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Effect of the mHealth-supported Healthy Future programme delivered by community health workers on maternal and child health in rural China: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Huan Zhou, Sean Sylvia, Scott Rozelle, Gary L Darmstadt et al. • BMJ Open (2023)

Introduction Millions of young rural children in China still suffer from poor health and malnutrition, partly due to a lack of knowledge about optimal perinatal and child care among rural mothers and caregivers. Meanwhile, there is an urgen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065403

The Architecture of an Automatic eHealth Platform With Mobile Client for Cerebrovascular Disease Detection

Wang, Xingce, Bie, Rongfang, Sun, Yunchuan, Wu, Zhongke et al. • JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2013)

BackgroundIn recent years, cerebrovascular disease has been the leading cause of death and adult disability in the world. This study describes an efficient approach to detect cerebrovascular disease. ObjectiveIn order to improve...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.2550

A rural community-based investigation to assess mHealth for family planning advice in district Multan

Naveen Farooq, Nadia Rehman Alvi, Sana Mangrio, Syed Aftab Rahim et al. • Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (2023)

Background: Globally, Pakistan is the 5th populous country. To increase the use of family planning services by public private business model, Punjab Population Innovation Fund selected “Connect4fp” project implemented by International Rescu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.37939/jrmc.v27i1.1973

Emerging New Era of Mobile Health Technologies

Young‐Taek Park • Healthcare Informatics Research (2016)

medical records [6].Patients are also able to reduce their direct and indirect healthcare costs through reduction of the need for healthcare clinic visits or hospitalization [7,8].Regarding mHealth, there is an international conference, "mH...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc DOI: https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2016.22.4.253 PMC: 5116535

Wearable Health Technology and Electronic Health Record Integration: Scoping Review and Future Directions

Catherine Dinh-Le, Rachel Chuang, Sara Kuppin Chokshi, Devin Mann • JMIR mhealth and uhealth (2019)

BACKGROUND: Due to the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and legislation on meaningful use in recent decades, health systems are increasingly interdependent on EHR capabilities, offerings, and innovations to better capture patien...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/12861 PMC: 6746089

Comparing a Mobile Phone Automated System With a Paper and Email Data Collection System: Substudy Within a Randomized Controlled Trial

Bond, Diana M, Hammond, Jeremy, Shand, Antonia W, Nassar, Natasha • JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2020)

BackgroundTraditional data collection methods using paper and email are increasingly being replaced by data collection using mobile phones, although there is limited evidence evaluating the impact of mobile phone technology as part of an au...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/15284

Health technology innovations

R. F. L. Azevedo • Gerontechnology (2022)

The global pandemic has drastically impacted older adults in numerous ways (e.g., loneliness; age discrimination; mental and physical health; limited access to traditional health care).On the other hand, it may have accelerated the general ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.593.sp3

FDA Regulation of Mobile Health Technologies

Nathan G. Cortez, Ivan Glenn Cohen, Aaron Seth Kesselheim • New England Journal of Medicine (2014)

Mobile health (“mHealth”) is the use of portable devices such as smartphones and tablets to improve health. This report discusses the public health benefits and risks of mHealth and the challenges facing the FDA in regulating this technolog...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmhle1403384

Effect of Interactive eHealth Interventions on Improving Medication Adherence in Adults With Long-Term Medication: Systematic Review

Pouls, Bart P H, Vriezekolk, Johanna E, Bekker, Charlotte L, Linn, Annemiek J et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2021)

BackgroundMedication nonadherence leads to suboptimal treatment outcomes, making it a major priority in health care. eHealth provides an opportunity to offer medication adherence interventions with minimal effort from health care providers ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/18901

i-MoMCARE: AI-enabled mobile app for maternal and child health care in Cambodia – a pilot implementation and evaluation study

Vonthanak Saphonn, Siyan Yi, Chhavarath Dary, Sreymom Oy et al. • BMJ Health & Care Informatics (2026)

Objectives In Cambodia, village health support groups (VHSGs) are central to maternal and child health (MCH) service delivery, yet maternal mortality remains high with regional disparities. Although digital health solutions show promise, th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2025-101691

A Focused Review of Smartphone Diet-Tracking Apps: Usability, Functionality, Coherence With Behavior Change Theory, and Comparative Validity of Nutrient Intake and Energy Estimates

Ferrara, Giannina, Kim, Jenna, Lin, Shuhao, Hua, Jenna et al. • JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2019)

BackgroundSmartphone diet-tracking apps may help individuals lose weight, manage chronic conditions, and understand dietary patterns; however, the usabilities and functionalities of these apps have not been well studied. Objecti...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.9232

Mobile App Prototype in Older Adults for Postfracture Acute Pain Management: User-Centered Design Approach

Kevin Tran-Nguyen, Caroline Berger, Roxanne Bennett, Michelle Wall et al. • JMIR Aging (2022)

BackgroundPostfracture acute pain is often inadequately managed in older adults. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies can offer opportunities for self-management of pain; however, insufficient apps exist for acute pain management after a fr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/37772