Smartphone Apps Targeting Physical Activity in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Systematic Quality Appraisal and Content Analysis
| Autor: | Mehrdad Shamali, Anthony La, Claire White, Emma Godfrey, Lindsay Bearne, Rebecca Grainger, Aliya Amirova, Mandeep Sekhon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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rheumatoid arthritis
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Sports medicine media_common.quotation_subject physical activity Health Informatics alliedhealth Information technology App store Arthritis Rheumatoid 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rating scale mental disorders Medicine Humans Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine Medical prescription media_common 030203 arthritis & rheumatology Original Paper mobile phone exercise business.industry Behavior change methods Cardiorespiratory fitness health T58.5-58.64 Mobile Applications United Kingdom Content analysis Physical therapy Smartphone Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 behavior change techniques business |
| Zdroj: | JMIR mHealth and uHealth JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 8, Iss 7, p e18495 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2291-5222 |
| Popis: | Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disabling, inflammatory joint condition affecting 0.5%-1% of the global population. Physical activity (PA) and exercise are recommended for people with RA, but uptake and adherence tend to be low. Smartphone apps could assist people with RA to achieve PA recommendations. However, it is not known whether high quality, evidence-informed PA apps that include behavior change techniques (BCTs) previously identified as effective for PA adherence are available for people with RA. Objective This study aims to systematically identify apps that include goals to facilitate PA for adults with RA and assess app quality and content for the inclusion of relevant BCTs against recommendations for cardiorespiratory, resistance, flexibility, and neuromotor PA and exercise. Methods A systematic search of the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in the United Kingdom was conducted to identify English language apps that promote PA for adults with RA. Two researchers independently assessed app quality (mobile app rating scale [MARS]; range 0-5) and content (BCT Taxonomy version 1, World Health Organization, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the European League against Rheumatism recommendations for PA). The completeness of reporting of PA prescription was evaluated using a modified version of the Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT; range 0-14). Results A total of 14,047 apps were identified. Following deduplication, 2737 apps were screened for eligibility; 6 apps were downloaded (2 on the Apple App Store and 4 on the Google Play Store), yielding 4 unique apps. App quality varied (MARS score 2.25-4.17). Only 1 app was congruent with all aspects of the PA recommendations. All apps completely or partially recommended flexibility and resistance exercises, 3 apps completely or partially advised some form of neuromotor exercise, but only 2 offered full or partial guidance on cardiorespiratory exercise. Completeness of exercise reporting was mixed (CERT scores 7-14 points) and 3-7 BCTs were identified. Two BCTs were common to all apps (information about health consequences and instruction on how to perform behavior). Higher quality apps included a greater number of BCTs and were more closely aligned to PA guidance. No published trials evaluating the effect of the included apps were identified. Conclusions This review identifies 4 PA apps of mixed quality and content for use by people with RA. Higher quality apps were more closely aligned to PA guidance and included a greater number of BCTs. One high-quality app (Rheumatoid Arthritis Information Support and Education) included 7 BCTs and was fully aligned with PA and exercise guidance. The effect of apps on PA adherence should be established before implementation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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