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'Specialists with you' free support initiative for new graduate vets. Vet Rec 2021; 189:99. [PMID: 34357647 DOI: 10.1002/vetr.797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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mHealth, the use of mobile and wireless technologies in healthcare, and mHealth apps, a subgroup of mHealth, are expected to result in more person-focussed healthcare. These technologies are predicted to make patients more motivated in their own healthcare, reducing the need for intensive medical intervention. Thus, mHealth app technology might lead to a redesign of existing healthcare architecture making the system more efficient, sustainable, and less expensive. As a disruptive innovation, it might destabilise the existing healthcare organisation through a changed role for healthcare professionals with patients accessing care remotely or online. This account coincides with the broader narrative of National Health Service policy-makers, which focusses on personalised healthcare and greater patient responsibility with the potential for significant cost reductions. The article proposes that while the concept of mHealth apps as a disruptive technology and the narrative of personalisation and responsibilisation might support a transformation of the healthcare system and a reduction of costs, both are dependent on patient trust in the safety and security of the new technology. Forcing trust in this field may only be achieved with the application of traditional and other regulatory mechanisms and with this comes the risk of reducing the effect of the technology's disruptive potential.
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Gandré C, Le Jeannic A, Vinet MA, Turmaine K, Courtet P, Roelandt JL, Vaiva G, Giraudeau B, Alberti C, Chevreul K. The PRINTEMPS study: protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the local promotion of a smartphone application and associated website for the prevention of suicidal behaviors in the adult general population in France. Trials 2020; 21:553. [PMID: 32571432 PMCID: PMC7309990 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04464-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Suicide constitutes a cause of death which could be prevented by e-health programs accessible to the general population. Effective promotion has the potential to maximize the uptake of such programs. However, few e-health programs have been combined with promotion campaigns. The primary objective of this trial is to assess the effectiveness of a tailored promotion, at a local level, of a mobile application and website offering evidence-based content for suicide prevention (the StopBlues program), and to compare the effectiveness of two types of local promotion in terms of their impact on suicidal acts. Secondary objectives focus on the effectiveness of the promotion in terms of the intensity of utilization of the StopBlues program, help-seeking behaviors and the level of psychological impairment of program users. METHODS/DESIGN This is a three-arm, parallel-group, cluster-randomized controlled trial, with before-and-after observation. Thirty-four clusters, corresponding to geographical areas sharing a common local authority in France, will be included. They will be randomly assigned to one of the following arms with a ratio of 1:1:1: a control group; a basic promotion group in which promotion of the StopBlues program will be done by local authorities; and an intensified promotion group in which basic promotion will be supplemented by an additional one in a general practitioner's waiting room. The primary outcome measure will be the number of suicidal acts within each cluster over a 12-month period following the launch of the intervention. Baseline data will be collected for each cluster over the 12-month period prior to the trial. Secondary outcomes will include length of use of the StopBlues program, measures of help-seeking behaviors and level of psychological distress among users of the program, as well as the cost-effectiveness and budgetary impact of its promotion. A more sustained promotion by local authorities will also be implemented after 12 months in the control group and assessed using the same outcome measures. DISCUSSION This research should contribute to the sparse evidence base regarding the promotion of e-health programs and will support the wider delivery of the intervention evaluated if proven effective. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT03565562. Registered on 11 June 2018.
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- Coralie Gandré
- Université de Paris, Unité UMR 1123 ECEVE, INSERM, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Unité UMR 1123 ECEVE, INSERM, Paris, France
- Health Economics Clinical Research Platform (URC Eco), AP-HP, 1 Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75004, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Unité UMR 1123 ECEVE, INSERM, Paris, France
- Health Economics Clinical Research Platform (URC Eco), AP-HP, 1 Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75004, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatric Emergency and Acute Care, Lapeyronie Hospital, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Neuropsychiatry, Epidemiological and Clinical Research, INSERM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Université de Paris, Unité UMR 1123 ECEVE, INSERM, Paris, France
- World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health, Établissement Public de Santé Mentale Lille Metropole, Lille, Hellemmes, France
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- Department of Adult Psychiatry, CHU Lille, Lille, France
- Centre National de Ressources et Résilience pour le Psychotraumatisme (Cn2r Lille Paris), Lille, France
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- INSERM CIC 1415, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
- Tours University, Nantes University, INSERM SPHERE, U1246, Tours, France
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- Université de Paris, Unité UMR 1123 ECEVE, INSERM, Paris, France
- Hôpital Robert Debré, CIC-EC, Unité INSERM CIC 1426, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Unité UMR 1123 ECEVE, INSERM, Paris, France.
- Health Economics Clinical Research Platform (URC Eco), AP-HP, 1 Place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75004, Paris, France.
