A study of mobile phone use among patients with noncommunicable diseases in La Paz, Bolivia: implications for mHealth research and development

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• 作者：Kevin Kamis ; Mary R. Janevic ; Nicolle Marinec ; Rachel Jantz…
• 关键词：Mobile health ; Vulnerable populations ; Latin America
• 刊名：Globalization and Health
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：11
• 期：1
• 全文大小：432 KB
• 刊物主题：Public Health; Development Economics; Social Policy; Quality of Life Research; Epidemiology;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1744-8603

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Background While global momentum supporting mobile health (mHealth) research and development is increasing, it is imperative to assess the potential fit of mHealth programs in local settings. We describe the penetration of mobile technologies among Bolivian patients with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to inform research on mHealth interventions for the Andean region as well as low- and middle-income countries more generally.