Can Apps Help You Manage It?

SOURCES:

PM&R: “Consumer mobile health applications: current state, obstacles and future directions.”

Shiraz Khaiser, MD, gastroenterologist, Illinois Gastroenterology Institute, Peoria, Ill.

JMIR MmHealth and uHealth: “Mobile phone applications for self-management of inflammatory bowel disease: systematic review of content and tools.”

Sage logs: “Using mobile health apps for healthy behaviors in people with chronic illnesses.”

Mayo Clinic: “Can Chronic Stress Cause Depression?”

Psychosomatic Research Journal: “Depression and anxiety in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.”

Sonar®: “Stop costly, unnoticed IBD flare-ups before they start”, “Frequently Asked Questions for Patients”.

Google Play: My IBD Manager from AGA; Stories of gut health; “My IBD care.”

Self Care Catalysts: “IBD Health Stories (Gut) developed by Self Care Catalysts, named # 1 smartphone app for IBD disease management.”