How can mHealth applications that are developed in one area of the developing world be adapted for use in others?
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The quality of healthcare in developing countries remains a critical issue, due in part to the limited infrastructure and resources available. The development of mHealth systems has been proposed as a possible solution. These systems extend the reach of medical care into rural areas by integrating smartphones and other mobile devices. Yet it is not clear how mHealth solutions designed and tested for use in one developing region can be adapted for use in others. This research-in-progress study frames this problem using a sociomaterial/coping perspective. A case study is proposed to extend and refine this model.
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Adapting mobile phone-based programs for use in another context is complex and challenging because of varied cultural contexts.
“However, adapting mobile phone-based programs for use in another context is complex and challenging because of the varied cultural contexts of countries where the intervention is being adapted [24-26].”
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- Authors
- Eze, E., Gleasure, R., & Heavin, C.
- Affiliations
- University College Cork (IE)
- Corresponding author
- Eze, Emmanuel
- Venue
- Journal of Decision Systems
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-06-10
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- sup1
- Pages
- 536-541
- ISSN
- 1246-0125 (ISSN-L)
- 2116-7052
- OpenAlex
- W2436634053
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 3.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Decision System (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Irish Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › ICT in Developing Communities
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Health, Technology, Consumer Behavior
- Keywords
- mobile health, mobile health apps, sociomateriality, rural healthcare access, health infrastructure
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