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Conference articles · 2025

mCARE: Integrating Mobile Phones, Caregivers, and Health Practitioners to Provide Regular Monitoring and Care for the Children with ASD in Bangladesh

Md M. Haque, Md Ishrak Islam, Masud Rabbani, Dipranjan Das, Amy Schwichtenberg, Naveen Bansal, Tanjir Rashid Soron, Shaheen Akhter, Shahana Parveen, Azima Begum, Mohammad Shaha A. Patwary, Austin Schmidt, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2024) · Volume 612 · Pages 70–88

Abstract

Designing technologies for the people with mental health challenges in the Global South has largely remained a neglected area in HCI and related fields. However, the overwhelming adoption of mobile phones in Bangladesh has created an unprecedented opportunity to overcome the various social-cultural-financial constraints that deprive Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (CWA) of regular monitoring, care, and support. To leverage this opportunity, we designed, developed, and evaluated mCARE, a mobile application that integrates Experience Sampling Method (ESM) with the local healthcare practice by putting the caregivers in the loop. This paper reports: (a) mCARE helped the mental health professionals, but was dependent on the collaboration between them and the caregivers; (b) mCARE provided a novel platform to assess the impact of COVID-19 on CWA, and; (c) the impact of mCARE was shaped by the familial values. We also discuss the broader implications of these findings for the HCI scholarship.

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  1. Md M. HaqueButler University, Indianapolis, IN, 56208, USA
  2. Md Ishrak IslamMarquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA
  3. Masud RabbaniMarquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA
  4. Dipranjan DasMarquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA
  5. Amy SchwichtenbergPurdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
  6. Naveen BansalMarquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA
  7. Tanjir Rashid SoronTelepsychiatry Research and Innovation Network Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  8. Shaheen AkhterInstitute of Paediatric Neurodisorder and Autism, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  9. Shahana ParveenNational Institute of Mental Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  10. Azima BegumTelepsychiatry Research and Innovation Network Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  11. Mohammad Shaha A. PatwaryButler University, Indianapolis, IN, 56208, USA
  12. Austin SchmidtButler University, Indianapolis, IN, 56208, USA
  13. Syed Ishtiaque AhmedUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S1A1, Canada
  14. Sheikh Iqbal AhamedMarquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA
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Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2024)
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Springer, Cham
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Volume 612 · Pages 70–88
Published
April 23, 2025
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Md M. Haque, Md Ishrak Islam, Masud Rabbani, Dipranjan Das, Amy Schwichtenberg, Naveen Bansal, Tanjir Rashid Soron, Shaheen Akhter, Shahana Parveen, Azima Begum, Mohammad Shaha A. Patwary, Austin Schmidt, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed. “mCARE: Integrating Mobile Phones, Caregivers, and Health Practitioners to Provide Regular Monitoring and Care for the Children with ASD in Bangladesh”. Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2024), 612, 70–88. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85575-7_4.

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Research topics

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • symptom monitoring
  • COVID-19
  • mCARE
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • caregiver monitoring
  • experience sampling
  • Bangladesh
  • mobile health
  • Global South HCI

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