Development of the “Palliative Care” app to aid in patients care and assessment

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Thábata Queiroz Vivas de Sá
Paulo Rodrigues Gomes
Breno Max Horta Melo
Taís Marina de Souza
Laila Carine Ferreira Lodi Junqueira
Munir Murad Junior
Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro

Keywords

palliative care;, symptom control;, bad news, treatment support

Abstract

Introduction: In patients receiving Palliative Care (PC), the need for care and the symptoms intensity gradually increase, as the main disease progresses. Objective: Describe
the development of the multiplatform mobile app “Palliative Care”, to support the health professional who works in PC. Method: A multidisciplinary team proceeded with
theoretical revision, survey of software requirements, analysis of PC professionals’ daily life and app development. Result: A mobile app, which allows professionals acess to
basic PC concepts and strategies for communicating bad news and monitoring patients functionality and symptoms. In June 2017, the app had 4.8 / 5.0 rating on Google Play and
more than 2,400 downloads. Conclusion: The app obtained a significant number of downloads soon after its publication, a success that can highlight the theme’ scope currently
and boost the expansion of “Palliative Care” to incorporate new functionalities.

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