mHealth R&D Activities in Europe

Abstract

The scope of the chapter is to present a thorough review on the most up to date research and development activities funded by the European Union in the m-health sector and more specifically in the domain of m-Health Innovations for Patient-Centered Care. This review brings to light the latest research directions and trends that are taking place around Europe and the world. The mhealth market is analyzed along with the focusing on the main apps and their classification. Moreover, it presents the trends of the research topics addressed and what are the plans and future activities pushed. The obstacles faced, the pros and cons and the proposed actions, and their match to real life situations are also discussed. The chapter concludes on the current trends and the potential market on m-health solutions and innovations and how they are trying to address the global need for patient-centered care.

Pain Management Mobile Applications: A Systematic Review of Commercial and Research Efforts

“…Another significant finding is that only a small percentage of the published articles-7.1% (n = 5)-are in journals without a Journal Citation Reports (JCR) ranking, while all the conferences have a Conference Ranking by Computing Research and Education (CORE) ranking. This confirms that research in the field is a genuine need [5,82].…”

“…Even though almost one-third of the research articles appeared after 2012, one could expect a much larger number of efforts in this period, when the smartphone market was already mature. This, compared to the broader research efforts in the field of mobile health [ 5 , 82 ], highlights that the field of pain had not yet attracted the interest of researchers, at least from a technological point of view.…”