Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH), is a chronic and complex condition, requiring consistent management and education. The widespread use of smartphones has opened possibilities for mobile health apps to support both patients and healthcare professionals…
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Background: The use of wearable sensors is being explored as a challenging way to accurately identify smoking behaviors by measuring physiological and environmental factors in real-life settings. Although they hold potential benefits for aiding…
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Background: Despite the growing availability of smoking cessation apps, low engagement and cessation rates have remained a significant challenge. To address this issue, we used a user-centered design to iteratively develop a mobile app…
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Background: Obesity is a rapidly increasing health problem in China, causing massive economic and health losses annually. Many techniques have emerged to help people with obesity better adhere to intervention programs and achieve their…
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Background: Effective management of non-communicable diseases requires ongoing coordination and monitoring, often facilitated by e-health technologies such as mobile health (mHealth) applications. The end-user Mobile Application Rating Scale (uMARS) is a valuable tool for…
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Background: Background: Although at the base of the pyramid-shaped organization of the Rwandan health system, Community Health Workers (CHWs) are central to the community-based management of disease outbreaks. Objective: Objectives: This mixed-methods study explored…
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Background: Smartphone-based monitoring in natural settings provides opportunities to monitor mental health behaviors, including suicidal thoughts and behavior. Objective: To use passively collected smartphone state logs to estimate daily smartphone screen time characteristics in…
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Background: SMS text messaging- and internet-based self-reporting systems can supplement existing vaccine safety surveillance systems, but real-world participation patterns have not been assessed at scale. Objective: This study aimed to describe the participation rates…
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This paper proposes an approach to assess digital health readiness in clinical settings to understand how prepared, experienced, and equipped individual people are to participate in digital health activities. Existing digital health literacy and…
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Background: Mobile apps represent accessible and cost-effective tools to improve nutrition and prevent chronic diseases. However, most of these apps have been characterized as having limited functionality, raising concerns about their effectiveness, acceptability, and…
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