Crowdsourced Alternative Healthcare: Mobile Applications for User-Generated Natural Remedies

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dc.contributor.advisorHolman, Lucy
dc.contributor.advisorWalsh, Greg
dc.contributor.authorUzoma, Ada
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Baltimore. Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.programMaster of Science in Interaction Design and Information Architectureen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-01T21:12:49Z
dc.date.available2019-04-01T21:12:49Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.descriptionM.S. -- University of Baltimore, 2018
dc.descriptionThesis submitted to the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Interaction Design and Information Architecture
dc.description.abstractSmartphone applications have the ability to improve population health, mostly because of their widespread use; their rapid technological advancements and updates; and their use of features such as geolocation, video and audio recording, and internet access. In recent years, the internet has given rise to a phenomenon known as user-generated content (UGC). This paper explores usage of natural remedies, user-generated content, and user reviews and how the three concepts can be leveraged in the creation of a mobile application.en_US
dc.format.extent84 leavesen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m24pz9-b4x4
dc.identifier.otherUB_2018_Uzoma_A
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/13294
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rightsThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectnatural remediesen_US
dc.subjectmobile appsen_US
dc.subjectcrowdsourcingen_US
dc.subjectuser generated contenten_US
dc.subjecthealthcareen_US
dc.subjectComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM)en_US
dc.subjectUser Experience Designen_US
dc.subjectMobile Applicationen_US
dc.subjectmobile devicesen_US
dc.subjectsmartphonesen_US
dc.subjectnatural curesen_US
dc.subjectcrowd sourcingen_US
dc.titleCrowdsourced Alternative Healthcare: Mobile Applications for User-Generated Natural Remediesen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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