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mHealth: A Passing Fad or Here to Stay?

mHealth: A Passing Fad or Here to Stay?

Mowafa Househ, Elizabeth M. Borycki, Andre W. Kushniruk, Sarah Alofaysan
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781466608887|ISBN10: 1466608889|EISBN13: 9781466608894
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0888-7.ch007
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Househ, Mowafa, et al. "mHealth: A Passing Fad or Here to Stay?." Telemedicine and E-Health Services, Policies, and Applications: Advancements and Developments, edited by Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, et al., IGI Global, 2012, pp. 151-178. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0888-7.ch007

APA

Househ, M., Borycki, E. M., Kushniruk, A. W., & Alofaysan, S. (2012). mHealth: A Passing Fad or Here to Stay?. In J. Rodrigues, I. de la Torre Díez, & B. Sainz de Abajo (Eds.), Telemedicine and E-Health Services, Policies, and Applications: Advancements and Developments (pp. 151-178). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0888-7.ch007

Chicago

Househ, Mowafa, et al. "mHealth: A Passing Fad or Here to Stay?." In Telemedicine and E-Health Services, Policies, and Applications: Advancements and Developments, edited by Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Isabel de la Torre Díez, and Beatriz Sainz de Abajo, 151-178. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0888-7.ch007

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Abstract

The mHealth field focuses on the use of mobile technologies to support hospital care, healthy behavior, patient monitoring, and educational awareness. It is a new field that is developing rapidly, with thousands of mHealth applications developed within the last two years alone. In this chapter, the authors discuss the current state of, and the opportunities and challenges within, the mHealth field. They also introduce the term Mobile Social Networking Healthcare (MSN-Healthcare), which they define as follows: “The use of mobile health applications that incorporate social networking tools to promote healthy behaviors and awareness among patient groups and communities.” This concept has not been introduced in previous literature. This chapter is organized as follows: 1) introduction and background of mHealth; 2) opportunities for the implementation of mHealth in relation to chronic disease management, the education of health professionals, the needs of health professionals, and the decision-making process for patients and clinicians; 3) challenges concerning implementation and usability, information needs, and interactions with clinical work; 4) current application uses; and 5) future trends and conclusion.

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