Development of ProFibro − a mobile application to promote self-care in patients with fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic syndrome characterised by chronic widespread pain, often associated with fatigue, unrefreshed sleep and cognitive problems. Effective management of fibromyalgia requires a proactive approach in which the patient takes responsibility for self-care. The purpose of this research was to develop an application (app) for promoting self-care as a complementary Mobile Health resource to physical therapy in the management of fibromyalgia. The app was developed in five stages, according to the prototyping paradigm.
Source: Physiotherapy - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Susan Lee King Yuan, Am élia Pasqual Marques Tags: Technical Report Source Type: research
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