The Role of mHealth in Improving Health and Medication Management

Design and Quality Considerations for Developing Mobile Apps for Medication Management Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI:10.4018/978-1-7998-3832-6.ch002

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Mobile health (mHealth) involves the application of mobile devices and their related technologies in the provision of healthcare. In recent years, mHealth has become one of the most promising fields in improving healthcare quality and outcomes. There were over 325,000 mHealth apps in 2017, and this number is expected to grow tremendously due to continued investments in health apps. With advancements in mobile technologies and connectivity, mobile app developers now have the flexibility to develop and implement various mHealth-based interventions for medication management. Through improved functionalities and integration with electronic medical records, mHealth can potentially enable the provision of macro-, meso-, micro- and patient-level interventions in a more efficient manner. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the various mHealth interventions that have targeted medication management and medication non-adherence throughout the years, such as short-messaging services (SMSes) and smartphone apps. The functionalities that are useful in mHealth apps will also be discussed.

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移动医疗在改善健康和药物管理中的作用

移动医疗(mHealth)涉及在提供医疗保健方面应用移动设备及其相关技术。近年来，移动医疗已成为提高医疗质量和结果最有前途的领域之一。2017年有超过32.5万个移动健康应用程序，由于对健康应用程序的持续投资，这一数字预计将大幅增长。随着移动技术和连通性的进步，移动应用程序开发人员现在可以灵活地开发和实施各种基于移动健康的药物管理干预措施。通过改进功能和与电子医疗记录的集成，移动医疗有可能以更有效的方式提供宏观、中观、微观和患者层面的干预措施。第2章概述了多年来针对药物管理和药物依从性的各种移动健康干预措施，如短信服务(sms)和智能手机应用程序。在移动健康应用程序中有用的功能也将被讨论。

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