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Joseph A Cafazzo
Researcher at University Health Network
Publications - 146
Citations - 5416
Joseph A Cafazzo is an academic researcher from University Health Network. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Usability. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 131 publications receiving 4345 citations. Previous affiliations of Joseph A Cafazzo include Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto & University of Toronto.
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Design of an mHealth App for the Self-management of Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study
TL;DR: This mHealth diabetes app with the use of gamification incentives showed an improvement in the frequency of blood glucose monitoring in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
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mHealth Consumer Apps: The Case for User-Centered Design
Tara McCurdie,Svetlena Taneva,Mark Casselman,Melanie Yeung,Cassie McDaniel,Wayne Ho,Joseph A Cafazzo +6 more
TL;DR: In the experience, designing mHealth and other apps, UCD plays a key role in achieving user engagement, thus improving the likelihood of the intervention’s effectiveness, and for this reason, the user-centered design process is employed.
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A game plan: Gamification design principles in mHealth applications for chronic disease management.
TL;DR: It is concluded that gamification could be leveraged in developing applications with the potential to better facilitate self-management in persons with chronic conditions.
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Mobile Phone-Based Telemonitoring for Heart Failure Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial
TL;DR: The findings provide evidence of improved quality of life through improved self-care and clinical management from a mobile phone-based telemonitoring system that had high adherence and was feasible for patients, including the elderly and those with no experience with mobile phones.
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Mobile Phone–Based Remote Patient Monitoring System for Management of Hypertension in Diabetic Patients
Alexander G. Logan,Alexander G. Logan,Warren J. McIsaac,Warren J. McIsaac,András Tislér,András Tislér,M. Jane Irvine,Allison Saunders,Andrea Dunai,Carlos Rizo,Denice S. Feig,Melinda Hamill,Mathieu Trudel,Joseph A Cafazzo,Joseph A Cafazzo +14 more
TL;DR: The encouraging results of this study provide a strong rationale for a long-term, randomized, clinical trial to determine whether this home BP tele-management system improves BP control in the community among patients with uncontrolled hypertension.