Health Telescope: System Design for Longitudinal Data Collection Using Mobile Applications

Bas Willemse; Maurits Kaptein; Nikolaos Batalas; Fleur Hasaart

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-70569-5_10

Health Telescope: System Design for Longitudinal Data Collection Using Mobile Applications

Bas Willemse (Corresponding author-nrf)
, Maurits Kaptein
, Nikolaos Batalas
, Fleur Hasaart

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Abstract

This paper describes the process of developing the technical infrastructure of the Health Telescope: an interventional panel study designed to measure the long term effects of eHealth usage. We describe the design and implementation of both the Health Telescope application—an Android application that allows us to interact with participants and obtain measurements—and the researcher authoring client—a web-based application that allows us to flexibly submit experience sampling tasks to participants. This paper serves as a blueprint for those wanting to study long-term behavioral change in the wild. The paper furthermore describes a pilot study that was conducted to evaluate the research software. We conclude with design guidelines aimed at those aiming to undertake a similar endeavor that are vital when developing similar software; this paper aims to highlight both the importance and challenges of measuring the effects of eHealth applications longitudinally.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare
Subtitle of host publication	9th EAI International Conference, MobiHealth 2020, Virtual Event, November 19, 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Juan Ye, Michael J. O’Grady, Gabriele Civitarese, Kristina Yordanova
Publisher	Springer
Pages	145-165
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-70569-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-70568-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70569-5_10
Publication status	Published - 21 Feb 2021
Event	9th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, MobiHealth 2020 - Virtual Duration: 19 Nov 2020 → 19 Nov 2020

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST)
Volume	362
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211
ISSN (Electronic)	1867-822X

Conference

Conference	9th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, MobiHealth 2020
City	Virtual
Period	19/11/20 → 19/11/20

Bibliographical note

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© 2021, ICST Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering.

Keywords

eHealth
Interventional panel study
Longitudinal data collection
mHealth
Technical guidelines
Wearable research

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Willemse, B., Kaptein, M., Batalas, N., & Hasaart, F. (2021). Health Telescope: System Design for Longitudinal Data Collection Using Mobile Applications. In J. Ye, M. J. O’Grady, G. Civitarese, & K. Yordanova (Eds.), Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare: 9th EAI International Conference, MobiHealth 2020, Virtual Event, November 19, 2020, Proceedings (pp. 145-165). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST); Vol. 362). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70569-5_10

Willemse, Bas ; Kaptein, Maurits ; Batalas, Nikolaos et al. / Health Telescope : System Design for Longitudinal Data Collection Using Mobile Applications. Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare: 9th EAI International Conference, MobiHealth 2020, Virtual Event, November 19, 2020, Proceedings. editor / Juan Ye ; Michael J. O’Grady ; Gabriele Civitarese ; Kristina Yordanova. Springer, 2021. pp. 145-165 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST)).

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Willemse, B, Kaptein, M, Batalas, N & Hasaart, F 2021, Health Telescope: System Design for Longitudinal Data Collection Using Mobile Applications. in J Ye, MJ O’Grady, G Civitarese & K Yordanova (eds), Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare: 9th EAI International Conference, MobiHealth 2020, Virtual Event, November 19, 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST), vol. 362, Springer, pp. 145-165, 9th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, MobiHealth 2020, Virtual, 19/11/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70569-5_10

Health Telescope: System Design for Longitudinal Data Collection Using Mobile Applications. / Willemse, Bas (Corresponding author-nrf); Kaptein, Maurits; Batalas, Nikolaos et al.
Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare: 9th EAI International Conference, MobiHealth 2020, Virtual Event, November 19, 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Juan Ye; Michael J. O’Grady; Gabriele Civitarese; Kristina Yordanova. Springer, 2021. p. 145-165 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST); Vol. 362).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Willemse B, Kaptein M, Batalas N, Hasaart F. Health Telescope: System Design for Longitudinal Data Collection Using Mobile Applications. In Ye J, O’Grady MJ, Civitarese G, Yordanova K, editors, Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare: 9th EAI International Conference, MobiHealth 2020, Virtual Event, November 19, 2020, Proceedings. Springer. 2021. p. 145-165. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-70569-5_10

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