Elaboração e desenvolvimento de aplicativo móvel para autocuidado e automonitoramento do pé diabético

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a complex chronic syndrome that requires a lot of time and strategy use aimed at reducing its complications. It is recognized as a public health problem and is set up as an epidemic around the world. Although there are serious for a majority of parties. In this context, diabetic foot represents a relevant public health problem since 40 to 70% of all lower extremity amputations are related to this disease. In addition to these alarming and recognized numbers, the number of patients receiving health care at their feet by health professionals is still insignificant, as well as being low adherence to self-care activities by these patients, indicating such facts as please number complications and deaths. Thus, it is of paramount importance to develop and implement strategies that improve the management of diabetic foot, seeking its prevention and a promotion of self-care, since it is responsible for 95% of the success of the treatment of chronic diseases. Thus, in the presence of diabetes, the potential risk for the development of diabetic foot and the fact that this is a disabling but preventable complication, and also understanding the importance and necessity of a closer look at the feet and how the tools The best health care, helping self care, we believe in all the development of a mobile application is a strategy to assist in prevention and health in people with diabetes. For the present descriptive study and experimental development, the objective was the elaboration of the mobile application "Diabetic Foot" aiming to offer subsidies such as people with diabetes for self-care and self-monitoring of their feet. Thus, the study was conducted in three stages: systematic review of the literature, elaboration of the prototype and pre-test. A systematic review was developed according to Cochrane methodology, and the prototype was constructed using a software programming methodology Extreme Programming, JavaScript language with the AngularJs, Bootstrap and Cordova frameworks. As for the pre-test performed by means of a structured questionnaire and sought the evaluation of the criteria of ergonomics, usability, functionality and content of the application. The prototype developed is composed of user registration module, self-examination module of the feet and orientations and synchronization module with the central server. Through the study it was found that the use of self-care applications of the feet of patients with diabetes is an effective practice and contributes to a prevention of complications and control of the disease. The application has been evaluated satisfactorily for ergonomics, usability, functionality and content. In this way we conclude that the use of the Diabetic Foot application can bring benefits to a prevention and control of diabetic foot, contributing without self-care and self-monitoring of people with a disease.