A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of mHealth interventions against non-communicable diseases in developing countries

Table 1 Characteristics of the interventions

	Intervention
Study name	Used channel	Received information	Control group	Timing	Interactivity	Personalization
Balsa and Gandelman [25]	Internet platform & text messages	New topics about type 2 Diabetes and healthy lifestyle	Brief educational brochure	Not reported	No	No
Shetty et al. [26]	Text messages	Medical nutrition therapy, physical activity and drug intake reminders	Oral advises on diet modification and physical activity	Once in three days	No	No
Liew et al. [30]	Text messages	Appointment reminder	No reminder	Once; 24–48 h before the scheduled appointment	No	Yes
Liu et al. [28]	Interactive software on cellphone	Adjustments of therapy	Booklet for written asthma diary and action plan	Immediately after the data has been uploaded	Yes	Yes
Ostojic et al. [29]	Text messages	Adjustments of therapy	No weekly therapeutic advise	Weekly	Yes	Yes
Piette et al. [23]	Mobile blood pressure monitor & phone calls	Advises and medication reminder	No weekly therapeutic advise	Weekly	Yes	Yes
Shahid et al. [27]	Glucometer & Phone calls	Adjustments of therapy	Self monitoring with Glucometer and regular follow up after 4 months	Every 15 days	Yes	Yes
Tian et al. [24]	Smartphone application	Advises on medication prescription and lifestyle changes	Usual cardiovascular management programs	Monthly	No	Yes

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