Utilizing Digital Health Technologies for Patient Education in Lifestyle Medicine
| Autor: | Anne Kuwabara, Jeffrey Krauss, Sharlene Su |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Telemedicine
020205 medical informatics business.industry Health information technology Health Policy Internet privacy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Medicine (miscellaneous) 02 engineering and technology Telehealth Education in Lifestyle Medicine Digital health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Lifestyle medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Personalized medicine business Wearable technology Patient education |
| Zdroj: | Am J Lifestyle Med |
| ISSN: | 1559-8284 |
| Popis: | Technology has redefined the way patients and providers communicate and obtain health information. The realm of digital health encompasses a diverse set of technologies, including mobile health, health information technology, wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, and personalized medicine. These technologies have begun to improve care delivery without the traditional constraints of distance, location, and time. A growing body of evidence supports the use of digital health technology for improving patient education and implementation of skills and behaviors integral to lifestyle medicine. Patient education can now be delivered in standard formats (eg, articles, written messages) as well a wide array of multimedia (video, audio, interactive games, etc), which may be more appropriate for certain topics and learning styles. In addition, patient engagement in their care plays an important role in improving health outcomes. Despite digital health technology development often outpacing its research, there is sufficient evidence to support the use of many current technologies in clinical practice. Digital health tools will continue to grow in their ability to cost-effectively monitor and encourage healthy behaviors at scale, and better methods of evaluation will likely increase clinician confidence in their use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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