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

Vladimir Villarreal Contreras

Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

Mel Imanol Nielsen Pimentel

Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

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.

Keywords: mobile applications, hypertension, Panama, mobile health, patient follow-up
Published
2018-01-01

How to Cite

[1]
V. Villarreal Contreras and M. I. Nielsen Pimentel, “Implementation of a Mobile Application to Facilitate Self-Control of Hypertension in Panama”, ing. Solidar, vol. 14, no. 24, pp. 1–12, Jan. 2018, doi: 10.16925/in.v14i24.2156.
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