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- Title
Application of mobile health technologies in nutrition during COVID-19.
- Authors
Moghbeli, Fateme; Hajipour, Mojtaba; Nikravesh, Susan; asghari, Parastoo; Babaei, Arvin; hamzei, Motahare
- Abstract
Background: The use of mobile health (mhealth), facilitates the delivery of health services and the complexities of direct services, speeds up work and reduces costs. New technologies are promising tools for nutrition management, their use has been highly encouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: The aim of this study is to identify the applications of mhealth in nutrition during the outbreak of COVID-19. Material and Methods: This research is an applied study that was conducted by systematic review method in 2020. To find relevant studies, searches were conducted on PabMed, Scopus, Science Direct and Google Scholar from 2019 to 2020 (since the outbreak of Covid-19). Related articles were entered into the study using a PRISMA flowchart, their information was extracted and entered in a checklist, and finally the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency-mean) with SPSS25. Results: Out of 546 studies, 12 studies were included. All studies have emphasized the positive effect of the use of mhealth in the nutrition of cancer (3 studies with an average of 96 samples), diabetic and obese patients (6 studies with an average of 189 samples) and the elderly (3 studies with an average of 101 samples) in the prevalence of COVID-19. The main mhealth programs in nutrition included aspects of general nutrition information in COVID-19 pandemic, nutrition programs for specific patients, and nutrition education programs. Conclusion: MHealth is a resource through wireless mobile technologies that can improve access to health information and change health-related behaviors.
- Subjects
MOBILE health; COVID-19; MEDICAL technology; COVID-19 pandemic; MOBILE apps; NUTRITION
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering, 2021, Vol 11, p122
- ISSN
2251-7200
- Publication type
Article