Part A – Essay Plan Template Essay Topic (copy and paste the essay topic here) Mobile technology is advancing society Position statement (1 sentence) Mobile technology facilitates the application and development of health care and communication-based resources. Four (4) paragraph plans for the essay body Mobile technology simultaneously encourages independence and improves quality of life for the elderly. - Introduce different mobile technology applications that are supporting elderly independence and analyse current ageing trends. (Anderson, Burford, & Emmerton, 2016). - Explain the role of digital technology and how it is improving quality of life for the elderly (Kim, Gollamundi, & Steinhubl, 2017). - Mobile monitoring systems are linking health care providers with patients within their home. They are able to provide intervention, detection and identification aid for the elderly therefore reducing the need for institutionalized care. (Majumder & Deen, 2019) Facilitating independence and early intervention, mobile technology has not only empowered patients and increased their quality of life by allowing them to remain in their own homes but also lessened the economic burden for the rest of society. Mobile health technology improves the overall health status of society by making it easier for patients to initiate, participate and steer their care. - Introduce and discuss mobile health technologies that are influencing patient engagement (Bhavnani, Narula, & Sengupta, 2016; Hilty, Chan, Hwang, Wong & Bauer, 2017). 1 - Explain how these technologies are improving the overall health status of society (Hilty, Chan, Hwang, Wong & Bauer, 2017). By increasing the accessibility of health, mobile technology has heightened the probability of early intervention and ultimately improved patient outcomes. Mobile technology is advancing society’s health, however the increased consumption of screen time by adolescents is having a negative effect on their academic performance and mental health - Discuss the links between mobile device use and academic outcomes (Arora, Albahri, Omar, Sharara, & Taheri, S. 2018). - Identify the negative relationship between large amounts of screen time, physical activity and negative mental health. (Hrafnkelsdottir et al., 2018) Despite the negative implications of excessive screen time, society will continue to benefit from mobile technology. 2 References Anderson, K., Burford, O., & Emmerton, L. (2016). Mobile Health Apps to Facilitate Self-Care: A Qualitative Study of User Experiences. PLoS ONE, 11(5). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156164 Bhavnani, S. P., Narula, J., & Sengupta, P. P. (2016). Mobile technology and the digitization of healthcare. European Heart Journal, 37(18), 1428–1438. doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehv770 Doyle-Lindrud, S. (2014). Mobile Health Technology and the Use of Health-Related Mobile Applications. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 18(6), 634–636. doi: 10.1188/14.CJON.634-636 Hilty, D. M., Chan, S., Hwang, T., Wong, A., & Bauer, A. M. (2017). Advances in mobile mental health: Opportunities and implications for the spectrum of e-mental health services. MHealth, 3, 34. doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2017.06.02 Kim, K., Gollamudi, S., & Steinhubl, S. (2017). Digital technology to enable aging in place. Experimental Gerontology, 88, 25–31. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2016.11.013 Majumder, S., & Deen, M. J. (2019). Smartphone Sensors for Health Monitoring and Diagnosis. Sensors, 19(9). doi: 10.3390/s19092164 Riggs, W., & Gordon, K. (2017). How is mobile technology changing city planning? Developing a taxonomy for the future. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 44(1), 100–119. doi: 10.1177/0265813515610337 3 Arora, T., Albahri, A., Omar, O., Sharara, A., & Taheri, S. (2018). The Prospective Association Between Electronic Device Use Before Bedtime and Academic Attainment in Adolescents. The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 63(4), 451–458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.04.007 Hrafnkelsdottir, S., Brychta, R., Rognvaldsdottir, V., Gestsdottir, S., Chen, K., Johannsson, E., … Arngrimsson, S. (2018). Less screen time and more frequent vigorous physical activity is associated with lower risk of reporting negative mental health symptoms among Icelandic adolescents. PLoS One, 13(4), e0196286. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196286 4
