Department of Medical, Hangzhou Kang Ming Information Technology Co. Ltd, Hangzhou, China.
Health Informatics J. 2024 Jul-Sep;30(3):14604582241275816. doi: 10.1177/14604582241275816.
This study aimed to evaluate the current situation of Chinese mobile apps for hypertension management and explore patients' real requirements for app use, providing a theoretical basis for the future improvement of hypertension apps.
We reviewed hypertension management apps from mobile app platforms, and summarized their functional characteristics. In addition, we conducted an online survey among 1000 hypertensive patients, collected valid responses, and analyzed the feedback data.
Forty hypertension management apps were analyzed, with 72.5% offering no more than six functions, indicating limited coverage of advanced and comprehensive functionalities. Among the 934 valid survey responses, patients emphasized four main functions in apps for hypertension management: long-term dynamic blood pressure monitoring, scientific lifestyle management, strict medication management and systematic health knowledge delivering.
The existing hypertension management apps mainly serve as "Digital Health" tools with unclear clinical efficacy. The future development of these apps lies in how they transition to "Digital Therapeutics" solutions to better meet patients' needs and provide clear clinical advantages.
本研究旨在评估中国高血压管理移动应用程序的现状，并探讨患者对应用程序使用的真实需求，为未来高血压应用程序的改进提供理论依据。
我们回顾了移动应用程序平台上的高血压管理应用程序，并总结了它们的功能特点。此外，我们对 1000 名高血压患者进行了在线调查，收集了有效回复，并对反馈数据进行了分析。
分析了 40 个高血压管理应用程序，其中 72.5% 的应用程序提供的功能不超过 6 项，表明高级和综合功能的覆盖范围有限。在 934 份有效调查回复中，患者强调高血压管理应用程序中的四个主要功能：长期动态血压监测、科学的生活方式管理、严格的用药管理和系统的健康知识传递。
现有的高血压管理应用程序主要作为“数字健康”工具，其临床疗效尚不清楚。这些应用程序的未来发展在于如何转变为“数字治疗”解决方案，以更好地满足患者的需求并提供明确的临床优势。
