scholarly journals Mobile health applications and health management behaviors: A cost/benefits approach (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Mano
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Situational Effects ◽  
Mobile Health Applications ◽  
Management Behaviors ◽  
Health Applications

BACKGROUND Rising criticisms about the effectiveness and risks associated with the growing use of mobile health, applications necessitate a critical perspective regarding the effectiveness of the link between use of mobile health applications, health attitudes and health behaviors. OBJECTIVE we introduce a “costs/benefits” perspective to examine how health situational effects including health crises, health changes and hospitalization affect the likelihood to adopt lifestyle and health management behaviors. METHODS A sample of 1495 US adults (PEW, 2012) and a set of multiple regression models RESULTS while the use of mobile health applications empowers users to reconsider health concerns, reach health decisions and seek further consultation yet, the existence of situational effects moderates the empowering effect of applications and decreases the likelihood of adopting health management behaviors CONCLUSIONS a costs/benefits perspective captures the push/pull factors associated with the effectiveness of mobile applications use in-home care in order to properly address the costs and benefits of mobile applications use and support home care services.

scholarly journals Using Mobile Applications to Increase Physical Activity: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8238
Author(s):  
Laura Pradal-Cano ◽  
Carolina Lozano-Ruiz ◽  
José Juan Pereyra-Rodríguez ◽  
Francesc Saigí-Rubió ◽  
Anna Bach-Faig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Full Text Review ◽  
Mobile Health Applications ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
Health Applications

Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity—major risk factors for the main non-communicable diseases—can be addressed by mobile health applications. Using an evidence-based systematic review design, we analysed studies on mobile applications to foster physical activity to determine whether they met the objective of increasing adults’ physical activity. A bibliographic search was conducted in October 2020 using PubMed, Cochrane Library Plus, Biomed Central, Psychology Database, and SpringerLink, retrieving 191 articles. After titles and abstracts were reviewed, 149 articles were excluded, leaving 42 articles for a full-text review, of which 14 met the inclusion criteria. Despite differences in study duration, design, and variables, 13 of the 14 studies reported that applications were effective in increasing physical activity and healthy habits as dietary behaviour. However, further longer-term studies with larger samples are needed to confirm the effectiveness of mobile health applications in increasing physical activity.

scholarly journals Design Considerations for Mobile Health Applications Targeting Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Clara Li ◽  
Judith Neugroschl ◽  
Carolyn W. Zhu ◽  
Amy Aloysi ◽  
Corbett A. Schimming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
Aging Populations ◽  
Mobile Health Applications ◽  
Health Applications

Mobile technologies are becoming ubiquitous in the world, changing the way we communicate and provide patient care and services. Some of the most compelling benefits of mobile technologies are in the areas of disease prevention, health management, and care delivery. For all the advances that are occurring in mobile health, its full potential for older adults is only starting to emerge. Yet, existing mobile health applications have design flaws that may limit usability by older adults. The aim of this paper is to review barriers and identify knowledge gaps where more research is needed to improve the accessibility of mobile health use in aging populations. The same observations might apply to those who are not elderly, including individuals suffering from severe mental or medical illnesses.

Mobile Health Applications and New Home Care Telecare Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 2025-2043
Author(s):  
Žilbert Tafa
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communications ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Practical Realization ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Mobile Health Applications ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Right ◽  
Application Specific ◽  
Health Applications

This chapter describes the very actual issues on mobile health (M-H) and home care (H-C) telecare systems, reviewing state of the art as well as theoretical and practical engineering issues crucial for designing these applications. The purpose, advantages and overall information and communication technology (ICT) architectures of M-H and H-C telecare systems are firstly presented. There are several engineering fields involved in the design of modern M-H and H-C applications. Making the optimal application-specific choice in each engineering aspect and achieving the right balance between complementary coupled technological requests are of crucial meaning so the main critical engineering issues (weighted at sensing node’s design and the wireless communications) are presented in details as well. Systematic theoretical review and accentuation of the design and realization problems given in this chapter can contribute in better understanding of crucial engineering issues and challenges on this topic as well as in giving the proper direction lines to approaching the practical realization of M-H and H-C telecare systems.

scholarly journals Evaluation of HIV/AIDS-related mobile health applications content using an evidence-based content rating tool

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Raeesi ◽  
Reza Khajouei ◽  
Leila Ahmadian
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Health ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Mobile Health Applications ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Google Play ◽  
Health Applications ◽  
Hiv Aids

