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Gastroenterología y Hepatología (English Edition) Utility of mobile applications in the management of hepatitis B: A systematic re...
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Vol. 48. Issue 7.
(August - September 2025)
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Vol. 48. Issue 7.
(August - September 2025)
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Utility of mobile applications in the management of hepatitis B: A systematic review
Utilidad de las aplicaciones móviles en el manejo de la hepatitis B: una revisión sistemática
Judit Romero-Vicoa,b, Elena Vargas-Accarinoa,c, Adriana Paloma,c, Núria Fabrellasb, Maria Butia,c,d,e,
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a Grupo de investigación en enfermedades hepáticas, Vall D'hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
b Departament d’Infermeria i Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
c Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain
d Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
e Servicio de Hepatología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Assessment of the methodological quality of the randomised clinical trials included using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool.
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Table 2. Assessment of the methodological quality of the cohort studies included using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool.
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Table 3. Characteristics of studies related to the impact of mobile applications on improving knowledge about HBV and people's quality of life.
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Table 4. Characteristics of studies related to the impact of mobile applications on vaccination, HBV detection and engagement with the healthcare system.
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Hepatitis B virus is a public health issue, with severe complications such as cirrhosis and liver cancer that impose significant economic, emotional, and psychosocial burdens. Despite the availability of a vaccine and oral treatments, effective management of this disease remains a challenge. Telemedicine and mobile applications have the potential to improve the management of chronic diseases; this study examines their utility in hepatitis B. A search was conducted in four databases in November 2024 following the PRISMA guidelines. Out of 216 articles, seven studies were included. These studies evaluated the use of mobile applications in providing access to information, detection and linkage to care, quality of life assessment, and vaccination promotion. The findings showed the usefulness of these tools, considering mobile applications as a helpful tool in the management and prevention of hepatitis B.

Keywords:
Chronic hepatitis B
Mobile application
Electronic tool
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El virus de la hepatitis B es un problema de salud pública, con complicaciones graves como cirrosis y cáncer hepático que generan una importante carga económica, emocional y psicosocial. A pesar de contar con una vacuna y tratamientos orales, el manejo efectivo de esta enfermedad sigue siendo un desafío. La telemedicina y las aplicaciones móviles pueden mejorar el control de las enfermedades crónicas; este estudio analiza su utilidad en la hepatitis B. Se realizó una búsqueda en cuatro bases de datos en noviembre de 2024 siguiendo la guía PRISMA. De 216 artículos, se incluyeron 7 estudios que evaluaron el uso de aplicaciones móviles en acceso a información, detección y vinculación, evaluación de calidad de vida y promoción de la vacunación. Los resultados de los estudios mostraron la utilidad de estas herramientas considerando las aplicaciones móviles una herramienta útil en el manejo y la prevención de la hepatitis B.

Palabras clave:
Hepatitis crónica B
Aplicación móvil
Herramienta electrónica

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