Effectiveness of interactive digital health services in non-communicable diseases: An umbrella review and evidence synthesis from 26 meta-analyses

Digital health services are generally as effective as usual care in managing non-communicable diseases, while in specific patient groups they can yield improved clinical outcomes and, overall, higher patient satisfaction. This underscores the need for cost-effectiveness studies to identify services that deliver comparable outcomes at reduced costs. In addition, more high-quality research with standardized outcome measures is needed, as evidence on digital health services involving patient-professional interaction remains non-significant.