Title
Mobile applications to enhance self-management of gout.
Abstract
•Consumers, especially those with chronic diseases, are increasingly adopting electronic methods to manage their health.•There are six applications (‘apps’) on the Apple and Google Play app stores available to gout patients to help them to manage their condition.•Only one app incorporated all elements recommended for patient self-management of gout e.g. serum urate tracking and patient education.•This app asked users to print forms to record results. Hence, no entirely electronic app is available for gout patients better manage their disease.•Development of an app to support patients to self-manage their gout, and is evaluated for effectiveness at improving patient outcomes, is needed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.06.021
International Journal of Medical Informatics
Keywords
Field
DocType
sUA,ULT,GP,mHealth,App
Telemedicine,Psychological intervention,Disease,Alternative medicine,Self-management,Physical therapy,Knowledge management,Intensive care medicine,mHealth,Chronic disease,Gout,Medicine
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
94
1386-5056
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.48
0
7