mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in China: A Systematic Review
BackgroundWith rapidly expanding infrastructure in China, mobile technology has been deemed to have the potential to revolutionize health care delivery. There is particular promise for mobile health (mHealth) to positively influence health system reform and confront the new challenges of chronic dis...
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| author | Tian, Maoyi Zhang, Jing Luo, Rong Chen, Shi Petrovic, Djordje Redfern, Julie Xu, Dong Roman Patel, Anushka |
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| description | BackgroundWith rapidly expanding infrastructure in China, mobile technology has been deemed to have the potential to revolutionize health care delivery. There is particular promise for mobile health (mHealth) to positively influence health system reform and confront the new challenges of chronic diseases.
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to systematically review existing mHealth initiatives in China, characterize them, and examine the extent to which mHealth contributes toward the health system strengthening in China. Furthermore, we also aimed to identify gaps in mHealth development and evaluation.
MethodsWe systematically reviewed the literature from English and Chinese electronic database and trial registries, including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, China National Knowledge of Infrastructure (CNKI), and World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. We used the English keywords of mHealth, eHealth, telemedicine, telehealth, mobile phone, cell phone, text messaging, and China, as well as their corresponding Chinese keywords. All articles using mobile technology for health care management were included in the study.
ResultsA total of 1704 articles were found using the search terms, and eventually 72 were included. Overall, few high quality interventions were identified. Most interventions were found to be insufficient in scope, and their evaluation was of inadequate rigor to generate scalable solutions and provide reliable evidence of effectiveness. Most interventions focused on text messaging for consumer education and behavior change. There were a limited number of interventions that addressed health information management, health workforce issues, use of medicines and technologies, or leadership and governance from a health system perspective.
ConclusionsWe provide four recommendations for future mHealth interventions in China that include the need for the development, evaluation and trials examining integrated mHealth interventions to guide the development of future mHealth interventions, target disadvantaged populations with mHealth interventions, and generate appropriate evidence for scalable and sustainable models of care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c10018392a3b40b0bbe44419593cd5ee2022-12-21T20:06:45ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR mHealth and uHealth2291-52222017-03-0153e3210.2196/mhealth.6889mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in China: A Systematic ReviewTian, MaoyiZhang, JingLuo, RongChen, ShiPetrovic, DjordjeRedfern, JulieXu, Dong RomanPatel, AnushkaBackgroundWith rapidly expanding infrastructure in China, mobile technology has been deemed to have the potential to revolutionize health care delivery. There is particular promise for mobile health (mHealth) to positively influence health system reform and confront the new challenges of chronic diseases. ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to systematically review existing mHealth initiatives in China, characterize them, and examine the extent to which mHealth contributes toward the health system strengthening in China. Furthermore, we also aimed to identify gaps in mHealth development and evaluation. MethodsWe systematically reviewed the literature from English and Chinese electronic database and trial registries, including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, China National Knowledge of Infrastructure (CNKI), and World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. We used the English keywords of mHealth, eHealth, telemedicine, telehealth, mobile phone, cell phone, text messaging, and China, as well as their corresponding Chinese keywords. All articles using mobile technology for health care management were included in the study. ResultsA total of 1704 articles were found using the search terms, and eventually 72 were included. Overall, few high quality interventions were identified. Most interventions were found to be insufficient in scope, and their evaluation was of inadequate rigor to generate scalable solutions and provide reliable evidence of effectiveness. Most interventions focused on text messaging for consumer education and behavior change. There were a limited number of interventions that addressed health information management, health workforce issues, use of medicines and technologies, or leadership and governance from a health system perspective. ConclusionsWe provide four recommendations for future mHealth interventions in China that include the need for the development, evaluation and trials examining integrated mHealth interventions to guide the development of future mHealth interventions, target disadvantaged populations with mHealth interventions, and generate appropriate evidence for scalable and sustainable models of care.http://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/3/e32/ |
| spellingShingle | Tian, Maoyi Zhang, Jing Luo, Rong Chen, Shi Petrovic, Djordje Redfern, Julie Xu, Dong Roman Patel, Anushka mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in China: A Systematic Review JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
| title | mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in China: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in China: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in China: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in China: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | mHealth Interventions for Health System Strengthening in China: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | mhealth interventions for health system strengthening in china a systematic review |
| url | http://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/3/e32/ |
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