Development of a mobile health application to support the management of paediatric FMF
Authors' conclusion
Mobile reminder applications are low-cost, accessible digital health tools with strong potential to enhance medication adherence in FMF patients.
Study context
- Population
- Paediatric patients with FMF
- Participants
- 93 patients
- Exposure
- Before vs after mobile reminder application use
- Outcome
- Medication adherence (MASIF scale)
- Follow-up
- 3, 6 and 12 months
Methodological detailsmobile health application development, pilot testing in seven volunteer patients
- Mobile health application development
- Pilot testing in seven volunteer patients
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Medication adherence (MASIF)
Before application use
44
median
P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Disease activity (AIDAI) and attack frequency
- AIDAI scores and attack frequency significantly decreased
- No patient had an AIDAI score >9 during follow-up
Agreement between application-measured adherence and MASIF scores
- ICC (excellent agreement)
- > 0.90
Original publication
Development of a mobile health application to support the management of paediatric FMF. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 3 June 2026. doi:10.
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