Enhancing Public Health in Developing Nations Through Smartphone-based Motor Assessment

Overview

Journal Front Digit Health

Specialty Medical Informatics

Date 2024 Jun 5

PMID 38835672

Authors

Givago Silva Souza

Brena Karoline Ataide Furtado

Edilson Brabo Almeida

Bianca Callegari

Maria da Conceicao Nascimento Pinheiro

Affiliations

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Abstract

Several protocols for motor assessment have been validated for use on smartphones and could be employed by public healthcare systems to monitor motor functional losses in populations, particularly those with lower income levels. In addition to being cost-effective and widely distributed across populations of varying income levels, the use of smartphones in motor assessment offers a range of advantages that could be leveraged by governments, especially in developing and poorer countries. Some topics related to potential interventions should be considered by healthcare managers before initiating the implementation of such a digital intervention.

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