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REDE CUIDAVC APP: DEVELOPMENT OF A MOBILE APPLICATION FOR STROKE PREVENTION

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Introduction: The fast-growing stroke burden in the world suggests that current healthcare is failing to reduce modifiable risk factors in the population. Mobile apps became part of our everyday life may offer an opportunity to improve healthy behaviors and potentially be useful for stroke prevention. Objective: To describe the development of the Rede CuidAVC App as new digital technology to improve long-term health behaviors and trace the stroke survivors’ needs according to their residence location. Methods: The App development took four stages to be concluded: 1. conceptual modeling; 2. navigation project; 3. abstract design of the interface and 4. Implementation. The design was based on criteria for Primary Stroke/CVD Prevention Digital Tools: Scientific evidence; Target population and purpose of the tool; Scalability; Interface, usability, and privacy protection; Interactivity and Engagement. Results: The first stage of Conceptual modeling includes what is recommended as evidence-based preventive recommendations; Target population and purpose of the tool with general information about stroke; and Interactivity and engagement with alerts and reminders with at least one motivational technique. At this stage, the seven (7) main risk factors were defined according to the American Heart Association and included a self-reported questionnaire approaching the main modifiable risk factors. Based on the user responses, recommendations for changes in lifestyle habits and how to manage the risk factors will be sent to users. The App also complies with scalability by being designed to run on a computer, smartphones, and internet browsers. The second and third stages, Navigation project and Abstract interface design, applies to the Interface, usability, and privacy recommendation. In those stages, the concern was to provide a clean, simple, and easy-to-use interface. For this, the applications were divided into screens: Home; Address registration; Cardiovascular Health profile and make an appointment (for Stroke individuals users with motor disorders) for an evaluation with the neurological team of physiotherapists of the Federal University of Ceará. The fourth stage is still in progress with validation and implementation studies to be carried out with health professionals and users. Conclusion: The Rede CuidAVC App has the potential to reduce modifiable risk factors and better manage access to post-stroke rehabilitation in the state.

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Stroke; Digital technology; Mobile applications; Risk factors; Primary prevention