Uses of mHealth in Injury Prevention and Control: a Critical Review

Abstract

Purpose of ReviewsThe purpose of this review was to summarize the current state of the literature on the use of "mHealth" (the use of mobile devices for health promotion) for injury prevention and control. Recent Findings mHealth is being used to measure, predict, and prevent the full spectrum of injuries. However, most literature remains preliminary or in a pilot stage. Use of best-of-class design principles (e.g., user-centered design, theory-based development) is uncommon, and wide-scale dissemination of effective monitoring or intervention tools is rare. Summary mHealth for injury prevention holds promise, but further work is needed across the full spectrum of development and translation.

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“…These findings might be useful in determining future perspectives to improve infectious disease control and present innovative solutions for healthcare, El-Sherif and Abouzid (2022). In addition, mHealth is being used to measure, predict and prevent the full spectrum of injuries and mHealth for injury prevention holds promise, but further work is needed across the full spectrum of development and translation, Ranney et al (2022). The global mHealth app market is rapidly expanding, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic and new relevant business models are required to be generated to satisfy the new emerging customers' expectations, Faghih et al (2018).…”

“…These findings might be useful in determining future perspectives to improve infectious disease control and present innovative solutions for healthcare, El-Sherif and Abouzid (2022). In addition, mHealth is being used to measure, predict and prevent the full spectrum of injuries and mHealth for injury prevention holds promise, but further work is needed across the full spectrum of development and translation, Ranney et al. (2022).…”