Duff, Orlaith, Walsh, Deirdre, Monaghan, David ORCID: 0000-0002-5169-9902, O'Connor, Noel E. ORCID: 0000-0002-4033-9135, Moran, Kieran ORCID: 0000-0003-2015-8967 and Woods, Catherine ORCID: 0000-0002-0892-6591 (2016) MedFit: The development of a mobile-application to enhance participant self-management of their cardiovascular disease. In: Health Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Conference, 28-30 Sept 2016, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of premature death and disability in Europe, accounting for four million deaths annually. Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) can reduce the impact of CVD by lowering mortality and morbidity rates and promoting healthy active lifestyles. Yet adherence within CR is low. Common adherence issues relate to accessibility/parking at local hospitals, a dislike of group environments and work/domestic commitments. Mobile health (mHealth) is an emerging area of healthcare, defined as “medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices, such as mobile phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants and other wireless devices”. Research suggests that mHealth interventions can be useful in supporting the self-management of chronic disease. The purpose of this research is to report on the development of an mHealth intervention.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Event Type: | Conference |
Refereed: | Yes |
Subjects: | Medical Sciences > Exercise Medical Sciences > Psychology Medical Sciences > Health Computer Science > Computer engineering Medical Sciences > Sports sciences |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Health and Human Performance Research Institutes and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
Funders: | Science Foundation Ireland, Acquis-bi |
ID Code: | 21273 |
Deposited On: | 13 Oct 2016 10:19 by Orlaith Duff . Last Modified 19 Oct 2018 09:14 |
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