Background: Mobile technologies hold potential for improving the quality of care and
engagement of patients. However, there are considerable challenges in ensuring that …

Background: This paper presents an approach to assist health professionals in
recommending high quality apps for supporting chronic disease self-management. Most app …

Background Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading global health problem in
this century and are the principal causes of death and health care spending worldwide …

Background: The use of mobile technology or smartphones has grown exponentially in the
United States, allowing more individuals than ever internet access. This access has been …

Background: The use of mobile phones, and specifically smartphones, in the last decade
has become more and more prevalent. The latest mobile phones are equipped with …

Background: Self-management is essential to caring for high-need, high-cost (HNHC)
populations. Advances in mobile phone technology coupled with increased availability and …

Background While there are thousands of behavioral health apps available to consumers,
users often quickly discontinue their use, which limits their therapeutic value. By varying the …

Background: Patient activation has an impact on the management of patients' health, clinical
outcomes, and treatment costs. Mobile electronic devices (MEDs) have shown the potential …

Background: Despite the prevalence of mobile health (mHealth) technologies and
observations of their impacts on patients' health, there is still no consensus on how best to …

Background: Despite the growing number of mental health apps available for smartphones,
the perceived usability of these apps from the perspectives of end users or health care …