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Mobile health use in low- and high-income countries: an overview of the peer-reviewed literature

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Bastawrous, Andrew, Armstrong, Matthew J·2013·Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

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The evolution of mobile phone technology has introduced new possibilities to the field of medicine. Combining technological advances with medical expertise has led to the use of mobile phones in all healthcare areas including diagnostics, telemedicine, research, reference libraries and interventions. This article provides an overview of the peer-reviewed literature, published between 1 August 2006 and 1 August 2011, for the application of mobile/cell phones (from basic text-messaging systems to smartphones) in healthcare in both resource-poor and high-income countries. Smartphone use is paving the way in high-income countries, while basic text-messaging systems of standard mobile phones are proving to be of value in low- and middle-income countries. Ranging from infection outbreak reporting, anti-HIV therapy adherence to gait analysis, resuscitation training and radiological imaging, the current uses and future possibilities of mobile phone technology in healthcare are endless. Multiple mobile phone based applications are available for healthcare workers and healthcare consumers; however, the absolute majority lack an evidence base. Therefore, more rigorous research is required to ensure that healthcare is not flooded with non-evidence based applications and is maximized for patient benefit.

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Authors: Bastawrous, A., & Armstrong, M. J.
Affiliations: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
NIHR Birmingham Liver Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
Corresponding author: Bastawrous, Andrew
ORCID: Bastawrous, Andrew
Armstrong, Matthew J
Venue: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2013-04
Volume: 106
Issue: 4
Pages: 130-142
ISSN: 0141-0768 (ISSN-L)
1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/0141076812472620
PMC: PMC3618170
OpenAlex: W2108171260
Cited by: 236
References: 51
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 1
FWCI: 2.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Wellcome Trust
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › ICT in Developing Communities
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Mobile Learning in Education
Keywords: mobile health, smartphones, text messaging, low- and middle-income countries, high-income countries, telemedicine, gait analysis, resuscitation training, radiological imaging
MeSH terms: Delivery of Health Care, Developing Countries, Health Services, Humans, Telemedicine, Developed Countries, Cell Phone, Text Messaging

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