2 research outputs found
Mobile health apps use among Jordanian outpatients: A descriptive study
Our purpose in this descriptive cross-sectional study was to examine the prevalence of mobile health (mHealth) apps use, factors associated with downloading mHealth apps, and to describe characteristics of mHealth apps use among Jordanian patients in government-sponsored outpatient clinics. A total of 182 (41.6%) of the 438 outpatients who completed questionnaires downloaded mHealth apps. Common reasons for downloading mHealth apps included tracking physical activity, losing weight, learning exercises, as well as monitoring, and controlling diet. More than two thirds of the users (70%) stopped using the apps they downloaded due to loss of interest, lack of anticipated support, too time consuming, or better apps available. The most common personal reasons for never downloading mHealth apps were lack of interest, in good health, and the most common technical reasons included a limited data plan, lack of trust, cost, and complexity of the apps. We also found that gender, age, weight, and educational level influenced the decision whether to download mHealth apps or not. We have shown the potential in mHealth apps use among Jordanian patients is promising, and health care systems must adopt this technology as well as work through population needs and preferences to supply it
Enabling Inter-organizational Analytics in Business Networks Through Meta Machine Learning
Successful analytics solutions that provide valuable insights often hinge on
the connection of various data sources. While it is often feasible to generate
larger data pools within organizations, the application of analytics within
(inter-organizational) business networks is still severely constrained. As data
is distributed across several legal units, potentially even across countries,
the fear of disclosing sensitive information as well as the sheer volume of the
data that would need to be exchanged are key inhibitors for the creation of
effective system-wide solutions -- all while still reaching superior prediction
performance. In this work, we propose a meta machine learning method that deals
with these obstacles to enable comprehensive analyses within a business
network. We follow a design science research approach and evaluate our method
with respect to feasibility and performance in an industrial use case. First,
we show that it is feasible to perform network-wide analyses that preserve data
confidentiality as well as limit data transfer volume. Second, we demonstrate
that our method outperforms a conventional isolated analysis and even gets
close to a (hypothetical) scenario where all data could be shared within the
network. Thus, we provide a fundamental contribution for making business
networks more effective, as we remove a key obstacle to tap the huge potential
of learning from data that is scattered throughout the network.Comment: Preprint, forthcoming at Information Technology and Managemen