The research related to mHealth technology in chronic disease management has developed rapidly in recent years, however, the research trends, hotspots and cutting-edge issues in this field remain unclear.

To systematically review the application and development of mHealth technology in chronic disease management and provide reference for future research.

Using Web of Science Core Collection and PubMed as the source of literature data, the relevant literature was searched from 1997 to 2022 by CiteSpace 6.1.R 3 software on October 18, 2022, restricting the language to English, and excluding conference papers, conference abstracts, online publications, editorials, letters, book chapters, news, and other non-compliant contents. National regions, disciplinary intersections and keywords were analyzed to grasp the current status and hotspots of related research internationally, and the cutting-edge issues and research trends of mHealth technology in chronic disease management were comprehensively analyzed using keywords clustering analysis, keywords bursting analysis and timeline views.

A total of 7 622 papers were finally included in the study, with a significant growth trend in the volume of publications starting from 2011, in which the United States contributed the most with a total of 2 645 (34.70%). The journals in which the papers were published were mainly in the fields of medicine, psychology and health; and the top five high-frequency keywords were chronic disease (711 times), nursing (695 times), management (544 times), intervention (502 times) and health (448 times). A total of 10 meaningful clusters were formed, which can be categorized into 4 dimensions of research tools, research theories and methods, research objects, and research factors; combining with keywords bursting and timeline view, the hot issues mainly focus on telemedicine, telecare, and digital health.

The international research fervor for the application of mHealth technology in chronic disease management has continued, and the field of research has shifted from medicine to health science, with the focus on intervention research on chronic diseases through mHealth technology and the use of digital technology to provide integrated telehealth services for chronic diseases. It is suggested that our scholars should pay attention to the application of mHealth and digital technologies in chronic disease management, find high-quality health services for patients with chronic diseases in China through intervention studies, and provide strategies and suggestions for the high-quality development of chronic disease services and management in China.

近年来移动健康技术在慢性病管理中的研究发展迅速，然而该领域的研究趋势、热点和前沿问题尚不清晰。

对移动健康技术在慢性病管理中的应用和发展进行系统梳理，为未来开展相关研究提供借鉴。

以Web of Science核心合集、PubMed为文献数据来源，于2022-10-18通过CiteSpace 6.1.R 3软件检索1997—2022年发表的相关文献，限制语种为英文，排除会议论文、会议摘要、在线发表、社论、信函、书籍章节、新闻等类型的文献。对纳入文献的国家（地区）、学科交叉和关键词进行分析，以掌握国际上相关研究的现状和热点，采用关键词聚类分析、关键词突发检测和时间轴视图综合分析移动健康技术在慢性病管理中的研究前沿和趋势。

共纳入文献7 622篇，文献发表量在2011年开始出现明显增长趋势，其中美国对文献数量的贡献最大，共有2 645篇（34.70%）。论文刊发期刊主要集中在医学、心理学和健康学等领域。频次排在前5位的关键词分别为慢性病（711次）、护理（695次）、管理（544次）、干预（502次）、健康（448次）。共形成10个有意义的聚类，可归纳为研究工具、研究理论与方法、研究对象、研究因素4个维度。结合关键词突现和时间线视图来看，热点问题主要聚焦于远程医疗、远程护理及数字健康。

国际上对移动健康技术在慢性病管理中应用的研究热度不减，研究领域已从医学转向健康学，研究重点是采用移动健康技术对慢性病进行干预，利用数字技术为慢性病提供远程健康综合服务。提示我国学者应重视移动健康和数字技术在慢性病管理中的应用，开展干预研究为慢性病患者寻找高质量健康服务，为慢性病服务与管理的高质量发展提供建议。