title: A framework design for the mHealth system for self-management promotion.
abstract: Mobile health (mHealth) technology has been proposed to alleviate the lack of sufficient medical resources for personal healthcare. However, usage difficulties and compliance issues relating to this technology restrict the effect of mHealth system-supported self-management. In this study, an mHealth framework is introduced to overcome these drawbacks and improve the outcome of self-management. We implemented a set of ease of use principles in the mHealth design and employed the quantitative Fogg Behavior Model to enhance users' execution ability. The framework was realized in a prototype design for the mHealth system, which consists of medical apparatuses, mobile applications and a health management server. The system is able to monitor the physiological status in an unconstrained manner with simplified operations, while supervising the healthcare plan. The results suggest that the present framework design is accessible for ordinary users and effective in improving users' execution ability in self-management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of MOE, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Guifeng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: Department of Instruments, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, 310006 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of MOE, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of MOE, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Hengyi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of MOE, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Chengyu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of ICU, Zhejiang Hospital, Lingyin Road 12, 310013 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of ICU, Zhejiang Hospital, Lingyin Road 12, 310013 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Guolong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of ICU, Zhejiang Hospital, Lingyin Road 12, 310013 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of MOE, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Gangmin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ning
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation*; D040421:Cell Phone; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Self-management; ease of use; execution ability; mobile health; persuasive technology