Journal
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC
DOI: 10.2196/24080
Keywords
peripheral artery disease; mobile health; exercise; adherence; meta-analysis
Funding
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2019R1A2C1007185]
- Brain Korea 21 FOUR Project - National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, Yonsei University College of Nursing
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2019R1A2C1007185] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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The study demonstrated the positive effects of mHealth-based exercise interventions on walking performance and quality of life in patients with PAD, especially in improving pain-free walking, maximal walking, and 6MWT distance. Exercise interventions using mHealth are shown to be an important strategy for enhancing exercise effectiveness and adherence rates in PAD patients. Future studies should explore the use of various mHealth functions to further improve exercise adherence and effectiveness.
Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects over 236 million people worldwide, and exercise interventions are commonly used to alleviate symptoms of this condition. However, no previous systematic review has evaluated the effects of mobile health (mHealth)-based exercise interventions for patients with PAD. Objective: This study aimed to assess the effect of mHealth-based exercise interventions on walking performance, functional status, and quality of life in patients with PAD. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. We searched in seven databases to identify randomized controlled trials of patients with PAD published in English up to December 4, 2020. Studies were included if patients participated in mHealth-based exercise interventions and were assessed for walking performance. We analyzed pooled effect size on walking performance, functional status, and quality of life based on the standardized mean differences between groups. Results: A total of seven studies were selected for the systematic review, and six studies were included in the meta-analysis. The duration of interventions in the included studies was 12 to 48 weeks. In the pooled analysis, when compared with the control groups, the mHealth-based exercise intervention groups were associated with significant improvements in pain-free walking (95% CI 0.13-0.88), maximal walking (95% CI 0.03-0.87), 6-minute walk test (6MWT) distance (95% CI 0.59-1.24), and walking distance (95% CI 0.02-0.49). However, benefits of the interventions on walking speed, stair-climbing ability, and quality of life were not observed. Conclusions: mHealth-based exercise interventions for patients with PAD were beneficial for improving pain-free walking, maximal walking, and 6MWT distance. We found that exercise interventions using mHealth are an important strategy for improving the exercise effectiveness and adherence rate of patients with PAD. Future studies should consider the use of various and suitable functions of mHealth that can increase the adherence rates and improve the effectiveness of exercise.
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