scholarly journals The promise and peril of mHealth in developing countries

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arul Chib
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Mhealth Intervention ◽  
Medical Infrastructure

The mHealth field understandably arose from a base of practice, developed a nascent, yet ever-expanding, body of inter-disciplinary scholarship, and currently hopes for recognition by, and establishment on, national and trans-national policy bodies and agendas respectively. However, to justify public investment, policymakers require a body of theoretically sound, methodologically rigorous, and generalizable, evidence on how mobile technologies can effectively improve basic healthcare service delivery for hard-to-reach, resource-poor populations in developing countries. This essay draws upon prior work, ranging from a review article, an mHealth intervention for Indonesian healthcare workers within the medical infrastructure, to a text-messaging project in Uganda focused on beneficiaries. The argument is organized around theoretical, methodological, and sustainability issues, and proposes suggestions for how the discipline of mobile communication studies can add value to the field of mHealth research in developing countries.

scholarly journals Mobile technology: private talk, public life and the shrinking commons.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Savi Pannu
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Political Action ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
The Way

"In the field of Communication studies, mobile technology is still a relatively new area of study with scholarly research just beginning to address this rapidly growing field. Because this technology is continually evolving, as is the way in which people are starting to use it, much of the research remains inconclusive as to any predictions of how this technology will to be used. In the meantime, much has been made about mobile technology's potential to change the way we interact and communicate with one another, and how these changes might have the ability to alter social relations forever. What I would like to examine are the locations where mobile technology and social relations intersect, and the manner in which the two inform each other. More specifically, I would like to focus on the areas where mobile technologies (cell phones, Blackberries, text messaging) affect social life, such as collective behaviour, political action, as well as public sphere and public space issues. Much has been made about the supposed benefits of technology and its potential to collectivize, politicize and, above all, mobilize our society. However, is this constant telephony really living up to this potential? In an environment already saturated with communication technology, billion-dollar advertising expenditures and media multinationals, will the addition of new technologies benefit those seldom heard or only add to the white noise?"--Pages 2-3.

scholarly journals Mobile technology: private talk, public life and the shrinking commons.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Savi Pannu
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Political Action ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
The Way

"In the field of Communication studies, mobile technology is still a relatively new area of study with scholarly research just beginning to address this rapidly growing field. Because this technology is continually evolving, as is the way in which people are starting to use it, much of the research remains inconclusive as to any predictions of how this technology will to be used. In the meantime, much has been made about mobile technology's potential to change the way we interact and communicate with one another, and how these changes might have the ability to alter social relations forever. What I would like to examine are the locations where mobile technology and social relations intersect, and the manner in which the two inform each other. More specifically, I would like to focus on the areas where mobile technologies (cell phones, Blackberries, text messaging) affect social life, such as collective behaviour, political action, as well as public sphere and public space issues. Much has been made about the supposed benefits of technology and its potential to collectivize, politicize and, above all, mobilize our society. However, is this constant telephony really living up to this potential? In an environment already saturated with communication technology, billion-dollar advertising expenditures and media multinationals, will the addition of new technologies benefit those seldom heard or only add to the white noise?"--Pages 2-3.

Heat Stress and Thermal Perceptions Amongst Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developed and Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Lee ◽  
Vidhya Venugopal ◽  
P.K. Latha ◽  
Sharifah Alhadad ◽  
Clarence Leow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Heat Stress ◽  
Healthcare Workers

scholarly journals Global neurosurgery, Bangladesh and COVID-19 era

2020 ◽  
pp. 574-576
Author(s):  
Robert Ahmed Khan ◽  
Moshiur Rahman ◽  
Amit Agrawal ◽  
Ezequiel Garcia-Ballestas ◽  
Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Medical Procedure ◽  
Surgical Service ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Significant Obstacle ◽  
To Come

Background. COVID-19 has become an alarming pandemic for our earth. It has created panic not only in China but also in developing countries like Bangladesh. Bangladesh has adequate confinements to constrain the spread of the infection and in this circumstance, overall healthcare workers including neurosurgeons are confronting a ton of difficulties. The purpose of this paper is to depict the proficiency of Global neurosurgery in this COVID-19 time. Method. Global neurosurgery offers the chance of fusing the best proof-based guidelines of care. This paper demonstrated that, in low to middle-income countries, Global medical procedure has been received to address the issues of residents who lack critical surgical care. Results. Inappropriate and insufficient asset allotment has been a significant obstacle for the health system for decently giving security to the patients. The fundamental training process has been genuinely hampered in the current circumstance. Worldwide health activities have set to an alternate centre and Global neurosurgery as an assurance is slowed down. Conclusion. This paper recommended that Global neurosurgical activities need to come forward and increase the workforce to emphasize surgical service.