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Fowler LR, Morain SR. Schrödinger's App. Am J Law Med 2020; 46:203-218. [PMID: 32659192 DOI: 10.1177/0098858820933495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Leah R Fowler
- Research Director and Research Assistant Professor, University of Houston Law Center Health Law & Policy Institute
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- Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy
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Zhang X, Liao H, Shi D, Li X, Chen X, He S. Cost-effectiveness analysis of different hypertension management strategies in a community setting. Intern Emerg Med 2020; 15:241-250. [PMID: 31321709 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-019-02146-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Self-management schemes and mobile apps can be used for the management of hypertension in the community, but the most appropriate patient population is unknown. To explore whether the Chinese Health Literacy Scale (CHLSH) can be used to screen for appropriate patients with hypertension for self-management and to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and health economic evaluation of three hypertension management schemes. This was a prospective study performed from March 2017 to July 2017 in consecutive patients with primary hypertension and of 50-80 years of age from the Jinyang community, Wuhou District, Chengdu. The CHLSH was completed and the patients were classified into the high (n = 283) and low (n = 315) health literacy groups. The patients were randomly divided into the self-management, traditional management, and mobile app management groups. The high-health literacy group was selected to construct the cost-effectiveness decision tree model. Blood pressure control rate and the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were determined. At the end of follow-up, the success rate of self-management was 83.4%. The costs for 6 months of treatment for each patient with hypertension in the self-management, traditional management, and mobile app groups were 1266, 1751, and 1856 yuan, respectively. The costs required for obtaining 1 QALY when managing for 6 months were: 30,869 yuan for self-management; 48,628 yuan for traditional management; and 43,199 yuan for the mobile app. The CHLSH can be used as a tool for screening patients with hypertension for self-management. The cost-effectiveness of self-management was optimal.
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- Xin Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has an important role to play in the governmental oversight of mobile health apps, ensuring consumer protections from unfair and deceptive trade practices and curtailing anti-competitive methods. The FTC's consumer protection structure and authority is outlined before reviewing the recent FTC enforcement activities taken on behalf of consumers and against developers of mhealth apps. The article concludes with identification of some challenges for the FTC and modest recommendations for strengthening the consumer protections it provides.
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- Jennifer K Wagner
- Jennifer K. Wagner, J.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Translational Bioethics & Health Care Policy and the Associate Director of Bioethics Research at Geisinger (Danville, PA) as well as a solo practicing attorney. She earned her J.D. at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) and her Ph.D. in Anthropology at the Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) before completing post-doctoral research at Duke University (Durham, NC) and the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) and serving as an AAAS Congressional Fellow in Washington, D.C. She has served as chair of the ASHG Social Issues Committee, co-chair of the AAPA Ethics Committee, and a member of the PBA Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee
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Vagge A, Wangtiraumnuay N, Pellegrini M, Scotto R, Iester M, Traverso CE. Evaluation of a Free Public Smartphone Application to Detect Leukocoria in High-Risk Children Aged 1 to 6 Years. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2019; 56:229-232. [PMID: 31322712 DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20190516-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether a white-eye detector smartphone application (app) can be used as a screening tool to detect early signs of leukocoria in a clinical practice. METHODS A prospective, single-visit study of children aged 1 to 6 years presenting to the University Eye Clinic of Genova for a complete pediatric ophthalmologic examination was conducted. All children who met the enrollment criteria were screened by an orthoptist with the CRADLE (Computer Assisted Detector of Leukocoria) smartphone app for an iPhone operating system (iOS) (iPhone 7; Apple, Cupertino, CA). Cycloplegic retinoscopy and fundus examination were performed 30 minutes after one to two drops of a pediatric combination drop, comprising tropicamide 1% and phenylephrine 2.5%, were instilled. A comparison between the two methods yielded sensitivity, specificity, and negative likelihood ratio values. RESULTS A total of 244 eyes of 122 children were included in the study. Nine eyes of 244 (3.6%) had leukocoria evaluable by penlight caused by amblyogenic cataract, 1 (0.4%) patient had retinopathy of prematurity stage 5, and 3 (1.2%) patients had retinoblastoma. The sensitivity of the white-eye detector app was 15.38% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.92% to 45.45%), the specificity was 100% (95% CI: 98.48% to 100.00%), and the negative likelihood ratio was 0.85 (95% CI: 0.67 to 1.07). CONCLUSIONS A smartphone photoscreening app able to detect leukocoria may provide valuable support for children's parents. However, it cannot be considered an alternative to the ophthalmoscope for children. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2019;56(4):229-232.].
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- David C. Klonoff
- Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA, USA
- David C. Klonoff, MD, FACP, FRCP (Edin), Fellow AIMBE, Diabetes Research Institute, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, 100 S San Mateo Dr, Rm 5147, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA.
