12 - MOBILE HEALTH Flashcards
Medical and public health practices supported by mobile devices such as: (WHO)
* Mobile phones
* Patient monitoring devices
* Personal digital assistants (PDAs), and
* Other wireless devices
Mobile Health
Goal of Mobile Health
To share information between the mobile device and a patient’s electronic medical record (EMR)
Type of app: Remote monitoring app
Origin Country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android
Kardia Mobile
Type of App: Chronic disease management
Origin Country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android
BlueStar Diabetes
Type of App: Mental health app
Origin country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android
Calm
Type of App: Health living apps
Origin country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android
Shopwell: Better Food Choices
Type of App: Symptom checking app
Origin Country: USA
Availability: IOS and Android
WebMD Symptoms Checker
Type of App: Clinical and diagnostic apps
Origin Country: the USA
Availability: IOS and Android
PEPID
Type of App: Practice management app
Origin Country: India
Availability: Android
Appointik
Benefits and Challenges of mHealth
- Patient access
- Data ownership
- Privacy and security
- Bystanders
Patients have the opportunity to be active partners in their own health
Patient Access Benefit
- Access to results can provide opportunity for confusion and potential distress
- Patients are pushed to refer to online sources and take matters into their own hands
Patient Access Challenge
Clinical data may be used both clinically and commercially
Data Ownership Benefit
Patients are not compensated for the usage of their data
Data Ownership Challenge
Collection of health is weaved into the everyday routine of user
Privacy and Security Benefit
- Data collected is only as secure as the device itself
- Data is vulnerable to hacks
Privacy and Security Challenge
Bystanders – Third-party individuals who did not consent to having their information collected or stored
Bystanders Benefit
- Bystanders are put at legal or personal risk
- Non-maleficence and autonomy principles are violated
Bystanders Challenge
Reasons for Using mHealth Applications:
- Simplicity and low cost
- User-friendly service
- Enhanced speed and accuracy of healthcare delivery
Current Uses of mHealth:
- Medication adherence and compliance aid
- Remote data collection
- Access to patient record
- Access to health information database
- Census taking
- EHR creation and storage
- Usage of 5G technology
- Increased global usage
- Rise of complex, voluminous and multidimensional mobile health data
Future Direction of mHealth
Challenges Related to the Future of mHealth
- Lack of ICT infrastructure – lack of coverage and quality of internet providers
- Lack of financial resources – lack of resources to computerize the health system
- Lack of education
- Security and privacy issues
- Neglect of technological problems
