Application of Digital Health Interventions (FutureLearn)

Next, we will focus on the digital application of stress and mental diseases such as insomnia, depression, and schizophrenia. There are many apps that utilize the Cognitive behavioral therapy module to interact with users. We will try on several apps and webtool and discuss how these tools can help patients change behavior, cognition, or alleviate their pain. In the last week, we will see cases of digital apps studying dementia, and patient care.

While apps related to healthcare spring up in the market for the public, how could we evaluate the efficacy of these apps? We will read a couple of research papers and studying the evaluation form. With the advanced medical technologies and innovations on mobile, how these medical applications can benefit the health system still face many challenges. By completing this course, you will gain a better understanding of what digital health development is heading toward.

What topics will you cover?

- Overview of Digital Health Intervention

- Explore current development of medical application

- Mental illness and eHealth application

- Cases of patient with complex diseases

Learning on this course

You can take this self-guided course and learn at your own pace. On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Explore the basics of digital health intervention

- Evaluate medical apps

- Describe the potential development of digital health application

- Approaches to integrating mental illness and digital health

- Explore mobile apps on complex diseases

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone interested in the psychonology, digital health and mental illness.