Usability of a gamified antibiotic resistance awareness mobile application: A qualitative evaluation
The purpose of this study is to reveal the findings from the usability evaluation of an antibiotic resistance awareness app (SEDAR) app and present the necessary critical revisions made to improve the usability further. This study adopted guerrilla testing, observation, and retrospective probing methods to evaluate the usability of the SEDAR app ...
Ummul Hanan Mohamad +2 more
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mHealth Series:mHealth project in Zhao County, rural China - Description of objectives, field site and methods [PDF]
BACKGROUND: We set up a collaboration between researchers in China and the UK that aimed to explore the use of mHealth in China. This is the first paper in a series of papers on a large mHealth project part of this collaboration.
Alfvén +73 more
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Current Knowledge and Adoption of Mobile Health Apps Among Australian General Practitioners: Survey Study [PDF]
Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps can be prescribed as an effective self-management tool for patients. However, it is challenging for doctors to navigate 350,000 mHealth apps to find the right ones to recommend. Although medical professionals from
Beller, Elaine M +2 more
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Thousands of mHealth applications are developed every year, but few of these spread or 'go viral'. Even clinical applications that provide health benefits and social value often linger after an initial pilot phase. An examination of common hindrances in low-income countries suggests that more subsidies and education of health care personnel are ...
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mHealth, a rapidly expanding subset of eHealth, focuses on the utilization of mobile and wireless information and communication technologies to support the achievement of health objectives.
Song, Ting, Yu, Ping
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mHealth: providing a mindfulness app for women with chronic pelvic pain in gynaecology outpatient clinics: qualitative data analysis of user experience and lessons learnt [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether a pre-existing smartphone app to teach mindfulness meditation is acceptable to women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and can be integrated into clinical practice within the National Health Service (NHS) CPP pathways, and ...
Ball, E. +8 more
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BackgroundIn recent years, mobile health (mHealth) has gradually developed in China, and intelligent medicine has become an important research topic. However, there are still significant problems in mHealth applications (apps).
PeiYu Liu, XueYun Li, Xiao Man Zhang
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Game On? Smoking Cessation Through the Gamification of mHealth: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Finding ways to increase and sustain engagement with mHealth interventions has become a challenge during application development. While gamification shows promise and has proven effective in many fields, critical questions remain concerning ...
Brühlmann, F +13 more
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The effectiveness of mHealth interventions for maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries:Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Rates of maternal, newborn and child (MNCH) mortality and morbidity are vastly greater in low– than in high–income countries and represent a major source of global health inequity.
Begg +18 more
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Background Sedentary behaviors (SB) and especially prolonged sitting bouts are highly prevalent in daily life and studies indicated an association with an increased risk for several non-communicable diseases.
Martina Kanning +3 more
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