Johann Eduardo Braghini, Baggio Marcelo, Pauli Nicolle Abreu, Dilli Artur, Ilkiu Rafael Teixeira, Ritti-Dias Raphael Mendes, Gerage Aline Mendes
Grupo de pesquisa em exercício clínico (GPEC) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC - Brasil.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Centro de Desportos - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC - Brasil.
Arq Bras Cardiol. 2025 Feb 10;122(2):e20240339. doi: 10.36660/abc.20240339. eCollection 2025.
Several mobile applications have been developed to assist in managing hypertension, but little is known about their quality in the Brazilian scenario.
To identify and analyze the quality of the apps targeting blood pressure (BP) management available in Portuguese.
A systematic search was carried out through Brazilian virtual app stores in the Android and iOS platforms from November 2021 to March 2022, with an update in March 2024. The search was based on the standards of systematic review (PRISMA), using predefined keywords, including apps in Portuguese, free and available for use during the search. Three independent reviewers analyzed the apps using the five-point Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), and for the presence of tools/content related to the BP control.
Fifty-six applications met the criteria for data extraction. The most prevalent tool was the recording of BP values (98%). The tool for adherence to medication and reminders to their use was present in only 29% and 34% of the APPs, respectively. The mean overall MARS score was 3.4 ± 0.74 and 3.1 ± 0.61 for Android and iOS APPs, respectively, which classified then as acceptable. The best rated item was "functionality" for both Android and iOS apps.
The present study identified numerous apps with acceptable quality aimed at monitoring BP. However, most of them did not include important factors related to disease control, particularly regarding treatment adherence, physical activity and presence of comorbidities.
已经开发了几种移动应用程序来辅助管理高血压，但在巴西的情况下，对其质量了解甚少。
识别并分析以葡萄牙语提供的用于血压管理的应用程序的质量。
于2021年11月至2022年3月通过巴西安卓和iOS平台的虚拟应用商店进行了系统搜索，并于2024年3月进行了更新。该搜索基于系统评价标准（PRISMA），使用预定义的关键词，包括葡萄牙语应用程序、免费且在搜索期间可供使用的应用程序。三名独立评审员使用五点移动应用评分量表（MARS）对应用程序进行分析，并查看是否存在与血压控制相关的工具/内容。
56个应用程序符合数据提取标准。最普遍的工具是血压值记录（98%）。仅分别有29%和34%的应用程序具备服药依从性工具和用药提醒工具。安卓和iOS应用程序的平均总体MARS评分分别为3.4±0.74和3.1±0.61，均被归类为可接受。安卓和iOS应用程序中评分最高的项目都是“功能”。
本研究识别出众多质量可接受的用于监测血压的应用程序。然而，其中大多数未纳入与疾病控制相关的重要因素，尤其是在治疗依从性、体育活动和合并症方面。
