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JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2019 BackgroundAlthough elderly users comprise a major user group in the field of mobile health (mHealth) services, their adoption rate of such services is relatively low compared with their use of traditional health services.
Meng, Fanbo +4 more
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An Anthropological Approach to mHealth
This book proposes a radically different anthropological approach to the development and dissemination of mobile health (mHealth), a rapidly growing sector in healthcare.
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A community-engaged approach to developing a mHealth HIV/STI and drug abuse preventative intervention for primary care: a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Despite ongoing prevention efforts, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (HIV/STIs) and drug use remain public health concerns. Urban adolescents, many of whom are underserved and racial minorities, are disproportionately affected ...
Salas-Wright, C.
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Canadian Journal of Optometry, 2018 Web-based applications (email, websites, portals) have long been the favoured digital modality for interacting with the public in health care, in part because they enable institutional control of the flow of health data. But today, smartphones are becoming the default portal in many people’s daily lives.
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Potential Roles of Mhealth for Community Health Workers: Formative Research With End Users in Uganda and Mozambique. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Community health workers are reemerging as an essential component of health systems in low-income countries. However, there are concerns that unless they are adequately supported, their motivation and performance will be suboptimal.
InSCALE Study Group +14 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2018 Background Self-management of exacerbations in COPD patients is important to reduce exacerbation impact. There is a need for more comprehensive and individualized interventions to improve exacerbation-related self-management behavior.
Y. J. G. Korpershoek +3 more
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Implementation of a Home-Based mHealth App Intervention Program With Human Mediation for Swallowing Tongue Pressure Strengthening Exercises in Older Adults: Longitudinal Observational Study [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Tongue pressure is an effective index of swallowing function, and it decreases with aging and disease progression. Previous research has shown beneficial effects of swallowing exercises combined with myofunctional tongue-strengthening therapy
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Processes and Recommendations for Creating mHealth Apps for Low-Income Populations
, 2017 Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps have shown to improve health indicators, but concerns remain about the inclusion of populations from low- and medium-income countries (LMIC) in these new technologies.
Goncalves Mathias, Rodrigo +13 more
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A mixed methods systematic review of success factors of mhealth and telehealth for maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
, 2017 Various factors contribute to the success of mhealth and telehealth implementation and use, and must be considered before technologies move beyond the pilot project stage.
Ahmed, Mohamed Ali Ag +9 more
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