Towards a Wireless Mobile Social Network System Design in Healthcare

Yu, Weider D.; Siddiqui, A.

doi:10.1109/mue.2009.77

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“…For example, social sites like PatientsLikeMe aim to create a community Web environment for patients, nurses, and society to provide medical information and education, empower patients to share experiences, explore their medical conditions, symptoms, and routines, and support each other [ 9 ]. Other social networking health care sites including CureTogether, MedHelp, and mCare provide different health services supported by their delivery models [ 10 - 12 ].…”

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Design and Usability Evaluation of Social Mobile Diabetes Management System in the Gulf Region

Alanzi

Istepanian²,

Philip³

2016

JMIR Res Protoc

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BackgroundThe prevalence of diabetes in the Gulf States is one of the highest globally. It is estimated that 20% of the population in the region has been diagnosed with diabetes and according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), five of the IDF’s “top 10” countries for diabetes prevalence in 2011 and projected for 2030 are in this region. In recent years, there have been an increasing number of clinical studies advocating the use of mobile phone technology for diabetes self-management with improved clinical outcomes. However, there are few studies to date addressing the application of mobile diabetes management in the Gulf region, particularly in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), where there is exponential increase in mobile phone usage and access to social networking.ObjectiveThe objective of this paper is to present the design and development of a new mobile health system for social behavioral change and management tailored for Saudi patients with diabetes called Saudi Arabia Networking for Aiding Diabetes (SANAD). A usability study for the SANAD system is presented to validate the acceptability of using mobile technologies among patients with diabetes in the KSA and the Gulf region.MethodsThe SANAD system was developed using mobile phone technology with diabetes management and social networking modules. For the usability study the Questionnaire for User Interaction Satisfaction was used to evaluate the usability aspect of the SANAD system. A total of 33 users with type 2 diabetes participated in the study.ResultsThe key modules of the SANAD system consist of (1) a mobile diabetes management module; (2) a social networking module; and (3) a cognitive behavioral therapy module for behavioral change issues. The preliminary results of the usability study indicated general acceptance of the patients in using the system with higher usability rating in patients with type 2 diabetes.ConclusionsWe found that the acceptability of the system was high among Saudi patients with diabetes, and ongoing work in this research area is underway to conduct a clinical pilot study in the KSA for patients with type 2 diabetes. The wide deployment of such a system is timely and required in the Gulf region due to the wide use of mobile phones and social networking mediums.

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Design and Usability Evaluation of Social Mobile Diabetes Management System in the Gulf Region

Alanzi

Istepanian²,

Philip³

2016

JMIR Res Protoc

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“…CaringBridge is also available for iPhone and iPod Touch users. People gain social support or feel empathy for other people by talking to them during a health care event [32], [33].…”

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Empathy and Mobile Applications

Papoutsi

Drigas

2017

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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Abstract-Mobile devices, such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants, have gained wide-spread popularity and are part of the everyday life of billions of people. Today's mobile phones represent a rich and powerful computing platform, given their sensing, processing, social and communication capabilities. Empathy is the ability to identify with and understand another person's situation and feelings. Our ability to empathize affects how well we communicate our thoughts and feelings with others, how well we understand others, and how comfortable people feel communicating with us. Mobile devices have made a huge step in trying to cultivate empathy to people and different social groups through interesting applications.Keywords-mobile devices, mobile applications, empathy, social media, games, health, emotions, emotional/affective agents, elderly people, social change IntroductionMobile devices are shaping-up users' lifestyles by adding new dimensions to the concept of socializing, performing actions and forming new habits [1]. As summarized by Fogg and Eckles (2007) [2], "mobile phones will soon become the most important platform for changing human behavior". Oinas-Kukkonen (2008) [3] argues that ubiquitous information systems are shaping up the creation and dissemination of information in new ways hence creating opportunities to foster healthier lifestyle.Furthermore mobile applications which is software, developed to run particularly on mobile phones (smartphones) and tablet computing devices, have the potential to bring a new perspective to people's life in many sectors. The diffusion of mobile phones into our lives is an evidence of their popularity. The ever-growing liking and adoption of mobile phones (e.g. Blackberry, iPhone, Google Android, Nokia Windows Phone) is reflective of their mammoth potential to promote health and general wellbeing of users. Portability, continuous data streaming, advanced computing power and easy dissemination of applications give them an edge over other forms of iniJIM

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“…This work looked at patient self-management through online, mobile education and specialists support from organisations, pharmacists, practitioners, and nurses etc. Yu and Siddiqui [21] discuss communities of participants communicating via social media to share knowledge and life experiences. Hilts and Yu recommend variations in the design of social media technology systems to facilitate engagement at different levels (i.e.…”

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