Department of Signal Theory and Communications, and Telematics Engineering, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 15, 47011, Valladolid, Spain.
Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Isabel Torres 21, 39011, Santander, Spain.
Sci Rep. 2022 Oct 25;12(1):17875. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-22601-6.
To address the current pandemic, multiple studies have focused on the development of new mHealth apps to help in curbing the number of infections, these applications aim to accelerate the identification and self-isolation of people exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus known to cause COVID-19, by being in close contact with infected individuals. The main objectives of this paper are: (1) Analyze the current status of COVID-19 apps available on the main virtual stores: Google Play Store and App Store for Spain, and (2) Propose a novel mobile application that allows interaction and doctor-patient follow-up without the need for real-time consultations (face-to-face or telephone). In this research, a search for eHealth and telemedicine apps related to Covid-19 was performed in the main online stores: Google Play Store and App Store, until May 2021. Keywords were entered into the search engines of the online stores and relevant apps were selected for study using a PRISMA methodology. For the design and implementation of the proposed app named COVINFO, the main weaknesses of the apps studied were taken into account in order to propose a novel and useful app for healthcare systems. The search yielded a total of 50 apps, of which 24 were relevant to this study, of which 23 are free and 54% are available for Android and iOS operating systems (OS). The proposed app has been developed for mobile devices with Android OS being compatible with Android 4.4 and higher. This app enables doctor-patient interaction and constant monitoring of the patient's progress without the need for calls, chats or face-to-face consultation in real time. This work addresses design and development of an application for the transmission of the user's symptoms to his regular doctor, based on the fact that only 16.6% of existing applications have this functionality. The COVINFO app offers a novel service: asynchronous doctor-patient communication, as well as constant monitoring of the patient's condition and evolution. This app makes it possible to better manage the time of healthcare personnel and avoid overcrowding in hospitals, with the aim of preventing the collapse of healthcare systems and the spread of the coronavirus.
为了应对当前的大流行，多项研究聚焦于开发新的移动医疗应用程序，以帮助控制感染人数。这些应用程序旨在通过与感染个体密切接触，加速识别和自我隔离接触过 SARS-CoV-2（导致 COVID-19 的冠状病毒）的人群。本文的主要目标是：（1）分析西班牙主要虚拟商店（Google Play 商店和 App Store）上现有的 COVID-19 应用程序的现状；（2）提出一种新的移动应用程序，允许在无需实时咨询（面对面或电话）的情况下进行医患互动和随访。在这项研究中，在主要的在线商店（Google Play 商店和 App Store）中搜索了与新冠病毒相关的电子健康和远程医疗应用程序，直到 2021 年 5 月。在在线商店的搜索引擎中输入了关键词，并使用 PRISMA 方法选择了相关应用程序进行研究。为了设计和实现名为 COVINFO 的应用程序，考虑了所研究应用程序的主要弱点，以提出一种对医疗保健系统具有创新性和有用性的新应用程序。搜索共产生了 50 个应用程序，其中 24 个与本研究相关，其中 23 个是免费的，54%的应用程序适用于 Android 和 iOS 操作系统（OS）。所提出的应用程序是为具有 Android OS 的移动设备开发的，与 Android 4.4 及更高版本兼容。该应用程序能够实现医患互动和对患者进展的持续监测，而无需实时进行电话、聊天或面对面咨询。这项工作基于只有 16.6%的现有应用程序具有此功能这一事实，针对将用户症状传输给其主治医生的应用程序的设计和开发展开。COVINFO 应用程序提供了一种新颖的服务：异步医患沟通，以及对患者病情和进展的持续监测。该应用程序使医疗保健人员能够更好地管理时间，避免医院过度拥挤，从而防止医疗保健系统崩溃和冠状病毒传播。
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