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- Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA, USA
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- Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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AIMS Hormonal imbalances can affect a woman's physical and mental condition, impacting her daily life and productivity. A mobile application, "Karada-no-kimochi", predicts the menstrual cycle based on recorded data, and provides the information regarding menstruation. This study investigates the effectiveness of the application from health condition and labor productivity loss perspectives, and evaluates its cost-effectiveness for employed women in Japan. MATERIALS AND METHODS A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed to compare the use of the application and non-intervention in female workers (20-45 years) based on an online survey. A discrete-event model based on the RCT data, published literature, and claims data was used for the cost-effectiveness analysis. RESULTS The intervention and non-intervention groups comprised 612 and 914 women, respectively. In the intervention group, the incidences of depression (0.16%) and dysmenorrhea (0.33%) were significantly lower than those of the non-intervention group (0.77% and 1.31%, respectively) in the third month. While labor productivity and absenteeism varied, presenteeism showed almost no change across groups. The quality-adjusted life year in the intervention group was 6.84 (0.07 higher than that in the non-intervention group). By analyzing medical expenses and making assumptions regarding productivity, we estimated that the aggregate of medical expenses, productivity loss, and application fee for the intervention group could be lower than that of the non-intervention group by over JPY 130,000 (USD 1,170, as of December 2017) per individual. LIMITATIONS The subjects included were willing or relatively willing to use the application. Because all outcomes were based on online surveys, the results depended on the objectivity and preciseness of the reports provided by users, and those with severe symptoms might not provide reports. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that using the application is cost-effective and might reduce the incidence of dysmenorrhea and depression.
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- Mihyon Song
- a Marunouchi no Mori Ladies Clinic , Tokyo , Japan
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AIM The primary objective of this study is to estimate the economic benefits relative to return on investment (ROI) of a state-wide initiative to integrate digital behavioral health (BH) self-care into the community BH system. METHODS The observational study reviewed claims data of 799 people who registered with the digital tool (myStrength) and 715 matched control study participants. The control group was formed via coarsened exact match with blocking variables, including presence on the claims file, volume of health care utilization, participation in a medical health home, BH diagnosis and volume of psychotherapy claims. The primary study analysis of cost differences for the BH self-care tool group versus the control group were calculated by cost setting and the ROI of the BH self-care tool was estimated. Cost settings assessed include inpatient, emergency services, general and psychiatric outpatient, and outpatient psychotherapy. RESULTS An incremental annual difference in difference reduction of $382 per user was observed over the 11 month study period in the self-care tool group. Sensitivity analysis indicated an ROI of between 142% and 695%. CONCLUSIONS Augmenting BH offerings to include digital BH self-care tools appears to generate positive ROI via reduced total cost of care.
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Anastasiadou D, Lupiañez-Villanueva F, Faulí C, Arcal Cunillera J, Serrano-Troncoso E. Cost-effectiveness of the mobile application TCApp combined with face-to-face CBT treatment compared to face-to-face CBT treatment alone for patients with an eating disorder: study protocol of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry 2018; 18:118. [PMID: 29716580 PMCID: PMC5930846 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-018-1664-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The clinical utility of the existing apps for people with eating disorders (EDs) is not clear. The TCApp has been specifically developed for people with EDs, is based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Treatment (CBT) and allows a bidirectional link between the patient and the therapist. The objectives of the study are, first, to assess the clinical efficacy of a combined intervention for Eating Disorders (EDs) that includes an online intervention through the TCApp plus standard face-to-face CBT in comparison to standard face-to-face CBT alone, and second, to examine the cost-effectiveness of the TCApp and identify potential predicting, moderating and mediating variables that promote or hinder the implementation of the TCApp in ED units in Spain. METHODS The study methodology is that of a randomised controlled trial combining qualitative and quantitative methods, with a 6-month follow-up. Approximately 250 patients over 12 years old with a diagnosis of an ED from several ED units in Spain will be randomised to one of two different conditions. Participants, their caregivers, healthcare professionals and technical staff involved in the development and maintenance of the application will be assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1) and at 6 months follow-up (T2). Primary outcome measures will include ED symptomatology while secondary measures will include general psychopathology and quality of life for patients, quality of life and caregiving experience for family caregivers and adoption-related variables for all participants involved, such as perceived usability, user's satisfaction and technology acceptance. For the cost-effectiveness analysis, we will assess quality-adjusted life years (QALYs); total societal cost will be estimated using costs to patients and the health plan, and other related costs. DISCUSSION The study will provide an important advance in the treatment of EDs; in the long term, it is expected to improve the quality of patient care and the treatment efficacy and to reduce waiting lists as well as direct and indirect costs associated with the treatment of EDs in Spain. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03197519 ; registration date: June 23, 2017.
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- Dimitra Anastasiadou
- Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Open Evidence Research Group, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Open Evidence Research Group, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Open Evidence Research Group, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu of Barcelona, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, 2, 08950 Esplugues, Spain
- Children and Adolescent Mental Health Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Santa Rosa 39-57, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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Holl F, Swoboda W. Methods to Measure the Impact of mHealth Applications: Preliminary Results of a Scoping Review. Stud Health Technol Inform 2018. [PMID: 29968659 DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-880-8-285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Important requirements for mHealth, the availability of devices and network connectivity have dramatically improved in the past years globally. mHealth applications are being developed at a rapid pace. But a thorough impact assessment is not routinely performed. We performed a scoping review to compile an overview of evaluation methods used to assess mHealth applications. Preliminary results are reported here, and a full scoping review is in preparation. Qualitative measurement of user experience is common. A number of studies measured the impact of the mHealth intervention on clinical outcomes. Few measured usability and end-user experience. Assessment of the impact on treatment process was rare and evaluations of cost and cost-effectiveness analyses are rarely ever done. An evaluation framework for mHealth interventions that includes disease-appropriate clinical outcome measures, use experience measure but also an economic component in form of cost comparison of the intervention with the standard of care should be developed.
