The Impact of Mobile Technology in the Battle against COVID-19 Successes and Failures

• Other Authors: Giansanti, Daniele (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Medical equipment & techniques; COVID-19; medical devices; mHealth; electronic surveys; digital health; digital divide; telehealth; telemedicine; Twitter; NLP; healthcare professionals; public health; vaccines; social media; opioid use disorder treatment; telehealth services; qualitative; needs assessment; SARS-CoV2; mobile technology; heuristic evaluation; usability; Saudi Arabia; SARS-CoV-2; frail people; rare diseases; remote assistance; remote rehabilitation; survey; technology; eHealth; telemonitoring; telerehabilitation; mobile health app; digital content value chain; infodemic; pandemic; infodemiology; infoveillance; Mawid app; COVID-19 pandemic; mobile application; primary healthcare centers; Al Hassa; post-lockdown; sedentary behavior; physical activity; food choice; positive emotions; desire to eat; adult; smartphone; n/a
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Mobile technology has undergone rapid development in the last decade and immediately found fertile ground for use in digital healthcare applications. The advantages both for citizens and the health domain are many and interconnected. During the pandemic, mobile technology was also useful for minimiz...