Table 2 Special information on app characteristics
First author, publication year | APP name | APP development purpose | Devices used with the app and functionality | Main feature of the app | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Generally objective | Special objective | ||||
(Hankinson et al., 2022) [24] | GotRhythm | rehabilitation | To deliver individualized music-motor therapy to stroke survivors and provide feedback on motor performance | non-intrusive sensors (wireless inertial motion units [IMU]; Mbientlab Inc., San Francisco, CA): transmit acceleration, gyroscope and magnetometer data to the GotRhythm app | detect a variety of physical activities converts the raw sensor data into attitude angles (yaw, pitch and roll) in real time |
(Sarfo et al., 2019) [30] | Name not specified | self-care | improve BP control | Blue-toothed UA-767Plus BT BP device | monitoring and reporting BP measurements |
(Fruhwirth et al., 2022) [40] | PRESTRO | self-care | combining motivational support for a healthy lifestyle, medication adherence, and stroke education | No device | conveys key facts about stroke provides motivational support for a healthy lifestyle, and a reminder function for medication intake and blood pressure measurement |
(Requena et al., 2019) [41] | Farmalarm | self-care | to increase stroke awareness and treatment compliance through visual and audible alerts | No device | Medication reminding blood pressure /capillary glycaemia monitoring and sharing Establish contact |
(Kamal et al., 2020) [25] | Movies4Stroke | education | Deliver poststroke education to stroke survivor and caregiver dyads returning to the community | No device | 5-min videos on various stroke-related topics: different skills such as swallowing exercises, different rehabilitation exercises, and nasogastric tube feeding emergency preparedness medications secondary stroke prevention |
(Chae et al., 2020) [42] | smartwatch | rehabilitation | detection of home exercise activities | off-the-shelf smartwatch | The smartphone app for patients acts as a platform for starting the smartwatch, detecting home rehabilitation, and transmitting exercise time data to the server computer and share with the therapist |
(Lee, 2019) [27] | Virtual Active | rehabilitation | To improve lower limb motor function, trunk sitting balance, and gait | posturography system (GB300; Metitur Ltd., Jyvaskyla, Finland) a stationary bike (MOTOmed viva, RECK-Technik, Betzenweiler, Germany), projector (BX327, LG, Seoul, South Korea) | motion tracking provides shooting videos of mountains, valleys, and cities recognize three virtual landmarks of the head and shoulders and draws a movement pattern |
(Li et al., 2020) [34] | rehabilitation | assess the post discharge functional status of patients following a stroke | No device | including the videoconference and telephone call functions | |
(Xu et al., 2021) [43] | Rehabilitation Guardian | Self-care | Improve self-efficacy, quality of life, and motor function of stroke patients | No device | Patient diary Health information Consultation Health reminder |
(Yan et al., 2021) [32] | SINEMA | Education | a voice message–based intervention package for promoting secondary prevention | third-party dispatching platform and a message bank | a voice of stroke education messages system for patients patients’ profiles follow-up visits training performance indicators follow-up visits reminders |
(Grau-Pellicer et al., 2020) [23] | Fitlab® | Self-care | promote adherence to physical activity | A pedometer (model UW-100, UW-101® A&D®) | 1) to supervise adherence to PA; 2) to assess mood, effort, recovery, wellness and fatigue questionnaires; 3) to have bidirectional feedback |
(Kang et al., 2019) [33] | SHEMA | Education | To improve knowledge of stroke risk factors | No device | The content covered the 12 health- education topics |
(Jang & Jang, 2016) [35] | a finger training application | rehabilitation | finger training | A tablet PC | registration section evaluation section, when the patient placed the affected fingers on the screen, the positions of five fingertips were measured The training section consisted of five programs (stretching, flexion, extension, opposition, and thumb abduction) and the patient could choose one of the five programs |
(Paul et al., 2016) [39] | STARFISH | Self-care | Increasing PA | No device | feedback self-monitoring social support |
(Prokopenko et al., 2013) [38] | Name not specified | rehabilitation | cognitive neurorehabilitation | computerized Schulte's tables | Four aspects of attention training (sustained, selective, divided, and alternating ones) |
(Salgueiro et al., 2022) [31] | Farmalarm | rehabilitation | therapeutic exercises performed by an App on trunk control, balance, and gait | No device | Medication reminding blood pressure /capillary glycaemia monitoring and sharing Establish contact |
(Wang et al., 2020) [36] | the Ekangwang app | Self-care | managing BP and improving the self-care ability | the Bluetooth sphygmomanometer Yuwell 680A, the Bluetooth blood glucose meter LipidEx3B, and a wearable bracelet | monitoring service (blood pressure data, blood pressure early warning, and intelligent bracelet) health service (health knowledge, exercise plan, diet plan, and medication reminder), hospital service (doctor’s advice in the hospital, test report, and my case) doctor service (remote guidance and online consultation) |
(Kamal et al., 2018) [6] | Talking Rx | Self-care | boost medication adherence and medication health literacy | No device | 1) Daily Interactive Voice Response (IVR) call services providing information about specific statin and antiplatelet, 2) Daily tailored medication reminders for patients to take their statin and antiplatelet medication and 3) Weekly Life Style Modification Messages that engaged the patient and were also related to medication adherence |
(Choi et al., 2016) [12] | MoU-Rehab | rehabilitation | improve upper limb function | a tablet PC (Galaxy Note 10.0, Samsung, Seoul, South Korea) and a smartphone (Galaxy S2, Samsung) with a Bluetooth connection | The MoU-Rehab consisted of mobile game applications. All game applications were designed to improve strength, endurance, range of motion, control, speed, and accuracy of movement in the upper extremity |
(Verna et al., 2020) [37] | Temporal Musical Patterns Organisation (Te.M.P.O) | rehabilitation | neurological rehabilitation | No device | allowed to exercise the cognitive functions using sudden variation of music tone during the listening of a sequence of different music themes |
(Shin & Song, 2016) [28] | Name not specified | rehabilitation | Trunk control training | a smartphone (iPhone 5, Apple, USA, 2013) inserted balance board (Pedalo balance top) | recognize the changes in trunk movements |
(Shin, 2020) [29] | Name not specified | rehabilitation | Trunk control training | a smartphone (iPhone 5, Apple, USA, 2013) inserted balance board (Pedalo balance top) | recognize the changes in trunk movements |
(Ifejika et al., 2020) [11] | Lose it | Self-care | Lose weight | No device | Search for foods, including restaurant items, or scan the bar codes of grocery items, with direct upload onto the Lose It! platform |