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- Felix Holl
- Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany
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- Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany
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Zhang MW, Ho RC, Loh A, Wing T, Wynne O, Chan SWC, Car J, Fung DSS. Current status of postnatal depression smartphone applications available on application stores: an information quality analysis. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e015655. [PMID: 29138195 PMCID: PMC5695478 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES It is the aim of the current research to identify some common functionalities of postnatal application, and to determine the quality of the information content of postnatal depression application using validated scales that have been applied for applications in other specialties. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS To determine the information quality of the postnatal depression smartphone applications, the two most widely used smartphone application stores, namely Apple iTunes as well as Google Android Play store, were searched between 20May and 31 May. No participants were involved. The inclusion criteria for the application were that it must have been searchable using the keywords 'postnatal', 'pregnancy', 'perinatal', 'postpartum' and 'depression', and must be in English language. INTERVENTION The Silberg Scale was used in the assessment of the information quality of the smartphone applications. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES MEASURE The information quality score was the primary outcome measure. RESULTS Our current results highlighted that while there is currently a myriad of applications, only 14 applications are specifically focused on postnatal depression. In addition, the majority of the currently available applications on the store have only disclosed their last date of modification as well as ownership. There remain very limited disclosures about the information of the authors, as well as the references for the information included in the application itself. The average score for the Silberg Scale for the postnatal applications we have analysed is 3.0. CONCLUSIONS There remains a need for healthcare professionals and developers to jointly conceptualise new applications with better information quality and evidence base.
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- Melvyn Wb Zhang
- National Addictions Management Service, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Psychiatry Residency Program, National Healthcare Group, Singapore, Singapore
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences (CePHaS), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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Fawsitt CG, Meaney S, Greene RA, Corcoran P. Surgical Site Infection after Caesarean Section? There Is an App for That: Results from a Feasibility Study On Costs and Benefits. Ir Med J 2017; 110:635. [PMID: 29372950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the most common and, yet, preventable healthcare associated infections. In Ireland, the rate of Caesarean section (CS) is increasing, while postpartum hospital stay is decreasing, adversely affecting SSI among women. There is much need to develop post-discharge surveillance which can effectively monitor, detect, and arrange treatment for affected women. The use of modern technology to survey SSI following discharge from hospital remains unexplored. We report the results of a feasibility study which investigates whether an integrated mobile application (hereafter, app) is more cost-beneficial than a stand-alone app or telephone helpline at surveying SSI following CS. We find women prefer the integrated app (47.5%; n=116/244) over the stand-alone app (8.2%; n=20/244) and telephone helpline (18.0%; 44/244), although there is no significant difference in women's valuation of these services using willingness to pay techniques. The stand-alone app is the only cost-beneficial service due to low labour costs. Future research should employ alternative measures when evaluating the benefits of the health technology. The use of a mobile app as a mechanism for postpartum care could represent a considerable advancement towards technological health care.
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- C G Fawsitt
- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
- National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Verstraaten EJM, Beeren FMM, Janssen JLC, Kemper S, Siregar AYM, Tromp N, Baltussen R. Comparative Cost Analysis of Four Interventions to Prevent HIV Transmission in Bandung, Indonesia. Acta Med Indones 2017; 49:236-242. [PMID: 29093234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND the costs of HIV/AIDS interventions in Indonesia are largely unknown. Knowing these costs is an important input for policy makers in the decision-making of setting priorities among HIV/AIDS interventions. The aim of this analysis is to determine the costs of four HIV/AIDS interventions in Bandung, Indonesia in 2015, to inform the local AIDS commission. METHODS data on utilization and costs of the different interventions were collected in a sexual transmitted infections (STI)-clinic and the KPA, the local HIV/AIDS commission, for the period of January 2015-December 2015. The costs were estimated from a societal perspective, using a micro-costing approach. RESULTS the total annualized costs for condom distribution, mobile voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), religious based information, communication, and education (IEC) and STI services equalled US$56,926, US$2,985, US$1,963 and US$5,865, respectively. CONCLUSION this analysis has provided cost estimates of four different HIV/AIDS interventions in Bandung, Indonesia. Additionally, it has estimated the costs of scaling up these interventions. Together, this provides important information for policy makers vis-à-vis the implementation of these interventions. However, an evaluation of the effectiveness of these interventions is needed to estimate the cost-effectiveness.
