Mobile health apps see weak adoption ratesInformationWeek
The adoption of mobile health (mHealth) apps has been increasing in the research sphere, and researchers have been able to monitor day-to-day fluctuations of a wide range of real-time data using these apps. However, a fundamental challenge to many studies is the rapid and ...
Digital health apps adoption by employers yielded improved productivity to the tune of a £240 million ($317 million) savings In the United States, the Harvard Business Review reported that increased use of virtual health for primary care is projected to save$10 billion. ...
However, the potentially transformative influence of m-health is limited, as many older adults resist adoption leading to the emergence of an age-based digital divide. This study leverages protection motivation theory and social cognitive theory to explore the factors driving resistance among older ...
are related to health1. This has been made possible by the rapid adoption of app-enabled mobile telephones, from 35% of Americans in 2011 to 77% in 20182. In 2015, national surveys suggested that more than half of mobile device users have downloaded a health app, although this does not...
The increasing adoption of telehealth and remote patient monitoring has also contributed to the growth of reminder app development in healthcare. With more patients receiving care through virtual platforms, healthcare providers need to ensure that their patients are adhering to their treatment plans, in...
Adoption and Use of a Mobile Health Application in Older Adults for Cognitive Stimulation 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 39 作者:M Yasini,G Marchand 摘要: Serious games could be used to improve cognitive functions in the elderly. We evaluated the adoption of a new tablet application ...
Such technologies have the potential to reach and deliver health care to new populations. But the extent to which they are successful in enabling the adoption of new and desired behaviours can vary. Some apps are more effective than others, some are free to download while others require a ...
Health and Fitness apps for smart phones and tablets are changing the way we look after our health. This paper analyses the usage of such an app called myFitnessCompanion for chronic disease management. The analysis is based on data collected from 5000 + users over a period of 7 months. Hi...
Healthcare systems are increasingly challenged due to the ramifications of the demographic change. Chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease cause cost in healthcare systems and can predominantly be found among older people. Information technology ca