The Promise of Mobile Technologies for the Health Care System in the Developing World: A Systematic Review
| Autor: | Asimina Kiourti, Konstantina S. Nikita, Ioannis Andreadis, Konstantinos Psychas, Gianluca Lazzi, George Mourkousis, Grigorios Marios Karageorgos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Technology
Knowledge management 020205 medical informatics business.industry Biomedical Engineering MEDLINE Psychological intervention Scopus Developing country Sample (statistics) 02 engineering and technology Electronic mail Telemedicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Mobile technology 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology business Delivery of Health Care Developing Countries Cell Phone |
| Zdroj: | IEEE reviews in biomedical engineering. 12 |
| ISSN: | 1941-1189 |
| Popis: | Evolution of mobile technologies and their rapid penetration into people's daily lives, especially in the developing countries, have highlighted mobile health, or m-health, as a promising solution to improve health outcomes. Several studies have been conducted that characterize the impact of m-health solutions in resource-limited settings and assess their potential to improve health care. The aim of this review is twofold: 1) to present an overview of the background and significance of m-health and 2) to summarize and discuss the existing evidence for the effectiveness of m-health in the developing world. A systematic search in the literature was performed in Pubmed, Scopus, as well as reference lists, and a broad sample of 98 relevant articles was identified, which were then categorized into five wider m-health categories. Although statistically significant conclusions cannot be drawn since the majority of studies relied on small-scale trials and limited assessment of long-term effects, this review provides a systematic and extensive analysis of the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges of m-health in developing countries in an attempt to determine future research directions of m-health interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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