M-health for health behaviour change in resource-limited settings: applications to HIV care and beyond

Of the new advanced information and communication technologies, cellular telecommunication networks and mobile phones have reached far more people than any other, especially in developing countries. Although Internet use has also increased substantially in recent years, in 2011 26% of the people in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization Jg. 90; H. 5; S. 390 - 392
Hauptverfasser:	Thirumurthy, Harsha, Lester, Richard
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Switzerland World Health Organization 01.05.2012 The World Health Organization
Schlagworte:	Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Antiretroviral agents Antiretroviral therapy Antiviral agents Behavior Behavior change Behavior modification Care and treatment Cell phones Cellular Cellular communication Cellular telephones Clinical outcomes Clinical trials Communication Communications technology Cost analysis Costs Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration Developing Countries Disease transmission Drug resistance E-health Health Health aspects Health Behavior Health care expenditures Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health promotion Health Promotion - methods Health Resources - statistics & numerical data Health Resources - utilization Health services Health status HIV HIV (Viruses) HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - prevention & control Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infections Information technology Internet Internet access Intervention LDCs Malaria Maternal & child health Medical treatment Medication Adherence Mobile communication systems Mobile phones Patients Perspectives Public Health Practice Risk-Taking Studies Subscriptions Telemedicine - instrumentation Telemedicine - methods Telephone communications Telephones Text messaging Theme Issue Kenya United States > US
ISSN:	0042-9686, 1564-0604, 1564-0604
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Zusammenfassung:	Of the new advanced information and communication technologies, cellular telecommunication networks and mobile phones have reached far more people than any other, especially in developing countries. Although Internet use has also increased substantially in recent years, in 2011 26% of the people in developing countries had Internet access, whereas 79% had mobile or cellular phone subscriptions. This landscape of expanded access to modern communication technologies has given rise to the concept of "mobile health" (or m-health, a part of what is commonly referred to as "electronic health" or e-health), which is the use of mobile phones for improving health outcomes. This paper draws on the results of three m-health interventions recently evaluated in Kenya to illustrate health behaviours that are particularly amenable to change through m-health interventions. It also underscores the need for controlled trials and points out those aspects of m-health that require further research. Access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy or people with human immunodeficiency virus infection has increased in parallel with the closing of the divide between developed and developing countries in the use of mobile phones.
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ISSN:	0042-9686 1564-0604 1564-0604
DOI:	10.2471/BLT.11.099317