MedReminder - An Interactive Multimedia Medical Application for the IPTV Environment

Guna, Jože; Kovač, Rok; Stojmenova, Emilija; Pogačnik, M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-25364-5_45

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“…mHealth applications use mobile devices for collecting healthcare data, delivering healthcare data to physicians, researchers and patients, monitoring vital signs in real time and ensuring direct healthcare (i.e., telemedicine). Examples include the exchange of medical information via email, texting, smartphone apps, storing and forwarding pictures, and web-based video [ 13 ].…”

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Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly

Isaković

Sedlar

Volk

et al. 2016

Journal of Diabetes Research

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Diabetes mellitus has high prevalence in the ageing population and is often accompanied by other comorbidities, such as Alzheimer's disease, and general disabilities, such as poor eyesight. These comorbidities have redefined ways in which patients use mHealth apps, including diabetes apps. The latter have proven benefits for monitoring blood glucose levels and insulin tracking in the general population. In this paper, we analyse a diabetes monitoring app DeStress Assistant (DeSA), which was developed as a part of an EU project and tested in a hospital setting. Due to the increasing number of older adults, we wanted to ensure the app was suitable for that demographic. Based on a number of supervised tests, we show that the app, which was developed with the help of workshops and feedback from tech-savvy patients and clinicians, is difficult to use by elderly users. We demonstrate that with a small number of changes it is possible to raise the usability of the app in a number of categories. We summarise the lessons learned in the discussion. Our findings demonstrate that special care needs to be taken when developing mHealth apps for the elderly population.

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Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly

Isaković

Sedlar

Volk

et al. 2016

Journal of Diabetes Research

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“…A recent systematic review identified 25 studies in the broad area of using IPTV and other interactive or digital television technologies in health, and noted the need for further evidence on which to base specification of user requirements [ 6 ]. Subsequent research papers have described designs for IPTV systems for consumer health information, for instance to provide medication reminders [ 7 ] and health videos [ 8 ]. A recent survey of potential providers and consumers of health information via IPTV offers in-principle support for such systems [ 9 ].…”

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Internet Protocol Television for Personalized Home-Based Health Information: Design-Based Research on a Diabetes Education System

Gray¹,

Clarke²,

Alzougool³

et al. 2014

JMIR Res Protoc

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BackgroundThe use of Internet protocol television (IPTV) as a channel for consumer health information is a relatively under-explored area of medical Internet research. IPTV may afford new opportunities for health care service providers to provide health information and for consumers, patients, and caretakers to access health information. The technologies of Web 2.0 add a new and even less explored dimension to IPTV’s potential.ObjectiveOur research explored an application of Web 2.0 integrated with IPTV for personalized home-based health information in diabetes education, particularly for people with diabetes who are not strong computer and Internet users, and thus may miss out on Web-based resources. We wanted to establish whether this system could enable diabetes educators to deliver personalized health information directly to people with diabetes in their homes; and whether this system could encourage people with diabetes who make little use of Web-based health information to build their health literacy via the interface of a home television screen and remote control.MethodsThis project was undertaken as design-based research in two stages. Stage 1 comprised a feasibility study into the technical work required to integrate an existing Web 2.0 platform with an existing IPTV system, populated with content and implemented for user trials in a laboratory setting. Stage 2 comprised an evaluation of the system by consumers and providers of diabetes information.ResultsThe project succeeded in developing a Web 2.0 IPTV system for people with diabetes and low literacies and their diabetes educators. The performance of the system in the laboratory setting gave them the confidence to engage seriously in thinking about the actual and potential features and benefits of a more widely-implemented system. In their feedback they pointed out a range of critical usability and usefulness issues related to Web 2.0 affordances and learning fundamentals. They also described their experiences with the system in terms that bode well for its educational potential, and they suggested many constructive improvements to the system.ConclusionsThe integration of Web 2.0 and IPTV merits further technical development, business modeling, and health services and health outcomes research, as a solution to extend the reach and scale of home-based health care.

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Applicability and effectiveness of mobile health services for older adults population with diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Preprint)

Chen¹,

Wang²,

Fan³

2021

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BACKGROUND Mobile health services educate patients with diabetes regarding their personal condition, helping them better manage the disease and mitigate complications from diabetes. OBJECTIVE Because mobile health services use mobile computing devices, such as smartphones, it remains unclear whether such services can meet the needs of older adult patients with diabetes with respect to health information and communication with medical groups. Thus, this study explored how effective and applicable mobile medical services are among older adult patients with diabetes. METHODS Adopting a systematic review approach, we searched for peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2010 and 2020. We obtained 523 potentially relevant studies but meta-analyzed the study data of nine of them after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Our patients were from three countries and had a mean age of 60 years. RESULTS The combined effects were statistically significant; they were 3-month post-intervention weighted mean difference (WMD) = −0.62 (95% CI: −1.06, −0.17) and 6-month post-intervention WMD = −0.42 (95% CI: −0.61, −0.23）. CONCLUSIONS Mobile health services are partially effective among older adult patients with diabetes. These services can improve blood sugar levels, depression symptoms, and health conditions. Obstacles remain, such as technical anxiety, but they can be eliminated by including technical guidance and remote supervision services.

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MedReminder - An Interactive Multimedia Medical Application for the IPTV Environment

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly

Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly

Internet Protocol Television for Personalized Home-Based Health Information: Design-Based Research on a Diabetes Education System

Applicability and effectiveness of mobile health services for older adults population with diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Preprint)

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