Mobile App

It’s been a busy first quarter here at Healio Community.

Women who used the Continuous Precision Medicine mobile application had a lower likelihood of misusing prescription opioids after cesarean section vs. nonusers, researchers reported in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

PHILADELPHIA — Despite the growing prevalence of wearable devices, more research is needed before they can be used to predict and monitor COPD exacerbations, according to a presentation at the 2024 GOLD COPD International Conference.

A new feature within the SONU app called SONUCheck allows individuals to check the openness of their nasal passages/congestion in real-time with a voice recording, according to a press release from SoundHealth Inc.

Current adult smokers with access to a digital pet game within a smoking cessation app had better app engagement and program adherence vs. those without game access, according to results published in Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Mobile apps can accurately mimic paper-based visual function tests, allowing key visual metrics to be evaluated at home, but clinicians must validate an app before using it for clinical management, according to a study published in Eye.

Tandem Diabetes Care emailed notices to users of version 2.7.1 of the Apple iOS t:connect mobile app warning of possible rapid battery depletion of their insulin pump, according to an FDA press release.

ORLANDO — Adults with type 1 diabetes had larger reductions in HbA1c using a mobile app that made recommended adjustments to insulin therapy than users who did not receive weekly adjustments, according to a speaker.

CHICAGO — An application-based intervention improved communication about advance care planning between oncologists and patients with advanced cancers, according to randomized study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

A multimodal phone app proved feasible for addressing sexual dysfunction among hematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors, according to results presented at Tandem Meeting | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR.