Increasing use of mobile health. Mobile health is gaining more and more importance with
the steady rise of smart phones, tablets, wireless technology and the interaction of different
(medical) devices with mobile technology. Mobile health makes use of web-based systems
or Bluetooth, as they allow the quick transmission of data. The internet is available
to nearly 90% of the world population and more than 5 billion people have a cell phone
(Hampton, 2012). Mobile health as a cheap and easy way to spread health information is
promoted by the United Nations, governments, nongovernmental organizations an