The article I found on mobile health information technology is about
digital technology during COVID-19 for older adults. The shutdown
was very hard on the community. There was a need for health
solutions that were digitized. The authors showed concern for the
more aging population that their doctors could not monitor due to the
forced closures. I remember that providers were discouraging people
from not coming to the office unless it was an emergency. Most the
routine visits were canceled. The elderly took a significant hit since
they require more monitoring than younger people. It was realized
that the isolation from social distancing and being under quarantine
affected mental health and susceptibility to psychosocial issues.
There were studies done that showed the need for Information and
Communication Technology (ICT). According to the article, WHO
created the Global Observatory for e-Health (GOH) to help integrate
e-Health with health systems (Ammar et al., 2021). The technology to
be integrated is data dashboards, digital thermometers, migration
maps, medical image analysis, thermal cameras, and wearable
technology. It appears as though a lot of personal data would be used,
and it is important to protect the users' privacy. A compromise could
be a cyber-attack and medical identity theft. A data quality
monitoring plan would benefit a program such as this. The creators of
this application should have a team of people monitoring the security
of who is using the technology and watch for breaches to occur. I see
how a program like this could be beneficial for the users and the
community as a whole, but if it is not closely monitored, it could
present ethical and legal risks to the company and its users.
Ammar, A. , Bouaziz, b. , Trabeisi, k. , Glenn, j. m. , Smijewski, p. ,
Muller, p. , Chtourou, h. , Jmaiel, m. , Chamari, k. , Driss, t. , &
Hokelmann a. (2021). Applying digital technology to promote active
and healthy confinement lifestyle during pandemics in the elderly.
Biology of Sport, 38(3), 391-396
