The Family Physician of the Future in Management of Chronic Diseases
| Autor: | Elif Deniz Şafak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine. 9:117-122 |
| ISSN: | 2147-3404 2147-3161 |
| Popis: | Since the existence of the first human, humankind has tried to find immortality. In line with these efforts, the field of medicine has developed and has received its share from the developing technology. Digital technologies aim to improve human health through data management and analysis, mobile technologies, social networks, wearable or high-level applications and tools, they can be placed on the body. These technologies and practices provide the physician or healthcare worker with simultaneous information about the individual's health status, thereby keeping the individual's health status under constant control. With these technologies, while monitoring the health status of the individual in terms of environmental, behavioral, psychological and physical aspects, a more controllable and effective health system can be pioneered. Telemedicine and virtual care, while keeping the physicians’ safe work during this period, where the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the world, has become an important tool in the care of patients. This review aims to determine the digital health technologies and applications, their advantages, disadvantages and the current situation in future chronic diseases used in future health services and healthcare user. Keywords: Family Physician, COVID-19, mobile health, pandemic, chronic disease |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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