The effectiveness of M-health technologies for improving health and health services: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The application of mobile computing and communication technology is rapidly expanding in the fields of health care and public health. This systematic review will summarise the evidence for the effectiveness of mobile technology interventions for improving health and health service outcomes (M-health) around the world.

Findings

To be included in the review interventions must aim to improve or promote health or health service use and quality, employing any mobile computing and communication technology. This includes: (1) interventions designed to improve diagnosis, investigation, treatment, monitoring and management of disease; (2) interventions to deliver treatment or disease management programmes to patients, health promotion interventions, and interventions desig

SUBMITTER: Free C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2976743 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature