Add the details (like a web link or image) about your app to the padlet and answer the following questions

1.      Is it easy to use- do you need to have a high level of computer literacy to use this or not?

2.      Who is the creator/provider- are they a trusted/educated source?

3.      Do you think it would make a difference/ be helpful to someone in managing their health/ why ?

4.      Would you recommend this to your nursing/health colleagues or patients to use-why?

 https://www.apple.com/au/ios/health/

1.    It’s very easy to use iPhone Health Apps. You don’t need to have high level of computer literacy to use this app

2.    The creator or provider for iPhone Health app is Apple Inc, for iPhone users, apple watch. They are very trusted source.

3.    iPhone Health App is and can make a difference or be helpful to people in managing their health as the app lets you keep all your health and fitness information under your control and in one place on your device. iPhone Health app makes it easy to keep tabs on a wide array of data that matters to you — from blood pressure and blood glucose measurements, to weight and reproductive health records. 

4.    Yes, I would definitely recommend iPhone Health app to my nursing colleagues or patients as the Health app highlights four categories: Activity, Sleep, Mindfulness and Nutrition. Each plays an important role in your overall health and in the app. Health suggests great apps from each category to get you going, and the Today view shows all your stats at a glance to help you stay on track. Once you start using the Health app, there’s no stopping you.

 

I think this app would make a difference because it is lots of fun. People could quite easily forget they are exercising their brains and use Lumosity simply for pleasure.

I would heartily recommend this app to anyone who could afford it as I think the mental fitness aspect of dementia prevention is often overlooked. Along with the usual suspects: smoking, alcohol misuse, poor diet etc... lack of mental stimulation is known to be a risk factor for dementia (Dementia Australia, n.d.).

References
Dementia Australia (n.d.). Keep your mind alive. Retrieved from https://www.dementia.org.au/keep-your-life-in-mind

2.    Apple Inc. is the creator. It is not a resource for health information, but more for the health data collection purposes. 

3.    This app could be a very useful tool for managing health. It can record blood pressure, heart rate, weight, BSL in one app. If you are diabetic, or have high blood pressure, it is important to have these data to keep an eye on any changes. Since many people use a mobile phone everyday, it is easy to input and/or review the data. 

4.    As mentioned above, if the patient already has an iPhone and is diabetic, I will recommend start storing the data on this app, only when the patient is not keeping the record currently. If the current method is working for the patient and it is sufficient, there will be no need to change the method. 

 https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ozhealth/id576272186?mt=8
 

1.       This is a very user friendly app, which lists main groups so it is easy to find areas of interest. The main contents on the app are: diseases and injuries, drugs and alcohol, life and death, population groups, prevention and treatment, risk factors, spending, and what lies ahead. This makes it very easy to navigate around the app. After you click on one of the categories on the contents page, it will present another list to further define each group. For example, if you select “drugs and alcohol”, another list of sub-categories will present, which include “alcohol use”, “illicit drug use” and “tobacco smoking”.

When you enter into the topic of interest, it very clearly states facts, statistics, any risk factors associated with the issue as well as disparities between population groups. It also provides links if the reader would like further information. It allows you to save your favourites, participate in a quiz and gives you a very quick overview on our population’s health.  

2.       The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) are the provider of this source. They are funded by the Australian Government to monitor the health and welfare of the Australian population, and are a very reliable source. They aim to provide up to date, reliable and relevant information using data that has been sourced by a number of national collections, as well as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and other appropriate data collections.   

3.       I don’t necessarily think that it would benefit an individual in managing their health if they have been diagnosed with a chronic illness, however it does provide information on prevention and treatment. For example, it provides information on vaccination services for the prevention of infectious diseases and viruses. It also provides a link for further reading to the Australian Health 2016 e-book for further information. It would more benefit a health professional who aims at educating an at risk health recipient on statistics of risk factors, that can help to prevent a chronic condition such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease. 

 4.       Yes I would definitely recommend other nursing students to use this app for the learning component (I am keeping it on my iPhone), as well as other healthcare professionals. I would also recommend a newly diagnosed person to use it as a resource to learn more about their illness and its treatment, or particular risk factors to aid in prevention of an illness. I find it very user friendly and easy to read and I think it caters to both healthcare professional and consumers.  

