Implementation of a Mobile Application to Facilitate Self-Control of Hypertension in Panama

Introduction: The article derives from the research “Implementation of a mobile application to facilitate self-control of hypertension in Panama” conducted in 2016 and 2017 at the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, in the province of Chiriquí.Aim:  To develop a mobile application that allows the self-control and self-management of hypertensive patient data in Panama through mobile and biometric devices.Methods: A mobile application that allows patient self-control of hypertension using his mobile device was designed. The information generated by the device was captured from a sphygmomanometer and stored locally and remotely. This information was linked to the AmIHealth platform.Results: Use and acceptance of the proposal by users was assessed through the analysis of data based on the downloads from the Google’s Firebase Suite.Conclusions: This solution provides a tool that facilitates patient self-control of hypertension and data management by health specialists, thus helping decision-making.Originality: Panama does not have a basic patient data management system like the one developed.Limitations: This study considered only applications or solutions in the Panamanian environment because most existing applications are proprietary and not manageable by health institutions in each country.

• Autores: Villarreal Contreras, Vladimir; Nielsen Pimentel, Mel Imanol
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2018
• Institución: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UCC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/9429
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.ucc.edu.co/index.php/in/article/view/2156; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/9429
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Copyright (c) 2017 Journal of Engineering and Education