WorkUp: A Mobile Application to Support Health Guidelines

Vinicius dos Santos, Henrique Yoshikazu Shishido, Francisco Pereira Junior, Gabrielle Jacklin Eler

2017

Abstract

Objective: This paper presents a model of mobile application to assess patients and prescribe physical exercises offering interaction among health professionals and patients. Methods: The project is based on mobile platform and implemented using client-server architecture and cloud computing for data synchronization in different devices. Results: Health professionals and patients tested our application and answered questionnaire. The results indicate that the functionality and usability are satisfactory adhesion to our app design. Conclusion: Our approach may be a candidate model to government agencies to support in prevention of obesity and improve the health indicators of the patient to a healthier life.

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dos Santos V., Yoshikazu Shishido H., Pereira Junior F. and Eler G. (2017). WorkUp: A Mobile Application to Support Health Guidelines . In Proceedings of the 10th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 5: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2017) ISBN 978-989-758-213-4, pages 297-304. DOI: 10.5220/0006142902970304


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@conference{healthinf17,
author={Vinicius dos Santos and Henrique Yoshikazu Shishido and Francisco Pereira Junior and Gabrielle Jacklin Eler},
title={WorkUp: A Mobile Application to Support Health Guidelines},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 5: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2017)},
year={2017},
pages={297-304},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006142902970304},
isbn={978-989-758-213-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 5: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2017)
TI - WorkUp: A Mobile Application to Support Health Guidelines
SN - 978-989-758-213-4
AU - dos Santos V.
AU - Yoshikazu Shishido H.
AU - Pereira Junior F.
AU - Eler G.
PY - 2017
SP - 297
EP - 304
DO - 10.5220/0006142902970304