The Use of Theory in Mobile Health Interventions for Patient Self-Management of Chronic Diseases

Ting Song; Siyu Qian; Tingru Cui; Ping Yu

doi:10.3233/SHTI190745

The Use of Theory in Mobile Health Interventions for Patient Self-Management of Chronic Diseases

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019 Aug 21:264:1982-1983. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190745.

Authors

Ting Song^{1

2}, Siyu Qian^{1

2}, Tingru Cui¹, Ping Yu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for IT Enabled Transformation, School of Computing and Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
² Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 31438439
DOI: 10.3233/SHTI190745

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the use of theory in mobile health interventions for patient self-management of chronic conditions, with a focus on hypertension. We identified six theories in ten studies that were reviewed. These included Health Belief Model, Social Cognitive Theory, Self-Determination Theory, Theory of Planned Behavior, Transtheoretic Model, and Technology Acceptance Model. The findings are useful for further advancement of mobile health interventions to support chronic disease management.

Keywords: Self-Management; Social Theory; mHealth.

MeSH terms

Chronic Disease
Humans
Hypertension*
Self-Management*
Telemedicine*