Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness
eBook - ePub

Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness

About this book

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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Yes, you can access Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness by John Higgins,Mathew Morico in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Healthcare Industry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

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