Review and Analysis of Existing Mobile Phone Apps to Support Heart Failure Symptom Monitoring and Self-Care Management Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS)

• Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Vol. 4; no. 2; p. e74
• Main Authors: Masterson Creber, Ruth M, Maurer, Mathew S, Reading, Meghan, Hiraldo, Grenny, Hickey, Kathleen T, Iribarren, Sarah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 14.06.2016
• Subjects: Original Paper; heart failure; mobile apps; symptom assessment; mobile health; review; nursing informatics; self-management; self-care

Heart failure is the most common cause of hospital readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries and these hospitalizations are often driven by exacerbations in common heart failure symptoms. Patient collaboration with health care providers and decision making is a core component of increasing symptom m...