consumer mobile health apps
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Mobile Apps for HealthAplicaciones Móviles en Salud
Cynthia Phelps, PhD CEO
HealtheDesings LLC
November, 2014
VIII Encuentro de Educación Superior en Salud
Smartphones are Popular
• 164,000,000 smartphone users in use in the USA alone
(Statista, 2014)
Touchscreen Smartphones
• 1992 – First smartphone
• 2007 - First touchscreen smartphone
• 2014 - 58% of all people in the USA own smartphone
(PEW fact sheet)
Technology Adoption
The smartphone is the single most rapidly adopted technology
in the modern world.
Mobile App Usage
• 179 billion mobile apps downloaded 2014
• 270 billion projected in 2017(Forbes – 2014)
(Forbes 2014)
One in five people in the USA use mobile technology to improve health.
(Gallup 2014)
Apps for Health
• Fitness Apps
• First Generation
• Trackers
• Single function
Health Beyond Fitness
• Scheduling appointments
• Supporting communities
• Consumer health information
• Interacting with healthcare practitioners– Telemedicine
• Filling prescriptions, – Ordering medication
• Measurement tools
Appointment Scheduling
• Criteria Search for a Doctor
• Make an Appointment
Support Communities• Meet You – Women’s Health Community
• Raised 15 million in funding
Consumer Health Information
Dayima
• 100 million downloads
• 40 million registered users
• 2.5 million comments a day.
Interact with Healthcare Practitioners
Doctor on Demand
Talk live with a doctor about your health.
Telemedicine
Filling Prescriptions
Order and manage your drug prescriptions
Ordering Medication
• Changing regulations
• 900 billion yuan a year market
People who routinely use health-related apps are linked to
better health outcomes(Gallup 2014)
Rapid Growth in Usage
Second Generation of Health Apps
Help manage chronic diseases and disorders
More than one main function
– Learning
– Tracking
– Coping
– Managing
Recovery Coach
SchizophreniaManagement Tool
Health eDesigns LLC
Veterans Administration
Functions
• Learning
• Symptom Tracking
• Coping
• Medication Tracking
• Support Tools
Learning
• Health Information about Schizophrenia
• Treatment information
• Easy to understand
• Short sections
Symptom Tracking
• Warning Signs for Relapse
• Notification to contact a health professional
Coping
Real time access to coping techniques
Breathing
Audio
Video
Medication Management
Conquer Panic
Managing Panic Disorder
HealtheDesigns LLC
Veterans Administration
Daily Tracking
Track:
• Number of Panic Attacks
Rate your:
• Level of Anxiety
• Level of depression
Graph data over time
See Trends
Symptoms
• Just in time information
• Symptom management
Skills Practice
Desensitization
Training
Coping Skills
Animation and Video
Diaphragm
Breathing
Techniques
Scoring
• Setting Weekly Goals
• Using points for Motivation
• Points to show short and long term progress
Trends to watch
• Managing multiple chronic diseases
• Wearables for tracking
• Integrated across apps/platforms
– Big data to support health outcomes
• Diagnostic apps
The Future of Tracking
19 percent of people with no chronic conditions track their health indicators
40 percent of adults with one chronic condition track their health indicators
62 percent of adults with two chronic conditions track their health indicators
Wearables
iOS8 Health - HealthKit
Aggregates data from health apps
Google Fit
Microsoft Health
Diagnostic Apps
Color Assessment of Test Strips
Multiple diagnostic tests
Other Future Uses
• Apps for asking embarrassing questions
• App for post-operation management care
Future Challenges
• Regulation
• Accuracy of Health Data
• Protection of Health Data
• Research is Slow and Expensive
How do I find the right app?
Give up on the App Store, instead:
• Start with trusted sources
• Look for familiar, researched techniques
• Avoid apps that promise too much
• Share with colleagues
• Ask the youngster
DrawMD
Isabel Mobile
Top Ten Medical iPad Apps
Upper Respiratory
Calculate by QxMD Virtual Lab
• My favorite source
• Latest news in mobile health – mHealth
• New products and companies
• Regulation
