mHealth
Topic outline
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Brief introduction to the learning outcomes
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In this chapter, you will get an introduction to the basic foundational knowledge. This covers the topics: Definition of mHealth, Types of mHealth applications, Purpose of mHealth applications, Advantages and disadvantages of mHealth applications, and Digital health education and mHealth.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mHealth as the use of mobile
and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives. Since
mHealth is most suitably understood as a tool for strengthening health systems
and promoting healthy behaviors, the word “support” in this definition is a key
term (World Health Organization, 2011). mHealth is part of
the larger field of eHealth. It refers to using mobile’s phone functions, such
as voice, SMS, GPS, Bluetooth and mobile telecommunications systems, to achieve
health-related outcomes (World Health Organization, 2011). Data shows that
starting with 2014, almost half of the global population was using some form of
mobile communications (World Health Organization, 2015), and by 2025 is
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All mHealth products have at least one specific key component. The overview of these components is given in this chapter.
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Besides others, mHealth showed promising results in offering people decision support aid related to physical activity outcomes, smoking cessation, and sexual behavior outcomes. Read more!
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mHealth applications can offer increased advantages, but in the same way disadvantages arise with mHealth. Here is a compilation!
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Effectiveness of digital health education and outcomes vary broadly depending on the learning objectives. This inicates the need of "Digital health education and mHealth".
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For this module, five lesson plans are foreseen.
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LP 1: Introduction to Mobile Healthcare (mHealth)
The term mHealth is often used interchangeably with eHealth, which is not entirely accurate as mHealth represents a subdomain of eHealth. WHO’s definition of mHealth is “the use of mobile phones and other wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives”. -
Mobile health (mHealth) solutions can improve access to health information and services for underserved populations and generate cost efficiencies and improve the capacity of health systems to provide quality health services. Clarification of the most common terminology in this field is required.
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This interactive map shows the devices mentioned and explained in the lesson.
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This presentation shows the identified four factors that will play a crucial role in further mHealth development. -
Health apps are a complex intervention with various features and functions tailored to the users’ needs to promote health and improve their quality of life. Read more about this part of the lesson plan!
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This list of examples and the short presentation summarices proposals for various examples.
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LP 2: Behavioral theories/models for mHealth
Health behavior change programs and interventions have a good track record of effectiveness for numerous lifestyle behaviors such as weight loss, dietary changes, smoking cessation, physical activity, treatment adherence and disease management. -
Health behavior change programs and interventions have a good track record of effectiveness for numerous lifestyle behaviors such as weight loss, dietary changes, smoking cessation, physical activity, treatment adherence and disease management. In this chapter, the related definitions are given.
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The theories most used in lifestyle interventions with good scientific results are Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), The Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Trans-Theoretical Model (TTM). Read the compilation in this book!
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This book presents the basic theories: Fogg Behavior Model, Internet Intervention Model (RIIM), and the Persuasive Systems Design (PSD).
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Here is a summary and a conclusion dealing with the presented models.
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All the mHealth interventions mentioned above will be cited here.
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Lessons 2, 3, 4, and 5 will have a common “Application and integration activity” consisting in designing an app to increase vaccination rates in the first year of life. The app should be designed for parents, while the beneficiaries will be children due to the fact that they receive their vaccines on time. -
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LP 3: Current mHealth practice: Behavioral Intervention Technology (BIT) Model and TUDER framework
As digital health interventions (DHI) have
increased rapidly, new taxonomies and frameworks are needed. Lesson 3 explores the Behavioral Intervention
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New taxonomies and frameworks are needed - lesson 3 explores the Behavioral Intervention Technology (BIT) model and a holistic framework (TUDER)
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The behavioral intervention technology model consists of a framework for developing implementable interventions and is described in this book.
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This holistic framework consists of 4 steps. Read more in the book!
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Here the examples for each model are listed.
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LP 4: mHealth software project management
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In this chapter you will learn about the following isues
- Elements of an mHealth product
- Roles in a mHealth software project
- The process of mHealth software development
- The phases of mHealth software development
- Additional important aspects to consider
- Elements of an mHealth product
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Three main elements are listed in this chapter: the platform, the content, and the user interface.
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These roles are presented as the learning content for this chapter: Project sponsor, Project manager, Product owner, Developers, Tester, User experience (UX) designer, User interface (UI) designer, End users. Check the interactive map!
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This book gives a comprehensive compilation of taught items in context with software development.
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This example describes an Android app to help women achieve a healthy weight during pregnancy.
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LP 5: Strengthening health systems using mHealth solutions
Six types of applications serve as building blocks for mHealth solutions. These are social and behavior change
communication, workforce development, service delivery, financial transactions, supply management, and Information
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Here you hear about the six types of applications:
Social and behavior change communication, Workforce development, Service delivery, Financial transactions, Supply management, and Information systems. -
Here is a list of examples, covering Social and Behavior Change Communication, Workforce Development and Support, Workforce Development and Support, Supply Management, and Information Systems
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This page provides the compilation of proposed material and sources relevant for the learning plan.
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