Application of digital health in the management and control of chronic noncommunicable diseases
10.3760/cma.j.cn114798-20230711-00697
- VernacularTitle:数字健康在慢性非传染性疾病防控与管理中应用的研究进展
- Author:
Yibing WEI
1
;
Xiang GAO
;
Chaoxin WANG
;
Hui WANG
;
Xiaoguang LI
Author Information
1. 上海交通大学公共卫生学院，上海 200025
- Keywords:
Non-communicable chronic disease;
Digital health;
Disease prevention and control;
Management
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2023;22(9):978-982
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Chronic noncommunicable diseases are heavily burdened in China. In recent years, the digital health has developed rapidly in the medical and health industry, which provides new ways for the prevention, control and management of chronic diseases. The application of digital health includes the electronic health records, remote diagnosis and treatment, monitoring and management of the health status, the development of digital medicine and the digital medical insurance. This article reviews the connotation of digital health and its main applications in the prevention, control and management of chronic diseases, and also discusses the future directions and challenges of digital health.
