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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Mobile health (mHealth)"”.
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Exploration of how a mobile health (mHealth) intervention may support midwives in the management and referral of women with pre-eclampsia in rural and remote areas of highland Scotland.
Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have elsewhere been shown to support midwives in the early identification of pregnancy complications in rural and remote locations. The purpose of this thesis was to undertake a qualitative and descriptive investigation into whether an mHealth intervention …
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Developing a mobile application for promoting periodontal health and metabolic control in diabetic patients: testing and feasibility study
… Diabetes negatively affects periodontal health, while severe periodontal disease can worsen glycaemic control. Effective management of both conditions is essential to improving overall health outcomes. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies are increasingly recognised for their potential in …
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A HOLISTIC MHEALTH APPROACH INTEGRATING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, AND MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE WELL-BEING IN ADULTS
As global populations age, shifting healthcare from treatment to prevention is increasingly vital. Holistic mobile health (mHealth) interventions that integrate physical activity, nutrition, and mental health offer promising preventive strategies, yet evidence in Asian contexts remains limited. …
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Αποτελεσματικότητα mHealth εφαρμογών στη διαχείριση χρόνιων νοσημάτων: Βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση
… τη συμβολή των εφαρμογών κινητής υγείας (mobile health – mHealth) στη διαχείριση χρόνιων νοσημάτων, εστιάζοντας στην αποτελεσματικότητά τους ως εργαλεία υποστήριξης της αυτοδιαχείρισης, της συμμόρφωσης στη θεραπεία και της ενεργού εμπλοκής των ασθενών στη φροντίδα της υγείας τους. Η …
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Security threats to Android apps
… smartphone users are increasingly relying on the mobile applications (app for short) to store and handle private information. The fluidity of mobile apps and mobile app markets has complicated mobile app security. Many new threats emerged are either because of the deficiency of mobile app …
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The implementation and evaluation of a mhealth intervention to address secondary traumatic stress among frontline mental health care providers in South Africa
Providing mental health care to trauma survivors may lead to secondary traumatic stress (sts) amongst mental health care service providers (mhcps) and existing interventions for sts are labour intensive and have limited accessibility. in contrast, mobile health (mhealth) interventions offer an …
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Teleconsultation for diagnosis and care of burn injuries in the Western Cape: Evaluation of healthcare providers intention to use mHealth technology
… settings represents a significant challenge. Mobile health (mHealth) could have useful advantages by providing timely expert advice. As part of a larger study on teleconsultation in burn care, a mobile application – the Vula App – was developed and tested in the Western Cape. This study gauges …
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Characterizing the Factors Associated with Women’s Adherence to Institute of Medicine Gestational Weight Gain Guidelines and Assessing a Possible Role for Mobile Health through the Evaluation of a Pregnancy-Specific Application SmartMoms Canada
… (GWG) pose several adverse short- and long-term health risks to infants. Excessive GWG and maternal obesity are of high priority to public health across many nations. Improving maternal and child health can be achieved by encouraging women to meet Institute of Medicine (IOM) weight gain …
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Mobile health data: investigating the data used by an mHealth app using different mobile app architectures
Mobile Health (mHealth) has come a long way in the last forty years and is still rapidly evolving and presenting many opportunities. The advancements in mobile technology and wireless mobile communication technology contributed to the rapid evolution and development of mHealth. Consequently, this …
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Mobile phone applications to screen for hearing loss in low-and middle-income countries: a state-of-the-art review
… applications have been introduced as mobile health (mHealth) solutions. This study was aimed at reviewing the set of mobile health tools available for screening for hearing loss in both developed countries and LMICs. Furthermore, to consider the suitability of the screening tools …
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Influence Of Using Mobile Health Monitoring Applications among Elderly Patients for Obesity in the UK
… in the UK is increasing raising a major public health concern associated with comorbidities and costs of healthcare. However, given the increasing role of mobile health (mHealth) applications in weight management, little research has been conducted to date to evaluate their effectiveness for …
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Developing a framework to evaluate the types and dose of tailored health information in mobile apps for chronic condition self-management
… as diabetes, accounting for two-thirds of U.S. healthcare costs. Self-management interventions can improve outcomes for older adults with chronic conditions, and diabetes in particular exemplifies interventions’ potential to improve self-management. Problematically, managing chronic conditions …
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Engaging Student Nurses in Lifestyle Management: The Role of Technology-Based Interventions and Mobile Health Applications
Despite their knowledge of health risks and their future role as health promoters, pre-registered nursing students frequently struggle with unhealthy behaviours, including high rates of overweight and obesity. This thesis investigated these challenges in a student nurse population in the South West …
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Design and Usability Testing of an mHealth Application for Midwives in Rural Ghana
… the majority of rural primary and maternal healthcare services, but have limited access to data for decision making and knowledge work. Few mobile health (mHealth) applications have been designed for midwives. The study purpose was to design and test an mHealth application (mClinic) that can …
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Mobile Health Supporting Physical Activity: A Grounded Theory
… maintenance proving particularly challenging. Mobile health (mHealth) technology has emerged as a widely accessible, cost-effective means to promote PA and weight management. However, existing theoretical models lack specificity for mHealth-supported PA, particularly in relation to sustained …
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Optimal Decision Making for Healthcare Operations: Models and Implementation
Healthcare systems face financial and operational challenges to provide high-quality patient care. Advances in machine learning and scalable optimization have led to opportunities for utilizing analytics to improve healthcare operations. However, only a limited number of models have been …
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Securing mHealth - Investigating the development of a novel information security framework
The deployment of Mobile Health (mHealth) platforms as well as the use of mobile and wireless technologies have significant potential to transform healthcare services. The use of mHealth technologies allow a real-time remote monitoring as well as direct access to healthcare data so that users …
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User-interface design and evaluation in a mobile application for detecting latent tuberculosis
… especially in under-resourced regions. A mobile health (mHealth) application (app) has been developed for remote assessment of the response to the TST. The previous version of the LTBI screening app, however, had usability limitations. The app is intended for use by patients and healthcare …
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Desenvolvimento de um sistema de código aberto de envio de mensagens de texto (SMS) para intervenções clínicas em doenças crônicas não transmissíveis
… changes in lifestyle and eating habits. Mobile Health (mHealth) is the use of mobile phone technology to provide health care; the technologies that have been used for mHealth include text messages, video messages, voice calls and Internet connectivity. The use of Short Message Service …
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Factors associated with pregnant women's participation in a mHealth intervention in Timor-Leste
Background: Mobile health (mHealth) programs have become increasingly popular as a method of harnessing the power of technology to improve health, yet there remains a deficit of rigorous analyses to determine the uptake and effectiveness of these initiatives. This study aims to contribute to a …
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