Mobile App Features for Diabetic Kidney Disease Self-Management

Extracted characteristics from 11 studies included in a scoping review on mobile apps for self-management of diabetic kidney disease, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease. The data includes app features, use of technology, integration with care teams, and reported outcomes, extracted from a review of 3521 initial records.

Use Cases

• Analyze the prevalence of self-care monitoring, educational components, patient support, and performance incentives across the 11 reviewed mobile apps.
• Compare the integration of wearable devices and Bluetooth glucometers between apps focused on DKD, DM, and CKD.
• Examine the availability of real-time communication features with healthcare providers and gamification strategies in the included apps.
• Map the distribution of studies and their reported outcomes across the three target conditions (DKD, DM, CKD).

Strengths

• Data is derived from a systematic scoping review following JBI methodology and PRISMA-ScR guidelines, covering 3521 initial records.
• Findings are structured around four quantified core self-management domains (e.g., patient support at 100%, performance incentives at 18%).
• Includes specific counts of apps using wearable devices (4 apps) and real-time provider communication features (2 apps).

Limitations

• The dataset is very small, summarizing only 11 included studies, limiting statistical power and generalizability.
• The underlying studies may have heterogeneous methodologies and reporting standards, introducing potential bias in the extracted data.
• The temporal coverage of the included studies is not specified, which may affect the relevance of the app features to current technology.

Provenance

Source

Scoping review of five databases: PubMed, Scopus, SAGE Journals, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science.

Collection Method

Data extraction from included studies following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews.

Time Range

Literature searched from database inception to February 26, 2025.

Freshness

The review searched literature up to February 26, 2025, and the dataset was last updated in March 2026.