Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness
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Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness

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  2. English
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Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness

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Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness helps readers navigate the world of smartphone apps to direct them to those which have had the best medical evidence in obtaining the users' goal. The book covers the history of apps, how they work, and specific apps to improve health and wellness in order to improve patients outcomes. It discusses several types of apps, including apps for medical care, sleeping, relaxation, nutrition, exercise and weight loss. In addition, sections present the features of a good app to empower readers to make their own decision when evaluating which one to use.

This is a valuable resource for clinicians, physicians, researchers and members of biomedical field who are interested in taking advantage of smartphone apps to improve overall health and wellness of patients.

  • Summarizes smartphone apps with the best evidence to improve health and wellness
  • Discusses the most important features of an app to help readers evaluate which app is appropriate for their specific needs
  • Presents the typical results expected when regularly using an app in order to assist healthcare providers in predicting patient outcomes

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780323992725
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Biotechnology in Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover Image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of contributors
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter 1. Introduction
  9. Chapter 2. How mobile applications work
  10. Chapter 3. Where to find apps?
  11. Chapter 4. Features of a good app
  12. Chapter 5. Medical problem apps
  13. Chapter 6. Exercise apps
  14. Chapter 7. Nutrition and weight loss apps
  15. Chapter 8. Meditation and mental health apps: relaxation, yoga, and meditation apps
  16. Chapter 9. Smartphone applications for sleep
  17. Chapter 10. Apps to support learning and professional development in the health professions
  18. Chapter 11. Scheduling and Communication Apps
  19. Chapter 12. App limitations
  20. Chapter 13. Future of apps
  21. Chapter 14. Conclusion
  22. Index