scholarly journals Bibliometric Analysis of Interventional Literature on Mobile Health: The Most Highly Cited Articles

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Arefeh Ameri ◽  
Farzad Salmanizadeh ◽  
Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Treatment Adherence ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Highly Cited Articles ◽  
Highly Cited

Introduction: Advances in mobile health have led to numerous relevant studies in diagnosis, treatment, and controlling of various diseases. One of the criteria indicating the quality of the previously published studies is the number of citations. Therefore, investigating the features of highly cited articles and identifying the most frequently used mobile technological interventions can affect future research ideas. This study aimed at identifying 100 highly cited interventional studies on mobile health, type of used mobile technologies, and effect of these technologies in various diseases in top-cited articles.Methods: The database employed in this study was the Web of Science, which without limitations was analysed in April 2020 to identify 100 highly cited interventional studies in the field of mobile health. The identified studies were classified based on the number of citations, year of publication, country of the first author, type of disease, and use of mobile technology.Results: A great majority of the studies in the field of interventional mobile health focused on obesity (n=18), addiction (n=15), diabetes (n=13) and mental health disorders (n=12), respectively. Many studies employed mobile technologies to promote lifestyle (weight loss and increased physical activity) (n=20), disease controls (n=20), and treatment adherence (n=18). The mean number of citations per study was 146±97. The most cited study was in the category of viral disease treatment adherence (n=703), and the most cited articles were published in 2012.Conclusions: Among the reviewed 100 studies, many of the interventional studies regarding mobile health focused on obesity, addiction, diabetes and mental health disorders. Promotion of lifestyle, disease controls, and treatment adherence were effects of mobile technologies in top-cited articles. Text messaging service was used as intervention in most of the studies. Thus, future studies may focus on the use of various mobile applications on different diseases’ prevention, control, and treatment.

scholarly journals Public Investment in Resource-Abundant Developing Countries

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (274) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Berg ◽  
Rafael Portillo ◽  
Shu-Chun S. Yang ◽  
Luis-Felipe Zanna ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Investment

Formative research to underpin a text messaging home safety intervention for young mothers

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Mello ◽  
Zoe Gilbard ◽  
Dina Burstein ◽  
Janette Baird ◽  
Mark R Zonfrillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Unintentional Injury ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Young Mothers ◽  
Home Safety ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Safe Sleep ◽  
Mhealth Intervention

Objective: Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for infants and young children in the USA, and the children of young mothers are at an even higher risk. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have been successful in promoting behaviour change for many health conditions. This study assessed interest in mSafety, a text and video messaging mHealth intervention targeting injury prevention knowledge, behaviour and self-efficacy in young mothers. Design: Interviews with young mothers were conducted using a semi-structured interview guide. Setting: Interviews took place at a health clinic for teenage mothers and their children and at a local public charter high school which serves pregnant teenagers and young mothers. Method: A trained research assistant conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 young mothers (ages 15–20). Participants were asked both closed and open-ended questions to elicit opinions about their willingness to utilise mSafety. Results: The results of the interviews were positive. Participants were most interested in learning about the prevention of falls and poisonings, as well as safe sleep. Many emphasised that the language of the messages should be simple and that videos could be included to demonstrate methods of injury prevention. Most interviewees were willing to participate in a ‘virtual home safety visit’ in which participants text home photos to an expert to evaluate home safety practices. Conclusion: The concept of an mHealth intervention that would provide young mothers with the tools to prevent injuries among their children received positive feedback.

ICT Policies in Developing Countries

2012 ◽  
pp. 992-1004
Author(s):  
Enovwor Laura Ogbah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Ict Policy

This chapter focuses on the objectives, issues and influencing factors of national ICT policies in developing countries. It points out how policy has become the driving force for ICT growth; how it can empower a nation and transform its social and economic life thereby improving on the quality of life of its citizens. It further discusses the objectives and issues of ICT policy. It later examines the factors that affect ICT policy Examples of some developing countries in Africa and Asia with national ICT policies were also given. The chapter concludes that unless a strong national policy institution with dedicated policy decision makers charged with the responsibility of monitoring ICT policy implementation are in place, ICT policies will not be effective in developing countries.

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