Assessing acceptability of hypertensive/diabetic patients towards mobile health based behavioral interventions in Pakistan: A pilot study. Issue 11 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Siddiqui, Mahrukh; Islam, Mohammad Yousuf ul; Mufti, Bushra Abid Iqbal; Khan, Natasha; Farooq, Muhammad Saad; Muhammad, Mariam Gul; Osama, Muhammad; Kherani, Danish; Kazi, Abdul Nafey; Kazi, Abdul Momin
• Is Part Of: International journal of medical informatics. Volume 84:Issue 11(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 950
• Page End: 955
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Medical informatics -- Periodicals; Information science -- Periodicals; Computers -- Periodicals; Medical technology -- Periodicals; Medical Informatics -- Periodicals; Technology, Medical -- Periodicals; Computers; Information science; Medical informatics; Medical technology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.285
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.08.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1386-5056

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0020"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Hypertension and Diabetes are rapidly growing chronic conditions in Pakistan with an increasing mortality rate due to poor knowledge, self-management and low quality of life.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">The potential positive and high scope of using Mobile Health services for management in chronic conditions like Diabetes and Hypertension in a developing country like Pakistan.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The potential positive and high scope of phone call reminders against SMS reminders for self-management in Mobile Health services in Pakistan.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>