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The final chapter of the book provides future research directions oriented to researchers who are working on mobile health and participatory tools in information and technology field. Wellbeing requires long-term management with our own health engaging actively in everyday life. This would bring less cost and burden for healthcare system as well as prevention from chronic diseases. Technology can help to manage and promote everyday health and social health connections enabling systems through participatory tools enhancing individuals and health stakeholders to collaborate and participate in multi-factorial system solutions. The book concludes with future directions in participation of everyday health through mobile technologies starting from personal health prevention into a systematic approach of a collaborative platform with various stakeholders to cover all influence levels of individual’s health for a healthier lifestyle.
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Arslan, P. (2016). Discussion. In: Mobile Technologies as a Health Care Tool. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05918-1_5
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