What is the Government of Canada’s definition of “eHealth”?
Term used to describe the application and communication technologies in the health sector
What is WHO’s definition of “eHealth”?
The use of information & communication technologies for health
What is Gunther Evsenbach’s definition of “eHealth”?
An emerging field in the intersection of medical information, public health & business, referring to health services and information delivered or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies
What are the 3 prominent domains of eHealth according to Shaw et al.?
Health in our Hands
Interacting for Health
Data Enabling Health
What do we mean by “health in our hands”?
The use of eHealth technologies to monitor, track, & information health
What do we mean by “interacting for health”?
The use of technologies to communicate between stakeholders in health
What do we mean by “data enabling health”?
The collection, management, and use/application of health data sources
What is Canada Health Infoway?
An independent, not-for-profit organization that helps to improve the health of Canadians by working to accelerate the development, adoption, and effective use of digital health solutions
When was Canada Health Infoway established?
2001
What is Canada health infoway’s vision?
Healthier Canadians through innovative digital health solutions
What is “digital health”?
The use of information technology/electronic communication tools, services & processes to deliver health care services or facilitate better health
What are “electronic health records” (EHR)?
A secure, integrated collection of a person’s encounters with the healthcare system that provides a comprehensive digital view of a patient’s health history
What are components of an EHR?
Laboratory information systems
Diagnostic imaging repositories
Drug information systems
Telehealth
Privacy
Clinical interoperability
Public health surveillance
Registries
What is “mHealth”?
Medical & public health practice supported by mobile devices
Who is the author of the “promise, growth & reality of mobile health” article?
Roess, 2017
As of 2017, how many wireless communication subscribers were there and how many were in low-and middle-income countries?
5 billion wireless communication subscribers, with more 70% in those countries
According to Roess’ article, how many mHealth tools or apps were there?
1200
According to Roess’ article, what is mHealth designed to do?
Improve data collection
Deliver health education messages
Promote real-time remote monitoring of patients
Improve health care delivery
What are apps?
Software applications that enable programs to run on smartphones
Who is the author of the “fitness apps” article?
Martin et al., 2015
What is the percentage of children & adolescents who are obsese?
18% of children aged 6-11 and 21% of adolescents
What was the purpose of Martin et al.’s study?
Introduce and highly 4 fitness/skill-based apps that can be used during phys ed. and at home to motivate students and their families to engage in regular physical activity
What were the 4 apps introduced in Martin et al.’s study?
Ubersense
Seven
Fitocracy
Zombies Run
What was the main feature of ubersense?
Provides visual feedback and analysis
What was the main feature of seven?
Has 10 different full-body or body specific workouts that each last 7 minutes
What was the main feature of fitocracy?
Provides coaching for physical activity & nutrition and a large database of exercise programs
What was the main feature of Zombies Run?
A running application that tracks distance, pace, time & heart rate while users participate in a story set in the zombie apocalypse
What was the conclusion drawn from Martin et al.’s study?
Finding innovative ways to engage students in participating in daily physical activity and sports is essential, with fitness & sports apps being one strategy to do so
Who is the author “using mobile apps to promote a healthy lifestyle” article?
Dute el al., 2016
What was the aim of Dute et al.’s study?
Explore how mobile apps can contribute to the promotion of healthy nutrition, physical activity, and prevention of overweight in adolescents & students
What method was used to conduct Dute et al.’s study?
A meta-analysis
When were studies included into Dute et al.’s meta-analysis?
The primary component of the intervention involves an app
The intervention targets healthy nutrition, physical activity, or overweight prevention
The target group included adolescents or students
What is the “theory of planned behavior”?
Theory that describes 3 factors which have an influence on an individual’s intention to perform a given behavior
What are the 3 factors described in the theory of planned behavior?
Attitude
Subjective norm
perceived behavioral control
What is the “transtheoretical model”?
Model that assesses an individual’s readiness to adopt a new, healthier behavior. It also described strategies to guide the individual through the stages of change
What is Abraham & Michie’s taxonomy of behavior change techniques?
A taxonomy of 26 generally applicable behavior change techniques
What were the conclusions of Dute et al.’s study?
Limited research is available on apps as a tool for health promotion for adolescents, but they seem to be promising
What are some examples of mHealth tools?
Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
Patient monitoring devices
Nonprogrammable mobile phones
Tablet & laptop computers
Mobile apps
What are current trends in mHealth app development?
Self-management
Cognition improvement
Skills training
Social support
Symptom tracking
Passive data collection
What are some pros of mHealth?
Convenient
Anonymous
An introduction to care
Low cost
Allows service to more people
Provides 24 hour service
Consistent
Objective data collection
What are cons of mHealth?
Not always effective
Privacy issues
Regulation issues
Overselling
Guidance
What are the 4 main requirements for wearable health devices?
Low power consumption
Reliability
Security
Comfort & ergonomics
What are the 5 traditional vital signs?
Heart rate
Blood pressure
Respiratory rate
Blood oxygen saturation
Body temperature
What is telehealth?
The use of telecommunications & virtual technology to deliver health care outside of traditional health care facilities
Who is the author of the “beyond techno-utopia” article?
Lupton, 2014