Effectiveness of mobile applications in diabetic patients ’ healthy lifestyles: A review of systematic reviews

The International Diabetes Federation estimates some 425 million people are diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) worldwide, whose prevalence will rise to 693 million by 2045 [1]. It is well-known that DM significantly increases cardiovascular risk and is usually associated with unhealthy lifestyle; e.g. being overweight, obesity, smoking, unbalanced diet, sedentary lifestyle [2,3]. For these reasons, DM is currently a major public health problem worldwide [4].
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research