Mobile App-Based Interventions to Support Diabetes Self-Management: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials to Identify Functions Associated with Glycemic Efficacy

Yuan Wu   ¹ , MD ;   Xun Yao   ² , MD ;   Giacomo Vespasiani   ³ , MD ;   Antonio Nicolucci   ⁴ , MD ;   Yajie Dong   ¹ , MD ;   Joey Kwong   ⁵ , PhD ;   Ling Li   ⁵ , PhD ;   Xin Sun   ⁵ , PhD ;   Haoming Tian   ^{1 *} , MM ;   Sheyu Li   ^{1 *} , MD

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

² Department of Academic Affairs, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

³ Diabetes Unit, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto (AP), Italy

⁴ Center for Outcomes Research and Clinical Epidemiology, Pescara, Italy

⁵ Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

*these authors contributed equally