Mobile follow-up was linked to lower readmission odds after organ transplantation
A review found better self-care scores and lower readmission odds with mobile support, while results for death, rejection and infection remained uncertain.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
This abstract-based review linked mobile health support to better self-care scores and lower odds of rehospitalization compared with usual care after transplantation. Pooled results for death, organ rejection and infection were not statistically significant. Those findings leave uncertainty about these outcomes rather than establishing that mobile support has no effect on them.
The review included both randomized and nonrandomized studies. The abstract does not report follow-up lengths or enough intervention detail to judge how consistently mobile support was delivered.
What researchers found
Rehospitalization
Mobile support was associated with 0.49 times the rehospitalization odds with usual care. This describes relative odds, not a probability or an absolute percentage-point reduction. Follow-up duration was not reported.
What was compared
Researchers examined mobile support for transplant follow-up and management. They assessed self-care, medication use and healthcare visits alongside death and complications, so better self-management scores should be considered separately from clinical outcomes.
What the narrative findings add
The narrative summary suggested better medication adherence, self-monitoring and communication. These findings were separate from the pooled estimates, and the authors said the apparent benefits for self-management needed further verification.
The original publication
Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions to Improve Follow-Up and Management Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Lin X, Sun H, Fang J et al.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 41406471
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