Abstract Background Despite the increasing number of mobile health applications, the validity of their content is understudied. The objective of this study was to rate the content of HIV/AIDS-related mobile applications and to determine the extent to which evidence-based medicine is being incorporated into their content using a new tool called the Evidence-based content rating tool of mobile health applications (EBCRT-mHealth). Methods All available HIV/AIDS-related applications in Iran from Cafe Bazaar and Google Play Store were evaluated. This study was first conducted in 2018, then after almost two years in 2021 was done again. In this study, researchers developed the EBCRT-mHealth tool to rate the content of applications based on the evidence-based medicine pyramid. Its reliability was calculated (α = 0.78), and five specialists confirmed its validity. Two reviewers independently reviewed all HIV/AIDS applications directly downloaded and installed from the Google Play Store and Cafe Bazaar. Results Out of 980 retrieved applications, in 2018, 85, and in 2021, 78 applications were included in the study. Only in 17 (28%) out of the 60 in 2018, and 25 (51%) in 2021 Google Play store applications the source of content information was mentioned. All Cafe Bazaar mobile applications mentioned the source of information. The mean rating of all application content in 2018 was 2.38 (SD = 0.74), and in 2021 was 2.90 (SD = 1.35) out of 5. The mean rating of the content of Cafe Bazaar applications in 2018 was 2.10 (SD = 0.49), and in 2021 was 1.94 (SD = 0.29). The mean content rating of Google Play store applications in 2018 was 2.50 (SD = 0.80) and in 2021 was 3.86 (SD = 1.18). Conclusion After two years, the rating of the content of HIV/AIDS-related applications available in Iran that existed in Cafe Bazaar decreased from "poor" to "inappropriate". Also, the content score of the Google Play Store applications increased from "poor" to "good". It is critical to ensure the credibility of the sources used in developing their content and removing applications with inappropriate and unreliable content from the App Stores. Also, mobile health application developers should use the highest quality information in their applications.

Mobile Health Applications and New Home Care Telecare Systems

2009 ◽  
pp. 305-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Žilbert Tafa
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communications ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Practical Realization ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Mobile Health Applications ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Right ◽  
Application Specific ◽  
Health Applications

This chapter describes the very actual issues on mobile health (M-H) and home care (H-C) telecare systems, reviewing state of the art as well as theoretical and practical engineering issues crucial for designing these applications. The purpose, advantages and overall information and communication technology (ICT) architectures of M-H and H-C telecare systems are firstly presented. There are several engineering fields involved in the design of modern M-H and H-C applications. Making the optimal application-specific choice in each engineering aspect and achieving the right balance between complementary coupled technological requests are of crucial meaning so the main critical engineering issues (weighted at sensing node’s design and the wireless communications) are presented in details as well. Systematic theoretical review and accentuation of the design and realization problems given in this chapter can contribute in better understanding of crucial engineering issues and challenges on this topic as well as in giving the proper direction lines to approaching the practical realization of M-H and H-C telecare systems.

scholarly journals A Research on the Classification and Applicability of the Mobile Health Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Miguel Pires ◽  
Gonçalo Marques ◽  
Nuno M. Garcia ◽  
Francisco Flórez-Revuelta ◽  
Vasco Ponciano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Health ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Mobile Health Applications ◽  
Secondary Objective ◽  
Scientific Validation ◽  
Health Applications

Mobile health applications are applied for different purposes. Healthcare professionals and other users can use this type of mobile applications for specific tasks, such as diagnosis, information, prevention, treatment, and communication. This paper presents an analysis of mobile health applications used by healthcare professionals and their patients. A secondary objective of this article is to evaluate the scientific validation of these mobile health applications and to verify if the results provided by these applications have an underlying sound scientific foundation. This study also analyzed literature references and the use of mobile health applications available in online application stores. In general, a large part of these mobile health applications provides information about scientific validation. However, some mobile health applications are not validated. Therefore, the main contribution of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the usability and user-perceived quality of mobile health applications and the challenges related to scientific validation of these mobile applications.

scholarly journals Active Usage of Mobile Health Applications: Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Tailai Wu ◽  
Zhuo Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Health ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mobile Health Applications ◽  
Consumer Dissatisfaction ◽  
Health Applications

BACKGROUND Mobile health applications are being increasingly used for people’s health management. The different uses of mobile health applications lead to different health outcomes. Although active usage of mobile health applications is shown to be linked to the effectiveness of mobile health services, the factors that influence people’s active usage of mobile health applications are not well studied. OBJECTIVE This paper aims to examine the antecedents of active usage of mobile health applications. METHODS Grounded on the 3-factor theory, we proposed 10 attributes of mobile health applications that influence the active usage of mobile health applications through consumers’ satisfaction and dissatisfaction. We classified these 10 attributes into 3 categories (ie, excitement attributes, performance attributes, and basic attributes). Using the survey method, 494 valid responses were collected and analyzed using structural equation modeling. RESULTS Our analysis results revealed that both consumer satisfaction (β=0.351, <i>t</i>=6.299, <i>P</i>&lt;.001) and dissatisfaction (β=–0.251, <i>t</i>=5.119, <i>P</i>&lt;.001) significantly influenced active usage. With regard to the effect of attributes, excitement attributes (β=0.525, <i>t</i>=12.861, <i>P</i>&lt;.001) and performance attributes (β=0.297, <i>t</i>=6.508, <i>P</i>&lt;.001) positively influenced consumer satisfaction, while performance attributes (β=–0.231, <i>t</i>=3.729, <i>P</i>&lt;.001) and basic attributes (β=–0.412, <i>t</i>=7.132, <i>P</i>&lt;.001) negatively influenced consumer dissatisfaction. The results of the analysis confirmed our proposed hypotheses. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides a novel perspective to study the active usage of mobile health applications. By categorizing the attributes of mobile health applications into 3 categories, the differential effects of different attributes can be tested. Meanwhile, consumer satisfaction and dissatisfaction are confirmed to be independent from each other.

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