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To evaluate evidence on whether fixed and mobile telephones serve as effective healthcare interventions in developing nations.

January 1, 2006Globalization and HealthOpen Access

Can the ubiquitous power of mobile phones be used to improve health outcomes in developing countries?

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WKWarren Kaplan

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Systematic review finds limited evidence for mobile phone interventions improving health outcomes in developing countries, highlighting privacy challenges and a need for rigorous trials.

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To evaluate evidence on whether fixed and mobile telephones serve as effective healthcare interventions in developing nations.
Searched electronic databases including MEDLINE, CINAHL, Evidence Based Medicine (EBM), POPLINE, BIOSIS, Web of Science, and AIDSearch.
Assessed literature regarding telephone-based telemedicine interventions for disease management (HIV, TB, malaria, chronic conditions), adherence, and cost-effectiveness.
Found mixed evidence regarding telephone efficacy, with high-quality controlled studies and direct clinical outcome measurements remaining extremely rare.
Identified weak and limited evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of mobile phone interventions for clinical outcomes and medicine adherence.
Identified phone sharing in developing regions as a potential privacy and stigma barrier, despite the benefit of facilitating multi-way patient-provider communication.

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Warren Kaplan (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a103c88fb2817e31dfd000b https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-2-9

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January 1, 2006Globalization and HealthOpen Access

Can the ubiquitous power of mobile phones be used to improve health outcomes in developing countries?

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Authors

WKWarren Kaplan

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Overview

Systematic review finds limited evidence for mobile phone interventions improving health outcomes in developing countries, highlighting privacy challenges and a need for rigorous trials.

Key Points

To evaluate evidence on whether fixed and mobile telephones serve as effective healthcare interventions in developing nations.
Searched electronic databases including MEDLINE, CINAHL, Evidence Based Medicine (EBM), POPLINE, BIOSIS, Web of Science, and AIDSearch.
Assessed literature regarding telephone-based telemedicine interventions for disease management (HIV, TB, malaria, chronic conditions), adherence, and cost-effectiveness.
Found mixed evidence regarding telephone efficacy, with high-quality controlled studies and direct clinical outcome measurements remaining extremely rare.
Identified weak and limited evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of mobile phone interventions for clinical outcomes and medicine adherence.
Identified phone sharing in developing regions as a potential privacy and stigma barrier, despite the benefit of facilitating multi-way patient-provider communication.

Cite This Study

Warren Kaplan (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a103c88fb2817e31dfd000b https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-2-9

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