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Volume 6 Issue 1
The Editorial Board at the Journal of Mobile Technology in Medicine is proud to present Volume 6, Issue 1. Mobile technology in Medicine is a rapidly developing area, and we hope to continue accelerating research in the field. We look forward to your submissions for Issue 2.
Perspectives Piece: Realizing the Potential for Digital Health Technology in Behavioral Medicine
Perspectives Piece: Realizing the Potential for Digital Health Technology in Behavioral Medicine
Brandon S. Aylward, Ph.D.1, Timothy D. Nelson, Ph.D.2, Kevin A. Hommel, Ph.D.3
1Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA; 2University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Psychology, Lincoln, NE; 3Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati, OH
Corresponding Author: baylwar@emory.edu
Journal MTM 6:1:46–48, 2017
“The BUS Framework: A comprehensive tool in creating an mHealth App utilizing Behavior Change Theories, User-Centered Design, and Social Marketing”
“The BUS Framework: A comprehensive tool in creating an mHealth App utilizing Behavior Change Theories, User-Centered Design, and Social Marketing”
Sajani Patel1, Monisha Arya2,3,4
1School of Social Sciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas; 2Department of Medicine Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; 3Department of Medicine Section of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; 4Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Corresponding Author: sajani.patel@alumni.rice.edu
Journal MTM 6:1:39–45, 2017
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mHealth: Vehicle for Health System Strengthening in Sri Lanka
mHealth: Vehicle for Health System Strengthening in Sri Lanka
Dr. Madapathage Gayan Buddhika Senanayake, MBBS, MD1, Dr. Gunasena Sunil Senanayake, MBBS, MD2
1Junior Public Health Professional – Health System Management, Department of Health System Development, South East Asian Regional Office for World Health Organization, New Delhi, India; 2Regional Advisor – Health System Management and Patient Safety, Department of Health System Development, South East Asian Regional Office for World Health Organization, New Delhi, India
Corresponding Author: buddhikaoffice@gmail.com
Journal MTM 6:1:34–38, 2017
Sri Lanka has a unique primary healthcare system with diverse community based healthcare services. Emerging health challengers in sustainable development era needs to be addressed with special emphasis on universal health coverage.
mHealth technology is an evidence based intervention to cater the novel healthcare priorities. mHealth needs to be integrated into the existing health system functions, rather stand-alone resolutions. mHealth applications are used for behaviour change communication, point-of-care diagnosis, vital event registration, data collection, electronic health records, provider-to-provider communication, human resource management and supply chain management initiatives. Incorporating these mHealth interventions at community level are essential in resolving future health challengers in Sri Lanka.
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