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Perceptions of Smartphone User‐Centered Mobile Health Tracking Apps Across Various Chronic Illness Populations: An Integrative Review

Perceptions of Smartphone User‐Centered Mobile Health Tracking Apps Across Various Chronic... Due to the ubiquity of smartphone ownership and the changing paradigm toward patient‐centered health care, mobile health innovations have engendered the development of mobile health tracking applications (apps). These apps are typically commercially available through app distribution platforms, such as Google Play and Apple App Store, and are commonly downloaded onto smartphones or tablet devices to provide a myriad of functions based on individual health care needs and patient conditions (Fiordelli, Diviani, & Schulz, ; Varshney, ). Currently, over 165,000 mobile health apps are available, with the most common type of health tracking apps targeting dieting and fitness (Quintiles IMS, ). Yet, more health tracking apps are being created to target chronic health conditions such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and cardiovascular health (Quintiles IMS, ).User‐centered mobile health tracking apps have gained widespread popularity by facilitating the maintenance of health and management of chronic conditions (Sarkar et al., ) and by empowering individuals to contribute to their own well‐being and health (Birkhoff & Moriarty, ). They provide an assortment of information, encouragement, alerts, and interactive tools (Dennison, Morrison, Conway, & Yardley, ). A user‐centered design involves consideration of the user at every stage of the design process (McCurdie et al., ); health http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Nursing Scholarship Wiley

Perceptions of Smartphone User‐Centered Mobile Health Tracking Apps Across Various Chronic Illness Populations: An Integrative Review

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2017 Sigma Theta Tau International
ISSN
1527-6546
eISSN
1547-5069
DOI
10.1111/jnu.12298
pmid
28605151
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Abstract

Due to the ubiquity of smartphone ownership and the changing paradigm toward patient‐centered health care, mobile health innovations have engendered the development of mobile health tracking applications (apps). These apps are typically commercially available through app distribution platforms, such as Google Play and Apple App Store, and are commonly downloaded onto smartphones or tablet devices to provide a myriad of functions based on individual health care needs and patient conditions (Fiordelli, Diviani, & Schulz, ; Varshney, ). Currently, over 165,000 mobile health apps are available, with the most common type of health tracking apps targeting dieting and fitness (Quintiles IMS, ). Yet, more health tracking apps are being created to target chronic health conditions such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and cardiovascular health (Quintiles IMS, ).User‐centered mobile health tracking apps have gained widespread popularity by facilitating the maintenance of health and management of chronic conditions (Sarkar et al., ) and by empowering individuals to contribute to their own well‐being and health (Birkhoff & Moriarty, ). They provide an assortment of information, encouragement, alerts, and interactive tools (Dennison, Morrison, Conway, & Yardley, ). A user‐centered design involves consideration of the user at every stage of the design process (McCurdie et al., ); health

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Journal of Nursing ScholarshipWiley

Published: Jul 1, 2017

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