Mobile Virtual Communities in Healthcare The Chronic Disease Management Case
Abstract
The number of citizens with chronic diseases is increasing and is expected to grow more in the next few decades; consequently, the cost of healthcare delivery will increase, and it becomes vital for societies to investigate ways to decrease healthcare cost. On the other hand, mobile technologies are becoming widespread; besides, virtual communities (VCs) are evolving and are taking advantage of users’ mobility. This chapter explores the ways in which mobility within virtual communities can play an important role in facing the current and future healthcare challenges, suggests that mobile VCs (MVCs) can help patients with chronic disease to self-manage their health, shows the many advantages of this approach, particularly in terms of enhanced healthcare delivery and reduced healthcare cost, and discusses the challenges that this approach faces.
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- Authors
- El Morr, C.
- Affiliations
- York University, Canada
- Venue
- Ubiquitous Health and Medical Informatics
- Publisher
- IGI Global
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 258-274
- OpenAlex
- W2498327392
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IGI Global eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Innovation in Digital Healthcare Systems
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Keywords
- chronic disease management, self-management, mobile health, healthcare cost reduction, health care delivery, patient engagement
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