Table 1 Scoping review of smartphone studies, by year of publication and then by alphabetical order of first author name

Lalloo et al., 2021 [9]

iCanCope

Intervention

Improve coping/self management

Adolescents with JIA (n = 60)

8 weeks

X

X

Nap-van der Vlist et al., 2021 [11]

ProFeel

Intervention

Reduce fatigue

Fatigued adolescents with chronic conditions (n = 57)

6 weeks

X

X

Nowell et al., 2021 [12, 13]

ArthritisPower app

Observational

Feasibility to inform use of future RA study design

Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 253)

3 months

X

X

Khan et al., 2020 [10]

NA

Intervention

Improve self-management

Systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 50)

16 weeks

X

X

Lee et al., 2020

MyPainTracker

Observational

Measure pain location

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n = 14)

8 weeks

X

Rodríguez-Sánchez-Laulhé et al., 2020 [14]

Carehand

Intervention

Improve hand function

Hand Rheumatoid arthritis (n = NR)

3 months

X

Van der Veer et al., 2020 [42]

Pain manikin

Observational

Measure pain location and intensity

Any musculoskeletal condition (n = 8)

NA

X

Austin et al., 2019 [6]

REMORA

Observational

Report disease activity and impact

Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 20)

3 months

X

Beukenhorst et al., 2019 [22, 43]

KOALAP

Observational

Link between exercise and pain

Knee osteoarthritis

(n = 26)

90 days

X

X

Dixon et al., 2019 [17, 44, 45]

Cloudy with a Chance of Pain

Observational

Effect of weather on pain

Chronic pain (n = 10,584)

15 months

X

Gossec et al., 2019 [24]

ActConnect

Observational

Predict disease flares

Rheumatoid arthritis / axial spondyloarthritis (n = 155)

3 months

X

X

Tam et al., 2019 [16]

OPERAS

Intervention

Improve self-management

Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 134)

6 months

X

X

X

Crouthamel et al., 2018 [46, 47]

PARADE

Observational

Feasibility of measuring functional ability

Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 399)

12 weeks

X

X

De la Vega et al., 2018 [48]

Fibroline

Observational

Feasibility of digital CBT

Fibromyalgia (n = 29)

9 weeks

X

X

Druce et al., 2018 [21]

QUASAR

Observational

Investigate sleep quality and QoL

Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 350)

30 days

X

X

Mollard et al., 2018 [49]

LiveWith Arthritis

Intervention

Improve self-management and health outcomes

Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 21 app users; n  = 15 controls)

6 months

X

Day et al., 2017 [8]

Healthy.me

Intervention

Improve control over serum urate levels

Gout (n = NA)

6 months

X

X

Skrepnik et al., 2017 [15]

OA GO

Intervention

Improve mobility

Osteoarthritis (n = 211)

90 days

X

X

X