mHealth: state of the (he)art

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    Abstract

    mHealth (mobile health) is a general term for the use of mobile phones and other wireless technology in medical care. The most common application of mHealth is the use of mobile phones and wearable devices and software applications (“Apps”) for health purposes, mainly to educate consumers about preventive health care services. However, mHealth is also used for disease surveillance, treatment support, epidemic outbreak tracking and chronic disease management. World population of 7 billion mobile devices could give a nice opportunity for monitoring of physiology, behavior and disease and patient education. (1-3) We present the management of patient with atrial fibrillation using mHealth applications at a distance of 2000 km. This App facilitates earlier and more accurate diagnosis and could create more efficient, convenient and potentially more cost effective delivery of care. Based on the future potential of digital-Health, UK secretary Jeremy Hunt said: NHS app will put patients in control of their healthcare and will be available to everyone in England in December 2018. This is a future for every country. E-Health is also a key area for the European Society of Cardiology because smartphone and apps can also provide education, encourage behavior change, and increase treatment adherence in patients as well as deliver interactive treatment algorithms to aid clinicians. Digital-Health has to be a human imperative.

    Keywords

    m-Health, digital-Health, atrial fibrillation, mobile devices

    DOI

    https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2018.460

    Literature

    1. Kotecha D, Chua WWL, Fabritz L, Hendriks J, Casadei B, Schotten U, et al. European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Taskforce, the CATCH ME consortium and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). European Society of Cardiology smartphone and tablet applications for patients with atrial fibrillation and their health care providers. Europace. 2018 Feb 1;20(2):225–33. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux299
    2. Cowie MR, Bax J, Bruining N, Cleland JG, Koehler F, Malik M, et al. e-Health: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J. 2016 Jan 1;37(1):63–6. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehv416
    3. Friganovic K, Kukolja D, Jovic A, Cifrek M, Krstacic G. Optimizing the Detection of Characteristic Waves in ECG Based on Processing Methods Combinations. IEEE Access. 2018;6:50609–26. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2869943
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    mHealth: state of the (he)art

    Extended Abstract
    Issue11-12
    Published
    Pages460
    PDF via DOIhttps://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2018.460
    m-Health
    digital-Health
    atrial fibrillation
    mobile devices

    Authors

    Goran Krstačić*ORCIDPoliklinika za prevenciju kardiovaskularnih bolesti i rehabilitaciju, Zagreb, Hrvatska
    Antonija KrstačićORCIDSveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Medicinski fakultet Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska

    *Correspondence email: goran.krstacic@zg.t-com.hr

    Abstract

    mHealth (mobile health) is a general term for the use of mobile phones and other wireless technology in medical care. The most common application of mHealth is the use of mobile phones and wearable devices and software applications (“Apps”) for health purposes, mainly to educate consumers about preventive health care services. However, mHealth is also used for disease surveillance, treatment support, epidemic outbreak tracking and chronic disease management. World population of 7 billion mobile devices could give a nice opportunity for monitoring of physiology, behavior and disease and patient education. (1-3) We present the management of patient with atrial fibrillation using mHealth applications at a distance of 2000 km. This App facilitates earlier and more accurate diagnosis and could create more efficient, convenient and potentially more cost effective delivery of care. Based on the future potential of digital-Health, UK secretary Jeremy Hunt said: NHS app will put patients in control of their healthcare and will be available to everyone in England in December 2018. This is a future for every country. E-Health is also a key area for the European Society of Cardiology because smartphone and apps can also provide education, encourage behavior change, and increase treatment adherence in patients as well as deliver interactive treatment algorithms to aid clinicians. Digital-Health has to be a human imperative.

    Literature

    1. 1.
      Kotecha D, Chua WWL, Fabritz L, Hendriks J, Casadei B, Schotten U, et al. European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Taskforce, the CATCH ME consortium and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). European Society of Cardiology smartphone and tablet applications for patients with atrial fibrillation and their health care providers. Europace. 2018 Feb 1;20(2):225–33.DOI
    2. 2.
      Cowie MR, Bax J, Bruining N, Cleland JG, Koehler F, Malik M, et al. e-Health: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J. 2016 Jan 1;37(1):63–6.DOI
    3. 3.
      Friganovic K, Kukolja D, Jovic A, Cifrek M, Krstacic G. Optimizing the Detection of Characteristic Waves in ECG Based on Processing Methods Combinations. IEEE Access. 2018;6:50609–26.DOI