title: [Progress in research of mobile health intervention].
abstract: With the rapid development of mobile communication technology and the growing popularity of smartphones worldwide, mobile health has become an extension of e-Health and Tele-Health, and is of value in the research and practice of public health. In this paper, we systematically assessed research literature of mobile health' s application on disease prevention and control as well as health promotion. Based on the characteristics of current literature, this paper focused on the application of mobile health in maternal health promotion, chronic disease management, and communicable disease prevention and control to provide reference for the mobile health intervention research in China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: P X
authors.initials: PX
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: G Q
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D040421:Cell Phone; D002681:China; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications; D011634:Public Health; D012106:Research; D017216:Telemedicine