The use of digital health technology and social media to support breast screening

Robinson, L; Griffiths, M; Wray, J; Ure, CM; Stein-Hodgins, J

Abstract

‘Digital health’ is an overarching concept that currently lacks theoretical definition and common terminology. For instance, this broad and emerging field includes all of the following terms within its lexicon: mHealth, Wireless Health, Health 2.0, eHealth, e-Patient(s), Healthcare IT/Health IT, Big Data, Health Data, Cloud Computing, Quantified Self, Wearable Computing, Gamification, and Telehealth/Telemedicine [1]. However, whilst a definition is difficult to provide, in this overview it is considered that digital health is the use of digital media to transform the way healthcare provision is conceived and delivered. We consider it does this through three basic features.

Citation

Robinson, L., Griffiths, M., Wray, J., Ure, C., & Stein-Hodgins, J. (2015). The use of digital health technology and social media to support breast screening. In P. Hogg, & J. Kelly (Eds.), Digital Mammography : A Holistic Approach (105-111). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_13

• Publication Date: Jan 7, 2015
• Deposit Date: May 14, 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 105-111
• Book Title: Digital Mammography : A Holistic Approach
• ISBN: 9783319048307
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_13
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_13
• Related Public URLs: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4