The Usability and Effectiveness of Mobile Health Technology-Based Lifestyle and Medical Intervention Apps Supporting Health Care During Pregnancy: Systematic Review.

Background: A growing number of mobile health (mHealth) technology-based apps are being developed for personal lifestyle and medical health care support, of which several apps are related to pregnancy. Evidence on usability and effectiveness is limited but crucial for successful implementation.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the usability, that is, feasibility and acceptability, as well as effectiveness of mHealth lifestyle and medical apps to support health care during pregnancy in high-income countries.

Inconclusive evidence that age predicts a prolonged or chronic course of acute rhinosinusitis in adults: a systematic review of the evidence base.

Objective: To review the evidence whether the risk for a prolonged or chronic course increases with age in adult patients with acute rhinosinusitis.

Data Sources: PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library.

Review Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed on March 24, 2013, and articles were screened and selected using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.