“What Is eHealth”: Time for An Update?

The annual number of articles reporting on eHealth interventions has increased over the last 10 years. In contrast, the last article in this journal on the definition of eHealth was published in 2006. This leads to the question whether the field itself has reached consensus about the definition and...

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Main Authors: Boogerd, Emiel A, Arts, Tessa, Engelen, Lucien JLPG, van de Belt, Tom H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2015-03-01
Series:JMIR Research Protocols
Online Access:http://www.researchprotocols.org/2015/1/e29/
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author Boogerd, Emiel A
Arts, Tessa
Engelen, Lucien JLPG
van de Belt, Tom H
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description The annual number of articles reporting on eHealth interventions has increased over the last 10 years. In contrast, the last article in this journal on the definition of eHealth was published in 2006. This leads to the question whether the field itself has reached consensus about the definition and description of eHealth or whether it is in need for a new review of the literature and a new description of the rapidly changing field of eHealth. Since the JMIR community has successfully collaborated on the “CONSORT-eHealth” in the past, we would like to use the same strategy to explore the need for a new definition of eHealth and the creation of a taxonomy for this field. Therefore, we hereby submit a call to all JMIR-readers, to fill out a 4-question survey on their ideas about a refined eHealth definition. Based on these results, we will decide whether or not to engage in a systematic review. Logically, the entire JMIR community is invited to join us in our attempt to further elucidate the field of eHealth.
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spelling doaj.art-678ce648c76f465cb03e14bfcd6000782022-12-21T23:45:04ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Research Protocols1929-07482015-03-0141e2910.2196/resprot.4065“What Is eHealth”: Time for An Update?Boogerd, Emiel AArts, TessaEngelen, Lucien JLPGvan de Belt, Tom HThe annual number of articles reporting on eHealth interventions has increased over the last 10 years. In contrast, the last article in this journal on the definition of eHealth was published in 2006. This leads to the question whether the field itself has reached consensus about the definition and description of eHealth or whether it is in need for a new review of the literature and a new description of the rapidly changing field of eHealth. Since the JMIR community has successfully collaborated on the “CONSORT-eHealth” in the past, we would like to use the same strategy to explore the need for a new definition of eHealth and the creation of a taxonomy for this field. Therefore, we hereby submit a call to all JMIR-readers, to fill out a 4-question survey on their ideas about a refined eHealth definition. Based on these results, we will decide whether or not to engage in a systematic review. Logically, the entire JMIR community is invited to join us in our attempt to further elucidate the field of eHealth.http://www.researchprotocols.org/2015/1/e29/
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