Digital Health
Mobile and Wearable Devices for Participatory Health Applications

A key reference on the development of mobile technologies and wearable devices in healthcare

Shabbir Syed-Abdul (Edited by), Xinxin Zhu (Edited by), Luis Fernandez-Luque (Edited by)

9780128200773, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 18 November 2020

232 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.6 cm, 0.48 kg

Digital Health: Mobile and Wearable Devices for Participatory Health Applications is a key reference for engineering and clinical professionals considering the development or implementation of mobile and wearable solutions in the healthcare domain. The book presents a comprehensive overview of devices and appropriateness for the respective applications. It also explores the ethical, privacy, and cybersecurity aspects inherent in networked and mobile technologies. It offers expert perspectives on various approaches to the implementation and integration of these devices and applications across all areas of healthcare. The book is designed with a multidisciplinary audience in mind; from software developers and biomedical engineers who are designing these devices to clinical professionals working with patients and engineers on device testing, human factors design, and user engagement/compliance.

1. Introduction to digital health approach and mHealth applications for participatory health
Mohy Uddin, MD and Shabbir Syed-Abdul, MD, MSc, PhD
2. Digital health in the era of personalized healthcare: opportunities and challenges for bringing research and patient care to a new level
Jorge Cancela, PhD, Iliàs Charlafti, MSc, Seya Colloud, PharmD and Catherine Wu, MSc
3. Wearables, smartphones, and artificial intelligence for digital phenotyping and health
Ignacio Perez-Pozuelo, MSc, MS, Dimitris Spathis, Msc, Emma A.D. Clifton, PhD and Cecilia Mascolo, PhD
4. Artificial intelligence/machine learning solutions for mobile and wearable devices
Zhenxing Xu, PhD, Bin Yu, PhD and Fei Wang, PhD
5. mHealth for research: participatory research applications to gain disease insights
Ipek Ensari, PhD and Noémie Elhadad, PhD
6. Mobile health apps: the quest from laboratory to the market
Juan José Lull, PhD, Antonio Martínez-Millana, PhD and Vicente Traver, PhD
7. mHealth in public health sector: challenges and opportunities in low- and middle-income countries: a case study of Sri Lanka
Pamod Amarakoon, MBBS, Roshan Hewapathirana, MBBS, MSc, PhD and Vajira H.W. Dissanayake, MBBS, PhD
8. How to use the Integrated-Change Model to design digital health programs
Kei Long Cheung, PhD, Santiago Hors-Fraile, PhD and Hein de Vries, PhD
9. Illustration of tailored digital health and potential new avenues
Kei Long Cheung, PhD, Santiago Hors-Fraile, PhD and Hein de Vries, PhD
10. Sustainability of mHealth solutions for healthcare system strengthening
Mohamed-Amine Choukou, PhD
11. Digital health regulatory and policy considerations
Robert Jarrin, JD and Kapil Parakh, MD, MPH, PhD

Subject Areas: Computer networking & communications [UT], Biomedical engineering [MQW]