Combining mHealth and health-coaching for improving self-management in chronic care. A scoping review

Self-management approaches are widely used to improve chronic care. In this context, health care professionals call for efficient tools engage patients in managing their illness. Mobile (mHealth), defined by WHO as medical and public practice supported mobile devices, is demonstrated enhance self-management health-coaching an engaging tool supporting behaviour change. Nevertheless, it unclear how mHealth can benefit from each other. We conducted a scoping review provide literature-overview identify any existing gaps knowledge of combination with interventions improving diseases. No were involved the process. The five-stage framework Arksey O'Malley was used. surveys; PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, PsycInfo. Two independent reviewers performed selection characterization. points at two approaches; (i) coaching support (ii) coaching. findings suggest that prefer physical interactions telecommunication. primarily facilitate telecommunication monitor disease aspects. found report on considerable unclarity coaching-methods more satisfied than mHealth. prioritize human contact explore personalized technology. This researchers providers discussion introduction new technology diseases, thereby patients’ quality life.