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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2020; 26(29): 4182-4197
Published online Aug 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i29.4182
Published online Aug 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i29.4182
Table 2 Examples for use of mobile health applications and medical apps
| Type and mechanism | Example | Possible benefits or harms |
| Patient education | Teaching app for bowel preparation before colonoscopy | Improvement in results, reduction of costs |
| Telemedicine | Video or online consultation | Low barrier accessibility of specialists, patient-physician interaction is changed |
| eHealth records | EMR | Security and privacy concepts need to be addressed, interoperability issues |
| Digital biomarkers | Smartwatch, counting of steps per day | Individualized strategies for health behavior changes. So far missing standardization |
- Citation: Kernebeck S, Busse TS, Böttcher MD, Weitz J, Ehlers J, Bork U. Impact of mobile health and medical applications on clinical practice in gastroenterology. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(29): 4182-4197
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i29/4182.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i29.4182