One Patient, Five Apps: Is This Really Better Care?

Abstract Mobile health apps can facilitate monitoring, communication, and administration in health care settings, but their accumulation may also create app overload for both patients and professionals. In this News and Perspectives article, JMIR Correspondent and health care digitalization researcher Vincent Peters reports on the increasing complexity of navigating digital health care.

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Journal of Medical Internet Research
Published
2026-11-11
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https://doi.org/10.2196/116091
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Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
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One Patient, Five Apps: Is This Really Better Care?

Vincent Peters
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
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One Patient, Five Apps: Is This Really Better Care?

Vincent Peters
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Abstract

Abstract Mobile health apps can facilitate monitoring, communication, and administration in health care settings, but their accumulation may also create app overload for both patients and professionals. In this News and Perspectives article, JMIR Correspondent and health care digitalization researcher Vincent Peters reports on the increasing complexity of navigating digital health care.

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