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The advantages of mobile solutions for chronic disease management

Wickramasinghe, N, Tatnall, A and Goldberg, S 2011, 'The advantages of mobile solutions for chronic disease management', in Guy Gable, Lihua Huang (ed.) PACIS 2011 Proceedings, Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 July, 2011, pp. 1-13.

Document type: Conference Paper
Collection: Conference Papers

Title The advantages of mobile solutions for chronic disease management
Author(s) Wickramasinghe, N
Tatnall, A
Goldberg, S
Year 2011
Conference name 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems
Conference location Brisbane, Australia
Conference dates 7-11 July, 2011
Proceedings title PACIS 2011 Proceedings
Editor(s) Guy Gable, Lihua Huang
Publisher AIS Electronic Library
Place of publication Brisbane, Australia
Start page 1
End page 13
Total pages 13
Abstract In an environment of escalating healthcare costs, chronic disease management is particularly challenging, since, by definition such diseases have no foreseeable cure and if poorly managed typically lead to further, complicated secondary health issues, which ultimately only serve to exacerbate cost. Diabetes is one of the leading chronic diseases and its prevalence continues to rise exponentially. Thus it behooves all to focus on solutions that can result in superior management of this disease. Hence, the following presents findings from a longitudinal exploratory case study that examined the application of a pervasive technology solution; a mobile phone, to provide superior diabetes self-care. The conclusions highlight the benefits of a pervasive technology solution for supporting superior self-care in the context of chronic disease. Moreover, it is proffered that by employing the theories of Actor Network and Social Network Analysis the full benefits of this technology enabled solution can be identified.
Subjects Health Informatics
Keyword(s) pervasive wireless solution
chronic disease
healthcare
actor network theory
social network analysis
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ISBN 9781864356441
 
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