Using Mobile Technologies to Improve Women's Health

Abstract

Mobile technologies such as cell phones provide opportunities to reach people in the contexts of their daily lives with health-promoting messages. Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) can also be used to increase access to health information by making it readily available to women in their homes and communities ( Connor et al., 2018 Connor K. Wambach K. Baird M.B. Descriptive, qualitative study of women who use mobile health applications to obtain perinatal health information. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing. 2018; 47: 728-737https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2018.04.138 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (7) Google Scholar ). In particular, for women who juggle many roles and responsibilities, these applications provide information and reminders between health care visits. mHealth apps can be especially beneficial to members of marginalized groups who face barriers to health care; these groups include women who are older and/or with chronic health conditions, economically disadvantaged individuals, adolescents, differently abled individuals, and those with limited English proficiency. Anne M. Teitelman, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is the Patricia Bleznak Silverstein and Howard A. Silverstein Endowed Term Chair Associate Professor in Global Women’s Health, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Development of the NowIKnow Mobile Application to Promote Completion of HPV Vaccine Series Among Young Adult WomenJournal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal NursingVol. 47Issue 6PreviewTo identify salient beliefs about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine completion among young adult women who live in economically disadvantaged urban communities and to describe the integration of those beliefs into the development of a mobile health (mHealth) application to promote vaccine completion. Full-Text PDF Usability and Acceptability of Everhealthier Women, a Mobile Application to Enhance Informed Health ChoicesJournal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal NursingVol. 47Issue 6PreviewTo explore women’s use and acceptance of Everhealthier Women, a mobile health (mHealth) application (app) designed to provide women with easy access to preventive health information and to promote adherence to life-saving clinical screenings and disease prevention behaviors. Full-Text PDF Acceptability and Feasibility of a Sexual Health Intervention for Young Adult Black WomenJournal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal NursingVol. 47Issue 6PreviewTo assess the acceptability and feasibility of S2S, a newly adapted behavior intervention to address high-risk sexual behavior. Full-Text PDF Leveraging Community Engagement to Develop a Mobile Health Application for Older Women With HIV InfectionJournal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal NursingVol. 47Issue 6PreviewTo develop a mobile health app for older women with HIV infection that will be used in a larger study. Full-Text PDF Development of the NowIKnow Mobile Application to Promote Completion of HPV Vaccine Series Among Young Adult WomenJournal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal NursingVol. 47Issue 6Preview Full-Text PDF