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- Eveline J M Verstraaten
- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Turner-McGrievy GM, Hales SB, Schoffman DE, Valafar H, Brazendale K, Weaver RG, Beets MW, Wirth MD, Shivappa N, Mandes T, Hébert JR, Wilcox S, Hester A, McGrievy MJ. Choosing between responsive-design websites versus mobile apps for your mobile behavioral intervention: presenting four case studies. Transl Behav Med 2017; 7:224-232. [PMID: 27812798 PMCID: PMC5526804 DOI: 10.1007/s13142-016-0448-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Both mobile apps and responsive-design websites (web apps) can be used to deliver mobile health (mHealth) interventions, but it can be difficult to discern which to use in research. The goal of this paper is to present four case studies from behavioral interventions that developed either a mobile app or a web app for research and present an information table to help researchers determine which mobile option would work best for them. Four behavioral intervention case studies (two developed a mobile app, and two developed a web app) presented include time, cost, and expertise. Considerations for adopting a mobile app or a web app-such as time, cost, access to programmers, data collection, security needs, and intervention components- are presented. Future studies will likely integrate both mobile app and web app modalities. The considerations presented here can help guide researchers on which platforms to choose prior to starting an mHealth intervention.
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- Gabrielle M Turner-McGrievy
- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Room 529, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Room 529, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Room 529, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- College of Computer Science and Engineering, Swearingen Engineering Center, University of South Carolina, 301 Main St., Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St., Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St., Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St., Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Arnold School of Public Health, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Connecting Health Innovations, LLC, 1417 Gregg Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Connecting Health Innovations, LLC, 1417 Gregg Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Room 529, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Arnold School of Public Health, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Connecting Health Innovations, LLC, 1417 Gregg Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St., Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
- Arnold School of Public Health, Prevention Research Center, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St., Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Web and Communications Core, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, Web and Communications Core, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Christopher P. Bonafide
- Division of General Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Health Devices Group, ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Division of Neonatology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Rinne P, Mace M, Nakornchai T, Zimmerman K, Fayer S, Sharma P, Liardon JL, Burdet E, Bentley P. Democratizing Neurorehabilitation: How Accessible are Low-Cost Mobile-Gaming Technologies for Self-Rehabilitation of Arm Disability in Stroke? PLoS One 2016; 11:e0163413. [PMID: 27706248 PMCID: PMC5051962 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Motor-training software on tablets or smartphones (Apps) offer a low-cost, widely-available solution to supplement arm physiotherapy after stroke. We assessed the proportions of hemiplegic stroke patients who, with their plegic hand, could meaningfully engage with mobile-gaming devices using a range of standard control-methods, as well as by using a novel wireless grip-controller, adapted for neurodisability. We screened all newly-diagnosed hemiplegic stroke patients presenting to a stroke centre over 6 months. Subjects were compared on their ability to control a tablet or smartphone cursor using: finger-swipe, tap, joystick, screen-tilt, and an adapted handgrip. Cursor control was graded as: no movement (0); less than full-range movement (1); full-range movement (2); directed movement (3). In total, we screened 345 patients, of which 87 satisfied recruitment criteria and completed testing. The commonest reason for exclusion was cognitive impairment. Using conventional controls, the proportion of patients able to direct cursor movement was 38–48%; and to move it full-range was 55–67% (controller comparison: p>0.1). By comparison, handgrip enabled directed control in 75%, and full-range movement in 93% (controller comparison: p<0.001). This difference between controllers was most apparent amongst severely-disabled subjects, with 0% achieving directed or full-range control with conventional controls, compared to 58% and 83% achieving these two levels of movement, respectively, with handgrip. In conclusion, hand, or arm, training Apps played on conventional mobile devices are likely to be accessible only to mildly-disabled stroke patients. Technological adaptations such as grip-control can enable more severely affected subjects to engage with self-training software.
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- Paul Rinne
- Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
- Dept. of Bioengineering, Human Robotics Group, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Dept. of Bioengineering, Human Robotics Group, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Royal Holloway University, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Dept. of Bioengineering, Human Robotics Group, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Ruddock JS, Poindexter M, Gary-Webb TL, Walker EA, Davis NJ. Innovative strategies to improve diabetes outcomes in disadvantaged populations. Diabet Med 2016; 33:723-33. [PMID: 27194172 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Diabetes disproportionately affects disadvantaged populations. Eighty percent of deaths directly caused by diabetes occurred in low- and middle-income countries. In high-income countries, there are marked disparities in diabetes control among racial/ethnic minorities and those with low socio-economic status. Innovative, effective and cost-effective strategies are needed to improve diabetes outcomes in these populations. Technological advances, peer educators and community health workers have expanded methodologies to reach, educate and monitor individuals with diabetes. In the present manuscript we review the outcomes of these strategies, and describe the barriers to and facilitators of these approaches for improving diabetes outcomes.
