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Development of a Mobile Application for the Integral Care and Attention of Elderly People

  • Paúl E. Vintimilla-Tapia
  • , Jack F. Bravo-Torres
  • , Pablo E. Tamariz-Ordóñez
  • , Yulissa R. Abad-Salinas
  • , Karina de L. Serrano-Paredes
  • , Jenny A. Pacheco-Sarmiento
  • , Sandra C. Salazar-Mostesdeoca

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Abstract

In recent years, the number of people reaching stages of ageing has increased considerably, reflecting a serious public problem. It is not enough to reach long ages, but to guarantee the integral care and attention of each individual. Thus, taking into consideration the difficulties faced by the elderly, States implement social security programs that seek to support their development. Ecuador follows this trend and presents proposals that address a number of fundamental rights, which are considered priority health care services. Although the measures implemented maintain the health, this reality changes when moving from an urban to a rural scenario. This is justified by the fact that in Ecuador, specialists who care for the elderly constantly change their location and, therefore, their patients, rather than maintaining a non-standardized data record on paper, causing inefficiency and waste of time. For these reasons, this article explains a proposal for a mobile application that seeks to standardize and digitalize the collection of medical data from the elderly in rural areas in order to increase the efficiency of current medical processes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied Technologies - 1st International Conference, ICAT 2019, Proceedings
EditorsMiguel Botto-Tobar, Marcelo Zambrano Vizuete, Pablo Torres-Carrión, Sergio Montes León, Guillermo Pizarro Vásquez, Benjamin Durakovic
PublisherSpringer
Pages217-229
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783030425166
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020
Event1st International Conference on Applied Technologies, ICAT 2019 - Quito, Ecuador
Duration: 3 Dec 20195 Dec 2019

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1193 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Applied Technologies, ICAT 2019
Country/TerritoryEcuador
CityQuito
Period3/12/195/12/19

Bibliographical note

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

  • Dentistry
  • Elderly care
  • Information and communication technologies (ICTs)
  • Medicine
  • Multi-disciplinary work
  • Nursing

CACES Knowledge Areas

  • 316A Software and Applications Development and Analysis

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