The rising prevalence of smartphones and mobile phones has made their use as a way to help people manage their health more viable. So much so that the National Institutes of Health has started an mhealth grants program and is looking for submissions.
It plans to offer awards of up to $500,000. Self management of chronic conditions and improving patient-provider communications are among the sought-after areas. It begins accepting applications today through May.
Each institute is looking for research projects focused on separate areas within the mHealth space. HIS Talk offers a useful outline of the kind of research a couple of the institutes are interested in pursuing. For example, the National Institute of Nursing Research is looking for candidates that :
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- Develop, test, and compare effective strategies that use mHealth tools to improve patient-provider communications
- Develop, test, and compare mHealth tools for improved adherence to treatment
- Develop, test and compare mHealth tools for effective self-management
- Develop, test, and/or compare technologies that incorporate interventions for adherence and self-management strategies
- Develop, test, and/or compare mHealth technologies or tools in underserved populations
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering is looking for research projects that:
- Develop and test decision support systems to provide guidance and a framework for shared decision-making with medical professionals, based on best available evidence;
- Develop and test networked, citizen-driven approaches to engaging and retaining people in improving their health;
- Develop technology that incorporates telemetry and remote access in the acquisition, analysis and monitoring of biomedical data;
- Develop software and hardware tools for telehealth technology and studies that have broad applications or are in specific focus areas.