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- J S Ruddock
- Department of Medicine, North Central Bronx Hospital, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Medicine, North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Medicine, North Central Bronx Hospital, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Diabetes, a prevalent disease in the United States, is greatly impacted by lifestyle choices, notably nutrition. The goal of this research was to determine which of the nutritional tracking applications (apps) available for Apple (Cupertino, CA) iOS, Android® (Google, Mountain View, CA), and Windows (Microsoft, Redmond, WA) platforms should be a first recommendation to diabetes patients searching for a smartphone app to aid in dietary logging and, for some apps, other varying lifestyle and health data. This project did so by identifying the smartphone apps available on the iTunes® (Apple), Google Play, and Microsoft stores that have nutritional tracking capabilities and are of potential benefit to a patient with diabetes based on certain criteria. Each of the individual apps was then evaluated to determine which would be of most benefit to a diabetes patient. The apps were assessed based on several parameters, such as their food databases, logging options, additional tracking options, interoperability with other devices and apps, and diabetes-specific resources. This information was then compiled and evaluated to determine which apps would be of most benefit for diabetes patients. This research provides valuable information for both patients and healthcare providers because the results of this study can be used as a reference for practitioners wishing to make app recommendations for diabetes patients who are implementing lifestyle change as an aspect of therapy.
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- Alaina Darby
- 1 University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy , Memphis, Tennessee
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- 2 University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy , Oxford, Mississippi
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- 2 University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy , Oxford, Mississippi
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- 1 University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy , Memphis, Tennessee
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Lee YL, Chang P. Modeling a Mobile Health Management Business Model for Chronic Kidney Disease. Stud Health Technol Inform 2016; 225:1047-1048. [PMID: 27332476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In these decades, chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a global public health problem. Information technology (IT) tools have been used widely to empower the patients with chronic disease (e.g., diabetes and hypertension). It is also a potential application to advance the CKD care. In this project, we analyzed the requirements of a mobile health management system for healthcare workers, patients and their families to design a health management business model for CKD patients.
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- Ying-Li Lee
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Taillens F. [Aging and the technologic innovation. The "silver economy", between robotics and ethics]. Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 2016; 109:65-67. [PMID: 27464436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Vallespin B, Cornet J, Kotzeva A. Ensuring Evidence-Based Safe and Effective mHealth Applications. Stud Health Technol Inform 2016; 222:248-261. [PMID: 27198107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The Internet and the digitalization of information have brought big changes in healthcare, but the arrival of smartphones and tablets represent a true revolution and a new paradigm is opened which completely changes our lives. In order to validate the impact of these new technologies in health care, it is essential to have enough clinical studies that validate their impact in wellbeing and healthcare of the patient. Traditional regulatory organisations are still looking for their role in this area. If they follow the classical path of medical devices, we get to a technical, administration and economic collapse. This contribution first presents the main indicators showing the potential of mHealth adoption. It then proposes a classification of mobile health care apps, and presents frameworks for mHealth evaluation. Regulation of mHealth as part of the evaluation process is discussed. Finally, the necessary steps and challenges that have to be taken into account by the industry to prepare the entrance of these technologies into the EU market is analysed.
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- Agency for Health. Quality and Assessment of Catalonia
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Craw P, Mackay RE, Naveenathayalan A, Hudson C, Branavan M, Sadiq ST, Balachandran W. A Simple, Low-Cost Platform for Real-Time Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification. Sensors (Basel) 2015; 15:23418-30. [PMID: 26389913 PMCID: PMC4610544 DOI: 10.3390/s150923418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Advances in microfluidics and the introduction of isothermal nucleic acid amplification assays have resulted in a range of solutions for nucleic acid amplification tests suited for point of care and field use. However, miniaturisation of instrumentation for such assays has not seen such rapid advances and fluorescence based assays still depend on complex, bulky and expensive optics such as fluorescence microscopes, photomultiplier tubes and sensitive lens assemblies. In this work we demonstrate a robust, low cost platform for isothermal nucleic acid amplification on a microfluidic device. Using easily obtainable materials and commercial off-the-shelf components, we show real time fluorescence detection using a low cost photodiode and operational amplifier without need for lenses. Temperature regulation on the device is achieved using a heater fabricated with standard printed circuit board fabrication methods. These facile construction methods allow fabrications at a cost compatible with widespread deployment to resource poor settings.
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- Pascal Craw
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK.
- Oceans and Atmosphere flagship, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
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- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK.
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- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK.
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- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK.
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- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK.
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- Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK.
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- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK.
