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Empowering Patients Through Digital Technologies: The Case of Mobile Health Applications

Empowering Patients Through Digital Technologies: The Case of Mobile Health Applications

Cristina Trocin, Enrica Croda
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781668424148|ISBN10: 1668424142|EISBN13: 9781668424155
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch032
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Trocin, Cristina, and Enrica Croda. "Empowering Patients Through Digital Technologies: The Case of Mobile Health Applications." Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 588-611. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch032

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Trocin, C. & Croda, E. (2022). Empowering Patients Through Digital Technologies: The Case of Mobile Health Applications. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media (pp. 588-611). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch032

Chicago

Trocin, Cristina, and Enrica Croda. "Empowering Patients Through Digital Technologies: The Case of Mobile Health Applications." In Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 588-611. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch032

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Abstract

Mobile health initiatives aim to give patients more medical information and to empower them over their medical treatments. However, information overload and lack of digital literacy may hinder patient empowerment. This chapter investigates opportunities and challenges of patient empowerment and mobile health. The authors analyze the different definitions used in the literature to characterize patient empowerment and mobile health, discussing implications for all the care actors involved. Although the adoption rate of mobile technologies is at its infant stage and challenges still outweigh the benefits of patient empowerment, mobile health apps can foster the progress towards patient-centered care.

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