Jmir.org Website Review

sorry, you need to enable ja*ascript for this page to function properly. due to necessary scheduled maintenance, the jmir publications website will be unavailable from monday, march 11, 2019 at 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm est. we apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you.. the leading peer-reviewed journal for digital medicine and health and health care in the internet age. supporting self-management of cardiovascular diseases through remote monitoring technologies: metaethnography review of frameworks, models, background: electronic health (ehealth) is a rapidly evolving field informed by multiple scientific disciplines. because of this, the usage of different terms and concepts to explain the same phenomena and the lack of standardization in reporting interventions often leaves a gap that hinders knowledge accu*ulation. interventions focused on self-management support of cardiovascular diseases through the use of remote monitoring technologies are a cross-disciplinary area potentially affected by this gap. a holistic view of the underlying frameworks, models, and theories that have informed projects at this crossroad could advance future research and development efforts. objective: this research aimed to identify and compare underlying approaches that have informed interventions focused on self-management support of cardiovascular diseases through the use of remote monitoring technologies. the objective was to create a holistic understanding of the distinct approaches by highlighting common or conflicting principles, guidelines, and methods. methods: the metaethnography approach was used to review and synthesize researchers’ reports on how they applied frameworks, models, and theories in their projects. literature was systematically searched in 7 databases: scopus, web of science, embase, cinahl, psycinfo, acm digital library, and the cochrane library. included studies were thoroughly read and coded to extract data for the synthesis. studies