ArticleEcancermedicalscience2018
mHealth and telemedicine apps: in search of a common regulation.
Article in Ecancermedicalscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Using mHealth Technologies for Case Finding in Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases in Africa: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2023Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Telemedicine Solutions for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 Mobile Apps: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Need for the Development of a Specific Regulatory Framework for Evaluation of Mobile Health Apps in Peru: Systematic Search on App Stores and Content Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- Feasibility and acceptability of telemedicine in prenatal care for low-risk pregnancies: a comparative study of remote and in-person approaches in the Czech Republic.Central European journal of public health · 2025Observational
- Empowering postpartum women: the role of mHealth apps in promoting mental health and obesity prevention.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Exploring Stakeholders' Perceptions of Using Digital Health Technologies to Improve the Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Qualitative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Telemedicine for Personalized Nutritional Intervention of Rare Diseases: A Narrative Review on Approaches, Impact, and Future Perspectives.Nutrients · 2025Review
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- The Application of tDCS to Treat Pain and Psychocognitive Symptoms in Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review.Neural plasticity · 2024Article
- Digital Health App to Address Disparate HIV Outcomes Among Black Women Living in Metro-Atlanta: Protocol for a Multiphase, Mixed Methods Pilot Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Adopting and Using Telemedicine for Diabetes Care and Management: Qualitative Semistructured Interview Study Among Health Care Providers and Patients With Diabetes.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- International Market Access Strategies for Artificial Intelligence-Based Medical Devices: Can We Standardize the Process to Faster Patient Access?Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2023Article
- Scoliosis Management through Apps and Software Tools.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Knowledge, Perception, and Readiness of Indonesian Pharmacists for the Implementation of Telepharmacy-Based Pharmaceutical Services in Indonesia.Integrated pharmacy research & practice · 2023Article
- Looking at Europe's recent behavioral telehealth practices for children and families impacted by neurodevelopmental disabilities.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2023Review
- The determinants of public acceptance of telemedicine apps: an innovation diffusion perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Developments in information and communication technology have changed the way healthcare processes are experienced by both patients and healthcare professionals: more and more services are now available through computers and mobile devices. Smartphones are becoming useful tools for managing one's health, and today, there are many available apps meant to increase self-management, empowerment and quality of life. However, there are concerns about the implications of using mHealth and apps: data protection issues, concerns about sharing information online, and the patients' capacity for discerning effective and valid apps from useless ones. The new General Data Protection Regulation has been introduced in order to give uniformity to data protection regulations among European countries but shared guidelines for mHealth are yet to develop. A unified perspective across Europe would increase the control over mHealth exploitation, making it possible to think of mHealth as effective and standard tools for future medical practice.
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