TY - JOUR
T1 - Apps and Mobile Health Technology in Rehabilitation
T2 - The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown
AU - Ramey, Lindsay Nicole
AU - Osborne Ph.D., Candice Lee
AU - Kasitinon, Donald
AU - Juengst, Shannon B
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - Although there is disparity in access to mobile health (mHealth) services among people with disabilities, several smartphone and tablet-based mHealth applications are available that may affect the care of patients in rehabilitation medicine. This article reviews the current evidence for and breadth of application-based mHealth interventions in rehabilitation medicine, including comprehensive self-management mHealth services; weight management mHealth services; diagnosis-specific mHealth services for individuals with brain, spinal cord, musculoskeletal, or other injury types; and nonmedical services to improve community and social integration.
AB - Although there is disparity in access to mobile health (mHealth) services among people with disabilities, several smartphone and tablet-based mHealth applications are available that may affect the care of patients in rehabilitation medicine. This article reviews the current evidence for and breadth of application-based mHealth interventions in rehabilitation medicine, including comprehensive self-management mHealth services; weight management mHealth services; diagnosis-specific mHealth services for individuals with brain, spinal cord, musculoskeletal, or other injury types; and nonmedical services to improve community and social integration.
KW - Applications (apps)
KW - Mobile health (mHealth)
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Smartphone
KW - Technology
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmr.2018.12.001
DO - 10.1016/j.pmr.2018.12.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30954161
AN - SCOPUS:85062258722
SN - 1047-9651
VL - 30
SP - 485
EP - 497
JO - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
JF - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -