Future perspectives of Smartphone applications for rheumatic diseases self-management

Rheumatology International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 419-431

  Azevedo, Ana Rita Pereira ^a,b   de Sousa, Hugo Manuel Lopes ^a,b   Monteiro, Joaquim António Faria ^c   Lima, Aurea Rosa Nunes Pereira ^b,c,d  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO E FORMAÇÃO AVANÇADA EM CIÊNCIAS E TECNOLOGIAS DA SAÚDE   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Mobile devices; Mobile health; Rheumatic diseases; Self management; Smartphone applications

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FAMILY THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF MEDICATION; TELEMONITORING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SMARTPHONE; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84923838334     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-3117-9     Document Type: Review

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