Abstract
BackgroundA vast amount of mobile apps have been developed during the past few months in an attempt to “flatten the curve” of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.ObjectiveThis systematic review aims to shed light into studies found in the scientific literature that have used and evaluated mobile apps for the prevention, management, treatment, or follow-up of COVID-19.MethodsWe searched the bibliographic databases Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease, PubMed, and Scopus to identify papers focusing on mobile apps for COVID-19 that show evidence of their real-life use and have been developed involving clinical professionals in their design or validation.ResultsMobile apps have been implemented for training, information sharing, risk assessment, self-management of symptoms, contact tracing, home monitoring, and decision making, rapidly offering effective and usable tools for managing the COVID-19 pandemic.ConclusionsMobile apps are considered to be a valuable tool for citizens, health professionals, and decision makers in facing critical challenges imposed by the pandemic, such as reducing the burden on hospitals, providing access to credible information, tracking the symptoms and mental health of individuals, and discovering new predictors.
Highlights
The COVID-19 outbreak, which first emerged in China, has spread worldwide
Mobile apps are successfully used for managing chronic diseases [3,4], the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the need for mobile app solutions at the forefront to reduce the risk of cross-contamination caused by close contact [5,6,7]
This systematic review aims to shed light into studies found in the scientific literature on the use and evaluation of mobile apps for the prevention, management, treatment, or follow-up of COVID-19
Summary
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic [1]. In many countries around the world, citizens have been recommended to stay at home and practice social distancing for as long as possible as a primary measure of preventing the spread of COVID-19. Acceptable, and adopted, and have the ability to support social distancing efforts. As such, they have been widely developed and implemented during the previous months http://www.jmir.org/2020/12/e23170/. A vast amount of mobile apps have been developed during the past few months in an attempt to “flatten the curve” of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases
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