Journal article
Mobile Health Technology Evaluation The mHealth Evidence Workshop
American journal of preventive medicine, Vol.45(2), pp.228-236
08/01/2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.03.017
PMCID: PMC3803146
PMID: 23867031
Abstract
Creative use of new mobile and wearable health information and sensing technologies (mHealth) has the potential to reduce the cost of health care and improve well-being in numerous ways. These applications are being developed in a variety of domains, but rigorous research is needed to examine the potential, as well as the challenges, of utilizing mobile technologies to improve health outcomes. Currently, evidence is sparse for the efficacy of mHealth. Although these technologies may be appealing and seemingly innocuous, research is needed to assess when, where, and for whom mHealth devices, apps, and systems are efficacious.
In order to outline an approach to evidence generation in the field of mHealth that would ensure research is conducted on a rigorous empirical and theoretic foundation, on August 16, 2011, researchers gathered for the mHealth Evidence Workshop at NIH. The current paper presents the results of the workshop. Although the discussions at the meeting were cross-cutting, the areas covered can be categorized broadly into three areas: (1) evaluating assessments; (2) evaluating interventions; and (3) reshaping evidence generation using mHealth. This paper brings these concepts together to describe current evaluation standards, discuss future possibilities, and set a grand goal for the emerging field of mHealth research. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Mobile Health Technology Evaluation The mHealth Evidence Workshop
- Creators
- Santosh Kumar - University of MemphisWendy J. Nilsen - National Institutes of HealthAmy Abernethy - Duke UniversityAudie Atienza - National Institutes of HealthKevin Patrick - University of California San DiegoMisha Pavel - U.S. National Science FoundationWilliam T. Riley - National Institutes of HealthAlbert Shar - Robert Wood Johnson FoundationBonnie Spring - Northwestern UniversityDonna Spruijt-Metz - University of Southern CaliforniaDonald Hedeker - University of Illinois ChicagoVasant Honavar - U.S. National Science FoundationRichard Kravitz - University of California, DavisR. Craig Lefebvre - Health Communication and MarketingDavid C. Mohr - Northwestern UniversitySusan A. Murphy - University of MichiganCharlene Quinn - University of Maryland, BaltimoreVladimir Shusterman - University of PittsburghDallas Swendeman - University of California, Los Angeles
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of preventive medicine, Vol.45(2), pp.228-236
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.03.017
- PMID
- 23867031
- PMCID
- PMC3803146
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Prev Med
- ISSN
- 0749-3797
- eISSN
- 1873-2607
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- P50 DA010075 / NIDA NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) P50DA010075 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); European Commission Z99 OD999999 / Intramural NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA UL1TR000150 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) K23HD074946 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) P30 MH058107 / NIMH NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) P30MH058107 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) UL1 TR000150 / NCATS NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984360148302771
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