Mobile phones have become indispensable not only for young people, but also for older
generations, with their current use extending far beyond making calls or texting in
low-, mid-, and high-income countries. There are millions of mobile applications (apps)
now available for different purposes, including health promotion, which has led to
a new concept and opportunity of individual screening, diagnosis, and follow-up, globally
labeled as mHealth by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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mHealth can be used to implement healthy lifestyle interventions, such as delivering
feedback on an individual's daily physical activity levels through their smartphones
or wearable devices.
- World Health Organization (WHO)
mHealth: New horizons for health through mobile technologies.
http://www.who.int/ehealth/mhealth_summit.pdf
Date accessed: May 24, 2018
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Published online: July 25, 2018
Footnotes
P.L.V. is supported by a predoctoral contract granted by the University of Alcalá (FPI2016). J.S.M. is supported by a predoctoral contract granted by Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (FPU14/03435).
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