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Patricia Mechael
Researcher at Columbia University
Publications - 18
Citations - 1116
Patricia Mechael is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: mHealth & Mobile phone. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 16 publications receiving 1023 citations. Previous affiliations of Patricia Mechael include United Nations Foundation.
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Barriers and Gaps Affecting mHealth in Low and Middle Income Countries: Policy White Paper
Patricia Mechael,Hima Batavia,Nadi Nina Kaonga,Sarah Searle,Ada Kwan,Adina Goldberger,Lin Fu,James Ossman +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined and synthesized the existing mHealth literature to assess the current state of mHealth knowledge and identify barriers and gaps, and the mHealth Alliance commissioned an in-depth exploration of the policy barriers and research gaps facing mHealth.
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The Case for mHealth in Developing Countries
TL;DR: As mobile phones and other mobile devices become part of everyday life, people become better equipped to respond to emergencies, consult with peers and health professionals about health issues as they arise, and access health services that are increasingly being delivered through mobile phone based systems, such as remote patient monitoring.
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mHealth for HIV Treatment & Prevention: A Systematic Review of the Literature
TL;DR: Evidence that mHealth tools support HIV programmatic priorities, including: linkage to care, retention in care, and adherence to antiretroviral treatment is revealed.
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Impacts of e-health on the outcomes of care in low-and middle-income countries: where do we go from here?
John D. Piette,K. C. Lun,Lincoln A. Moura,Hamish S. F. Fraser,Patricia Mechael,John Powell,Shariq Khoja +6 more
TL;DR: A scoping review of the published and non-published literature was conducted to identify data on the effects of e-health on health outcomes and costs, particularly on topics relevant to low- and middle-income countries.
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Enhancing ‘M-Health’ With South-To-South Collaborations
TL;DR: From both developed countries as well as developing countries in the global "South" are coming applications that enable health workers to collect and organize data, access diagnostic and treatment support, and promote healthy behavior.