Juan Manuel García-Lechuzjmgarcialechuz.iacs@aragon.es

Irene Muñoz Guajardoipmunnoz.iacs@aragon.es

Sofía Arguis Molinasarguis.iacs@aragon.es

GuíaSalud

G-I-N Conference Berlin 2012

Mobile Application to facilitate use of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Spanish

National Health Service

The use of mobile phones as a delivery tool of the Internet content and the sales of smartphones are increasing every year. This has led to an emerging market for mobile applications.This is reflected on the rising number of users who access GuíaSalud Website through a mobile device.

This APP, available in Android Market and Apple Store, provides access to the recommendations of 20 CPG, as well as search and download their different pdf versions. The APP allows also access to other different website sections of Spanish NHS CPG Programme such as news and recent events, information about the application and the institution, and allows visiting the institution’s profile in some social networks.

This mobile application facilitates access to CPG through a friendly and easy to use interface. The impact on the dissemination of the CPG belonging to the Spanish NHS CPG Programme is currently being audited by monitoring the users’ downloads. We also collect entries made in the media on the internet about our application.

Results Discussion

Background

ImplicationsThis mobile app provides a new dissemination channel for CPG, which intends to answer users’needs and integrate new behavioural trends.

The Spanish National Health Service (NHS) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Programme has been working adapting its web contents to mobile devices since 2009, specifically CPG questions, recommendations and algorithms. At first, we began adapting the content of the CPG to PDA format, but the emergence of new toolsand consumer trends have made us to change direction towards thecurrent needs of our users, that is to say, towards mobile applications.

2009 2012

MethodsSearch and selection of mobile applications developed by other organisations. Determination of the APP requirements (features and contents).

To develop a mobile application (APP) to disseminate CPG belonging to the Spanish NHS CPG Programme.

ObjetivesDevelopment and testing of the app functions with some first proof texts in iPhone OS and OS Android mobiles.

Uploading all relevant contents (CPG questions, recommendations and algorithms into the application).

Access: http://portal.guiasalud.es/web/guest/appAccess: http://portal.guiasalud.es/web/guest/app

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