Sarah Daisy Kosa|Jillian Monize|Mitchell D'Souza|Arundhati Joshi|Kaylyssa Philip|Samiha Reza|Simranjit Samra|Bridgette Serrago|Lehana Thabane|Amiram Gafni|Charmaine E. Lok
Nutritional Mobile Applications for CKD Patients: Systematic Review
McMaster University|Impact|Toronto General Hospital|Toronto Metropolitan University|St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton|McMaster University|Impact|McMaster University|Impact|McMaster University|Impact|Toronto General Hospital
mobile health applications offer potential help people living chronic kidney disease ckd manage dietrelated challenges systematic review examined ckd dietary mobile app interventions specifically app characteristics feasibility effectiveness changing user behavior well user satisfactionthis review reported accordance prisma guidelines searched scholarly databases well gray literature randomized controlled trials observational studies needs assessments pilot testingstudiestrials focused development evaluation ckd dietary mobile app interventions characteristics user satisfaction usabilityfeasibility effectiveness changing dietary behavior mobile application summarized using descriptive statistics narrative mannerthirteen fulltext studies included 11 single center mean sample size 23 7 studies measured usabilityfeasibility found least aspects application feasibleuseful 5 studies reported evaluation changes behaviordiet related selfmanagement reported positive changeaccording current studies nutritional apps show promise ckd selfmanagement