Digital Health Interventions to Support Chronic Disease Management: Systematic Scoping Review

Abstract

Background: Health interventions delivered by digital platforms are gaining popularity and are evolving to address the needs of patients with chronic diseases. The heterogeneity of chronic diseases requires that digital health platforms vary in their approaches to chronic disease management. Objective: This review aimed to explore the characteristics of digital health platforms and the corresponding digital interventions developed to support patients with chronic diseases. This includes those platforms’ design, development, and the metrics by which any incremental benefits they provide are assessed. Methods: We searched electronic databases including Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, IEEE Xp..