Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Department of Integrated Early Childhood Development, Capital Institute of Paediatrics, Beijing, China.
J Glob Health. 2013 Dec;3(2):020101. doi: 10.7189/jogh.03.020101.
The use of mobile devices in healthcare, or mHealth, has the potential to play an important role in low- and middle-income countries in a wide range of areas. A particular area with great potential to improve global health is using mHealth for data collection. We propose three ideas: (i) to validate and conduct household surveys, (ii) to monitor large-scale programs, and (iii) to measure the global burden of disease. We need to know more about mHealth interventions and their validity to maximise their potential.
移动医疗(mHealth)在医疗保健中的应用有望在广泛领域为中低收入国家发挥重要作用。在改善全球健康方面,具有巨大潜力的一个特定领域是利用 mHealth 进行数据收集。我们提出了三个想法:(i)验证和进行家庭调查,(ii)监测大型计划,以及(iii)衡量全球疾病负担。我们需要更多地了解 mHealth 干预措施及其有效性,以最大程度地发挥其潜力。