Transforming Healthcare Delivery: Innovative mHealth Technologies for Health Promotion and Better Health Outcome
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Blekinge tekniska högskola |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 4 996 742 |
| Project duration | January 2014 - June 2017 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The project has contributed to the development of long-term Indo-Swedish R&D collaboration around user participation in the development of mobile services for sustainable development. In the Indian case study, a robust voice-based service has been developed and tested on more than 800 people. In the Swedish case study, it proved difficult to introduce mobile technology in public healthcare. However, a promising dialog developed with healthcare representatives during the last year of the project concerning implementation of innovative mHealth solutions in Swedish healthcare.
Expected results and effects
In the Indian case study, a voice-based mobile health service was developed together with healthcare workers and pregnant women/mothers of infants. The service was tested on more than 800 women, with positive results. A dialog has been initiated with the Indian Government about how the service could be scaled up and implemented on a national level. In the Swedish case study, a prototype for support of communication and collaboration within the diabetes team and with patients was developed together with healthcare workers and diabetes patients. 11 research publications so far.
Planned approach and implementation
The project was multidisciplinary, with a focus on health and health promotion on one hand, and design and development of technologies for supporting health and enhancing health promotion on the other. The approach was iterative and consisted of a combination of design-oriented action research, evidence-based healthcare, measuring and evaluation of service quality, user experience and actual use of mHealth services and how these services affect health. Commercialization of mHealth services in collaboration with industry and the public sector has been one of the project goals.