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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2026; 16(3): 117065
Published online Sep 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.117065
Published online Sep 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.117065
Table 4 Impact of mobile health interventions on clinical events and healthcare utilization
| Ref. | Intervention/trial name | Outcome metric | Result (intervention vs control) | Effect estimate (95%CI) | P value |
| Clinical efficacy and healthcare utilization | |||||
| Guo et al[23], 2020 | mAFA-II trial | Primary composite (stroke/TE, death, rehospitalization) | 1.9% vs 6.0% | HR 0.39 (0.22-0.67) | < 0.001 |
| Guo et al[23], 2020 | mAFA-II trial | Rehospitalization (any cause) | 1.2% vs 4.5% | HR 0.32 (0.17-0.60) | < 0.001 |
| Romiti et al[24], 2023 | mAFA-II (win ratio) | Composite (prioritizing death) | Win ratio 2.78 (1.85-4.17) | < 0.001 | |
| Yao et al[25], 2021 | mAFA-II (multimorbidity) | Primary composite outcome | HR 0.37 (0.26-0.53) | < 0.001 | |
| Hsieh et al[35], 2021 | Web-based program | Readmission (2-year follow-up) | 11 vs 23 events | OR 0.41 (0.18-0.93) | 0.03 |
| Safety (bleeding and thromboembolism) | |||||
| Yao et al[25], 2021 | mAFA-II (multimorbidity) | Thromboembolism (stroke/TE) | 0.5% vs 2.9% | HR 0.17 (0.05-0.51) | 0.002 |
| Guo et al[23], 2020 | mAFA-II trial | Extracranial bleeding | 1.5% vs 1.6% | HR 0.95 (0.54-1.66) | 0.85 |
| Guo et al[30], 2020 | mAFA-II (dynamic) | Incident bleeding events (rate) | Rate decreased over time (1.2% to 0.2%) | < 0.001 | |
- Citation: Farhan M, Patel T, Harazeen W, Mohamed Y, Al Azzawi A, Intabli H, Ahmed N, Obais MAHN, Alkhazali MR, Patel BD, Ahmad A, Awosika A. Smartphone-based mobile health impact on oral anticoagulation adherence, quality of life, and healthcare utilization in adult atrial fibrillation. World J Methodol 2026; 16(3): 117065
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.117065