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Hart AG, Rolfe RN, Dandy S, Stubbs H, MacTavish D, MacTavish L, Goodenough AE. Can Handheld Thermal Imaging Technology Improve Detection of Poachers in African Bushveldt? PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131584. [PMID: 26110865 PMCID: PMC4481516 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Illegal hunting (poaching) is a global threat to wildlife. Anti-poaching initiatives are making increasing use of technology, such as infrared thermography (IRT), to support traditional foot and vehicle patrols. To date, the effectiveness of IRT for poacher location has not been tested under field conditions, where thermal signatures are often complex. Here, we test the hypothesis that IRT will increase the distance over which a poacher hiding in African scrub bushveldt can be detected relative to a conventional flashlight. We also test whether any increase in effectiveness is related to the cost and complexity of the equipment by comparing comparatively expensive (22000 USD) and relatively inexpensive (2000 USD) IRT devices. To test these hypotheses we employ a controlled, fully randomised, double-blind procedure to find a poacher in nocturnal field conditions in African bushveldt. Each of our 27 volunteer observers walked three times along a pathway using one detection technology on each pass in randomised order. They searched a prescribed search area of bushveldt within which the target was hiding. Hiding locations were pre-determined, randomised, and changed with each pass. Distances of first detection and positive detection were noted. All technologies could be used to detect the target. Average first detection distance for flashlight was 37.3m, improving by 19.8m to 57.1m using LIRT and by a further 11.2m to 68.3m using HIRT. Although detection distances were significantly greater for both IRTs compared to flashlight, there was no significant difference between LIRT and HIRT. False detection rates were low and there was no significant association between technology and accuracy of detection. Although IRT technology should ideally be tested in the specific environment intended before significant investment is made, we conclude that IRT technology is promising for anti-poaching patrols and that for this purpose low cost IRT units are as effective as units ten times more expensive.
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- Adam G. Hart
- School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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- School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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- School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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- School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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- Mankwe Wildlife Reserve, Rustenburg, Northwest Province, South Africa
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- Mankwe Wildlife Reserve, Rustenburg, Northwest Province, South Africa
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- School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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Moore A. Get them moving with a free app. Nurs Stand 2015; 29:18. [PMID: 26080965 DOI: 10.7748/ns.29.42.18.s20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Conn J. Going mobile. Providers deploy apps and devices to engage patients and cut costs. Mod Healthc 2014; 44:16-20. [PMID: 25671867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Milligan LB. Engage patients for better health care, lower costs. J Ark Med Soc 2014; 111:132-133. [PMID: 25668919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Patel S, Eluri M, Boyers LN, Karimkhani C, Dellavalle RP. Update on mobile applications in dermatology. Dermatol Online J 2014; 21:13030/qt1zc343js. [PMID: 25756483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 10/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND As the use of mobile devices surpasses that of personal computers, medical applications increasingly provide easy access to a diverse range of health care resources. PURPOSE To analyze changes in the number of dermatologic mobile applications since 2012. METHODS We examined five mobile platforms (Apple, Android, Windows, Nokia, and Blackberry) for dermatology-related diagnoses applications. The apps were categorized by purpose, cost, and target audience. RESULTS A total of 365 dermatologic mobile applications were analyzed with 225 new mobile applications found since 2012. Since the last query, there was a decrease in market share of reference materials (26.6% in 2012 to 15.9% in 2014) and self-surveillance/diagnosis applications (17.9% in 2012 to 12.9% in 2014) while teledermatology apps increased from 3.5% of total apps in 2012 to 9% in 2014. CONCLUSIONS Dermatology apps continue to proliferate with minimal regulation. As technology continues to advance and physicians have greater access to mobile- health information, novel advancements in diagnosis may lead to more time-and-location-flexible patient care.
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We calculated the cost of providing stress reduction care with a mobile phone app (Breathe2Relax) in comparison with normal in-person care, the standard method for managing stress in military and civilian populations. We conducted a cost-minimization analysis. The total cost to the military healthcare system of treating 1000 patients with the app was $106,397. Treating 1000 patients with in-office care cost $68,820. Treatment using the app became less expensive than in-office treatment at approximately 1600 users. From the perspective of the civilian healthcare system, treatment using the app became less expensive than in-office treatment at approximately 1500 users. An online tool was used to obtain data about the number of app downloads and usage sessions. A total of 47,000 users had accessed the app for 10-30 min sessions in the 2.5 years since the release of the app. Assuming that all 47,000 users were military beneficiaries, the savings to the military healthcare system would be $2.7 million; if the 47,000 users were civilian, the savings to the civilian healthcare system would be $2.9 million. Because of the large number of potential users, the total societal savings resulting from self-care using the app may be considerable.
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- David D Luxton
- National Center for Telehealth and Technology, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, Tacoma, USA Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- National Center for Telehealth and Technology, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, Tacoma, USA
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Hsu GL, Tang JC, Hwang WY. Effects of extending the one-more-than technique with the support of a mobile purchasing assistance system. Res Dev Disabil 2014; 35:1809-1827. [PMID: 24819703 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The one-more-than technique is an effective strategy for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) to use when making purchases. However, the heavy cognitive demands of money counting skills potentially limit how individuals with ID shop. This study employed a multiple-probe design across participants and settings, via the assistance of a mobile purchasing assistance system (MPAS), to assess the effectiveness of the one-more-than technique on independent purchases for items with prices beyond the participants' money counting skills. Results indicated that the techniques with the MPAS could effectively convert participants' initial money counting problems into useful advantages for successfully promoting the independent purchasing skills of three secondary school students with ID. Also noteworthy is the fact that mobile technologies could be a permanent prompt for those with ID to make purchases in their daily lives. The treatment effects could be maintained for eight weeks and generalized across three community settings. Implications for practice and future studies are provided.
