Background: Advancements in smartphone technology coupled with the proliferation of data
connectivity has resulted in increased interest and unprecedented growth in mobile …

Regular care and informational support are helpful in improving disease-related health
outcomes. Communication technologies can help in providing such care and support. The …

Background Mobile phone‐based smoking cessation support (mCessation) offers the
opportunity to provide behavioural support to those who cannot or do not want face‐to‐face …

Background: For the last decade, mHealth has constantly expanded as a part of eHealth.
Mobile applications for health have the potential to target heterogeneous audiences and …

Background: Advancements in information technology (IT) and its increasingly ubiquitous
nature expand the ability to engage patients in the health care process and motivate health …

Background: This study sought to understand the most common uses and functions of
mobile phones in monitoring and managing diabetes, their potential role in a clinical setting …

Background: Cell phone text messaging, via the Short Messaging Service (SMS), offers the
promise of a highly portable, well-accepted, and inexpensive modality for engaging youth …

Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the evidence on the impact of cell
phone interventions for persons with diabetes and/or obesity in improving health outcomes …

Background: Prevention of the onset of depression in adolescence may prevent social
dysfunction, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, suicide, and mental health conditions in …

Background As an insulin-dependent disease, type 1 diabetes requires paying close
attention to the glycemic control. Studies have shown that mobile health (mHealth) can …