1.       This is a very easy App to use, it does not require a high level of computer literacy.

2.       Diabetes Australia is the creator of the App, they are a trusted source and very rich in educational information, meal planning, latest news and health articles.

3.       It will make a difference and be helpful to someone in managing their health as it gives abundant information on well being and health education, it also provides information about other health professionals that can be consulted, including online facility for health products procurement.

4.       I would certainly recommend this to my nursing and health colleagues to use because it provides a convenient and easy access to useful information on medication, diet, exercise and several diabetes association across Australian states and territories.

5.       Overall, the App provides information across 6 tabs, “News, Recipe, Well-Being, Events Buy and Services”. These enables easy navigation and access to current medical information in the studies and treatment of Diabetes.

The AirRater team consists of leading researchers in the fields of environmental and public health, with specialities in air pollution, pollen, smoke and heat. The project is a collaboration between the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, UTAS School of Biological Sciences, the EPA Tasmania, CSIRO and ANU.

Yes i do trust the developers of this app, additionally, one of the allergy Dr's my daughter sees has had a lot to do with the development of my app which makes me trust it more.

3. This app does make a difference to asthma and allergy sufferers, it can warn users against high levels of pollens in their area or any area they may search.
4. Yes I would recommend it to colleagues and patients that lad lung or allergies to plants. Being able to foresee high pollen concentrate in the air or certain areas could be beneficial to allergy sufferers helping them prevent an increase in symptoms.

2.            Who is the creator/provider- are they a trusted/educated source? Developed by Australian emergency services, governments and industry partners. Trusted.

 

3.            Do you think it would make a difference/ be helpful to someone in managing their health or for health professionals to use -why ?

This app is useful in emergency situations rather than management of health, but I thought it too important not to share, particularly for those who live in rural and remote areas.  This app uses a built in GPS function and allows you to pin point your exact location, whether it be a motor vehicle accident or helping someone who's having a seizure in the street.  This app eliminates giving vital location information nearest cross road etc., for which younger children may not be able to do.

 

4.            Would you recommend this to your nursing/health colleagues or patients to use-why?

Yes, I recommend this app to everyone, especially young people who have just got a drivers licence. (If a MVA occurs on the Great Southern Hwy, it’s approx. 60klms long, looking for a rollover can be difficult particularly at night).

 

5.            Outline your findings for the rest of the class…

This app could save your life one day, its free and easy for all ages to use, once downloaded open the app and in the case of an emergency press either of the three buttons the 000 button, give your exact coordinates to police, ambulance, royal flying doctor, fire and rescue emergency services.  The SES button which is the state emergency service or the Police button.  The app will give you your latitude and longitude GPS coordinates.  I am unsure if this app works without wifi, having not had to use it in a remote area.

 

Another TIP not related to thisapp – Iphone users (not sure about android or Samsung) free emergency calls can be made from your mobile – on the pin screen bottom left corner is the word ‘emergency’ press this, make an emergency call from here without knowing the pin number and if you have completed the emergency contact information (I know you all have as nursing students) nursing and medical staff can access this in ED, it will inform of your name, DOB, organ donor status, medical conditions, notes where current meds should be charted, allergies and reactions, weight, height and your emergency contact person. If you haven’t already done this please do it now, do it on your family members phones too.  

 

·         Who is the creator/provider- are they a trusted/educated source? 

The creator of the app is Rheumatic Hearth Disease Australia based in Casuarina NT

·         Do you think it would make a difference/ be helpful to someone in managing their health or for health professionals to use -why ? Definitely, I believe that this app would be able to manage someones health as the app has a website where the person can read further about the app, its guidelines and as well that the app has a diagnosis calculator which has a text and visual reference both interactive for each stage of the diagnosis. 

 

·         Would you recommend this to your nursing/health colleagues or patients to use-why? Definitely, the app is available via wifi internet at home and mobile, it works on both mobile system and it doesn’t need a lot of processors for it to run so it can be run on any type of mobile phone devices even on the discounted prepaid mobile devices so with this, it is available on any demographics who can access a basic mobile device. It also does not need a lot of graphics card power to run, its very interactive and colourful.  It is part of everday use so that disease progression can be minimised. S214088 Ava Noval-Moran