Apps and Mobile Health Technology in Rehabilitation

Ramey, Lindsay N.; Osborne, Candice L.; Kasitinon, Donald; Juengst, Shannon B.

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2018.12.001

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“…38 Research articles speculated that these applications (in contrast with traditional educational methods) might provide a more personalized health promotion method that effectively enhances clients' compliance, self-management and awareness of many health-challenging issues. 39,40 However, the usability and effectiveness of the numerously available health promotion smartphone application should be always evaluated before recommending these applications for patients. 38 This study is unique as it created a health-promotion smartphone application tailored to patients with low back pain and evaluated its efficacy using a rigorous double-blinded randomized controlled trial design.…”

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Efficacy of an innovative smartphone application for office workers with chronic non-specific low back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial

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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a newly developed evidence-based low back pain (LBP) management smartphone application. Design: A double-blinded randomized controlled trial where participants randomly assigned to either an experimental group (EG) or a control group (CG). Setting: Governmental and private institutions. Participants: About 40 office workers, aged 30 to 55 years, had pain due to non-specific LBP > 3 on Visual Analogue Scale, and with pain chronicity > 3 months. Interventions: The EG received full version of the application ‘Relieve my back’ included evidence-based instructions and therapeutic exercises for LBP management, whereas the CG received placebo version included instructions about nutrition. Main measures: Primary outcome measures included pain measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), disability measured by Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and quality of life measured by Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). Results: Following six weeks of using the application, compared to CG, the EG group demonstrated significant decrease in pain intensity (−3.45 (2.21) vs −0.11 (1.66), P < 0.001), in ODI score (−11.05 (10.40) vs −0.58 (9.0), P = 0.002), and significant increase in physical component of SF-12 (12.85 (17.20) vs −4.63 (12.04), P = 0.001). Conclusion: ‘Relieve my back’ application might be efficacious in reducing pain and disability and improving the quality of life of office workers with non-specific LBP.

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Efficacy of an innovative smartphone application for office workers with chronic non-specific low back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial

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“…It is worthwhile to mention here that mHealth is another subset of tele-treatment that includes application (app)–based technology for smartphones and tablets to advance medical and public health practice. 8 Although several apps are concerned with a specific aspect of health (weight loss, blood glucose), some of them may offer multiple functions to support goals of rehabilitation health care teams by progress tracking, patient education, and calendar management. However, most of the mHealth apps that use the remote technology available in smartphones are not grounded in scientific evidence and may not be as effective as telerehabilitation via 2-way video conferencing.…”

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“…However, most of the mHealth apps that use the remote technology available in smartphones are not grounded in scientific evidence and may not be as effective as telerehabilitation via 2-way video conferencing. 8 …”

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Letter to the Editor regarding Menendez et al: “Orthopedic surgery post COVID-19: an opportunity for innovation and transformation”

Sahu

Rathod

2020

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

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“…The ICF is part of the WHO's Rehabilitation 2030 initiative [26]. With today's rapid data accumulation, combining mobile technology with rehabilitation seems to be a development direction for the future [27,28]. Although the assessment forms based on the core sets and updated information about the ICF can easily be obtained from the WHO ICF website, no details about the operational items are provided.…”

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A mobile app implementing the international classification of functioning, disability and health rehabilitation set

Zhang

Shen

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BMC Med Inform Decis Mak

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Background: The Chinese assessment standards of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set is available now. It is coming to be used as a basic functional evaluation tool in China. With data accumulating, a mobile application is needed to eliminate the extra cost of data entry, storage, and graphical presentation of trends. This study aimed to design, develop and test a mobile app based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set Rehabilitation Set. Methods: The study had three phases. The first involved specifying the functional requirements of the app. Then an app was designed and refined to meet those requirements. In a pilot test, the app was used by rehabilitation professionals in clinical practice and their comments were collected for its further modification in one-on-one interviews. Results: The app met the initial requirements, and the pilot study showed it worked as designed. The pilot study also showed that the app is user-friendly and convenient to use in rehabilitation practice. Some feedback was given to improve the app. Conclusion: An Android mobile app implementing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set was successfully developed.

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Apps and Mobile Health Technology in Rehabilitation

Cited by 52 publications

References 50 publications

Efficacy of an innovative smartphone application for office workers with chronic non-specific low back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Efficacy of an innovative smartphone application for office workers with chronic non-specific low back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Letter to the Editor regarding Menendez et al: “Orthopedic surgery post COVID-19: an opportunity for innovation and transformation”

A mobile app implementing the international classification of functioning, disability and health rehabilitation set

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