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Personal Health in My Pocket: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Research Directions in Mobile Personal Health Records
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Author(s): Helen Monkman (University of Victoria, Canada), Andre Kushniruk (University of Victoria, Canada)and Elizabeth Borycki (University of Victoria, Canada)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 23
Source title:
Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mowafa Househ (College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia), Elizabeth Borycki (University of Victoria, Canada)and Andre Kushniruk (University of Victoria, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6150-9.ch016
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Abstract
Consumers' access to their health records is increasing, and one of the ways they can gain access and potentially contribute to their records is by using a mobile Personal Health Record (mPHR). mPHRs emerged as a combination of mHealth and Personal Health Records (PHRs). Despite the current shortage of evidence supporting mPHR use, these systems are already being deployed, and examples of currently available mPHRs are provided. mPHRs have an array of potential uses and different target user groups, but there are also several challenges impeding their success. The physical constraints of mobile devices, health literacy, and usability all create obstacles for mPHRs. However, mPHRs create opportunities due to the affordances of mobile devices and the potential to integrate consumer mHealth applications. The challenges and opportunities of these nascent systems are outlined in this chapter, as they inform research topics with respect to mPHRs.
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