content
. 2021 Nov 23;18(23):12315. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312315

Table A1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria based on the PCC elements.

PCC Elements Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Population Patients (>18 years) with a diagnosed CHD
No limitation of the number of participants, origin, gender of the study participants
Patients who are at risk of coronary heart disease
Relatives of cardiovascular patients, e.g., children
Comorbid heart disease (e.g., congenital heart defect, heart transplant)
Healthy, voluntary study participants
Concept mHealth Application
Wearable mHealth applications for patients with CHD
Studies using qualitative or quantitative methods to evaluate mHealth applications (e.g., standardized questionnaires, quality guidelines, device data sets, usage logs)
No limitation of the evaluation parameters
Fully developed mHealth applications
mHealth applications for the use of exclusively:
Risk factors (e.g., high blood pressure)
Diabetes
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pregnancy
Nutrition assessment (e.g., food tracking)
Sport and Wellness
Sensor technology (e.g., implanted sensor)
Applications that are only designed for health care providers, e.g., Clinical Assessment Tool
A risk screening tool of CHD for the population
Pure descriptions of the apps (e.g., system, technical, program, algorithm description)
Study Design
Single study designs for evaluating a mHealth intervention for patients with CHD
Written in English or German
Study protocols
Preliminary studies (e.g., for the development of the app)
Reviews (e.g., systematic reviews, scoping reviews)
Case studies
Context No limitation of cultural parameters (e.g., geographical location, social origin, gender-specific interests) Unpublished literature
No restriction of the setting, e.g., acute care, primary care, rehabilitation facilities
Full texts