Mirza Farhaan, Norris Tony, Stockdale Rosemary
Centre for Mobile Computing IIMS, Massey University Auckland, New Zealand.
Health Informatics J. 2008 Dec;14(4):309-21. doi: 10.1177/1460458208096559.
Ageing populations and unhealthy lifestyles have led to some chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease reaching epidemic proportions in many developed nations. This paper explores the potential of mobile technologies to improve this situation. The pervasive nature of these technologies can contribute holistically across the whole spectrum of chronic care ranging from public information access and awareness, through monitoring and treatment of chronic disease, to support for patient carers. A related study to determine the perceptions of healthcare providers to m-health confirmed the view that attitudes were likely to be more important barriers to progress than technology. A key finding concerned the importance of seamless and integrated m-health processes across the spectrum of chronic disease management.
人口老龄化和不健康的生活方式导致一些慢性病，如糖尿病和心脏病，在许多发达国家达到了流行程度。本文探讨了移动技术改善这种状况的潜力。这些技术的普及性可以在慢性护理的整个范围内全面发挥作用，从公共信息获取和认知，到慢性病的监测和治疗，再到对患者护理者的支持。一项关于确定医疗保健提供者对移动医疗看法的相关研究证实了这样一种观点，即态度可能比技术更成为进步的重要障碍。一个关键发现涉及跨慢性病管理范围的无缝和集成移动医疗流程的重要性。
