Protocol for a systematic literature review of smartphone apps to support the self-management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: development strategies, theoretical underpinnings and barriers to engagement

Abstract Background Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) cause significant burden to the individual and society, requiring lifelong management and specialist healthcare resource use. Costing over 200 billion euros per year in Europe, RMDs are the most expensive of all diseases for European...

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Main Authors: Rosemarie Barnett, Christopher Clarke, Raj Sengupta, Peter C. Rouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02276-4