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- Guo-Liang Hsu
- Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology, National Central University, Taiwan.
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- Department of Special Education, National Chiayi University, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology, National Central University, Taiwan.
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Cano Martín JA, Martínez-Pérez B, de la Torre-Díez I, López-Coronado M. Economic impact assessment from the use of a mobile app for the self-management of heart diseases by patients with heart failure in a Spanish region. J Med Syst 2014; 38:96. [PMID: 24994514 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0096-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Currently, cardiovascular diseases are the deadliest diseases with a total of 17 million deaths worldwide. Hence, they are the focus of many mobile applications for smartphones and tablets. This paper will assess the ex-ante economic impact as well as will determine the cost-effectiveness analysis that the use of one of this app, CardioManager, by patients with heart failure will have in a Spanish community, Castile and Leon. For this, a cost-effectiveness analysis using the hidden Markov model were performed in a hypothetical cohort of patients diagnosed with heart failure, based on the information of epidemiological parameters and the costs derived from the management and care of heart failure patients by the Public Health Care System of Castile and Leon. The costs of patient care were estimated from the perspective of the Ministry of Health of Spain using a discount rate of 3 %. Finally, an estimation of the ex-ante impact that would suppose the introduction of CardioManager in the Health Care System is performed. It is concluded that the introduction of CardioManager may generate a 33 % reduction in the cost of management and treatment of the disease. This means that CardioManager may be able to save more than 9,000 € per patient to the local Health Care System of Castile and Leon, which can be translated in a saving of 0.31 % of the total health expenditure of the region.
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- José Antonio Cano Martín
- Department of Signal Theory and Communications, and Telematics Engineering, University of Valladolid Paseo de Belén, 15. 47011, Valladolid, Spain,
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Leventhal R. How a N.J. medical center saved millions with mHealth technology. Healthc Inform 2014; 31:30-35. [PMID: 25230449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND We investigated the use of third-generation (3G) mobile communications to provide telehealth services in remote health clinics in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. MATERIALS AND METHODS We specified a minimal set of services as our use case that would be representative of typical activity and to provide a baseline for analysis of network performance. Services included database access to manage chronic disease, local support and management of patients (to reduce unnecessary travel to the hospital), emergency care (up to 8 h for an ambulance to arrive), e-mail, access to up-to-date information (Web), and teleclinics. We made site measurements at a representative set of health clinics to determine the type of coverage (general packet radio service [GPRS]/3G), its capabilities to support videoconferencing (H323 and Skype™ [Microsoft, Redmond, WA]) and audio (Skype), and throughput for transmission control protocol (TCP) to gain a measure of application performance. RESULTS We found that none of the remote health clinics had 3G service. The GPRS service provided typical upload speed of 44 kilobits per second (Kbps) and download speed of 64 Kbps. This was not sufficient to support any form of videoconferencing. We also observed that GPRS had significant round trip time (RTT), in some cases in excess of 750 ms, and this led to slow start-up for TCP applications. CONCLUSIONS We found audio was always so broken as to be unusable and further observed that many applications such as Web access would fail under conditions of very high RTT. We found some health clinics were so remote that they had no mobile service. 3G, where available, had measured upload speed of 331 Kbps and download speed of 446 Kbps and supported videoconferencing and audio at all sites, but we frequently experienced 3G changing to GPRS. We conclude that mobile communications currently provide insufficient coverage and capability to provide reliable clinical services and would advocate dedicated wireless services where reliable communication is essential and use of store and forward for mobile applications.
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- Malcolm Clarke
- 1 School of Information Systems, Computing, and Mathematics, Brunel University , Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Smith A. The big data revolution: from drug development to better health outcomes? Am J Manag Care 2014; 20:E4. [PMID: 25617923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Yetisen AK, Martinez-Hurtado JL, da Cruz Vasconcellos F, Simsekler MCE, Akram MS, Lowe CR. The regulation of mobile medical applications. Lab Chip 2014; 14:833-840. [PMID: 24425070 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc51235e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
The rapidly expanding number of mobile medical applications have the potential to transform the patient-healthcare provider relationship by improving the turnaround time and reducing costs. In September 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance to regulate these applications and protect consumers by minimising the risks associated with their unintended use. This guidance distinguishes between the subset of mobile medical apps which may be subject to regulation and those that are not. The marketing claims of the application determine the intent. Areas of concern include compliance with regular updates of the operating systems and of the mobile medical apps themselves. In this article, we explain the essence of this FDA guidance by providing examples and evaluating the impact on academia, industry and other key stakeholders, such as patients and clinicians. Our assessment indicates that awareness and incorporation of the guidelines into product development can hasten the commercialisation and market entry process. Furthermore, potential obstacles have been discussed and directions for future development suggested.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ali Kemal Yetisen
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QT, UK.
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