2020
DOI: 10.1002/pra2.221
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Abstract: This paper analyzes how mobile health applications contribute to the empowerment of health service users. The theoretical foundation includes m‐health, user empowerment, and value co‐creation. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to investigate the Kangaroo application (Canguru, in Portuguese), which targets Brazilian pregnant women and seeks to make women empowered for a healthy pregnancy. The free app is a healthcare social network designed by a health‐tech startup and a reference Brazilian hospita… Show more

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“…Finally, screening rules (i.e., cut-off values) are automatically evaluated and shown to medical personnel to highlight critical issues with patients. All of our concepts are designed under the aspects of the major topics of different guidelines for mHealth applications, such as usability, privacy, security, among others [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Finally, screening rules (i.e., cut-off values) are automatically evaluated and shown to medical personnel to highlight critical issues with patients. All of our concepts are designed under the aspects of the major topics of different guidelines for mHealth applications, such as usability, privacy, security, among others [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, the participants reported that entering a large amount of data on smartphones may be cumbersome and scare them off. All in all, these criteria are summarized under the aspects of security, usability, privacy, appropriateness, suitability, transparency, and content, safety, technical support, and technology [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ].…”
Section: Related Work In Mhealth and Psycho-oncologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the clinical setting or outside hospital walls [ 1 ], mHealth is meant to improve and support the prevention, diagnostics, therapy, monitoring, and follow-up care of and with patients [ 2 - 5 ]. Infomediaries, mobile apps, telemedicine, and mobilized medical devices are examples of how mHealth has already been introduced into medical care [ 3 , 6 - 10 ]. Despite these benefits, limitations due to security concerns, possible health risks, corresponding regulations, and individual barriers influence the development of mHealth and its integration into existing clinical structures [ 11 - 20 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A large-scale study with approximately 2,500 participants found that the average subject uses mobile devices for about 160 minutes a day [1]. Such devices, in turn, can run various types of applications, ranging from simple to-do applications over messenger services up to digital health applications [2,3,4]. The market for mobile health (mHealth) applications is increasing, and more companies are entering the mHealth sector.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this direction, direct digital data collection is simplified, and collected data can also be valuable for clinical decision-making processes and empowerment through explainability [13,14,15]. Exemplarily, the mHealth application Cangaru [4] aims to support pregnant women by providing a calendar for clinical appointments, tracking symptoms, and a social network platform to share information and networking among users. Similarly, approaches like Manage my Pain [16], imitoCam [17], or Track Your Stress [18] have been introduced to collect patient data continuously.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%