Open AccessThe Family Physician of the Future in Management of Chronic Diseases
Author(s) -
Elif Deni̇z Şafak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eurasian journal of family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-3161
pISSN - 2147-3404
DOI - 10.33880/ejfm.2020090301
Subject(s) - telemedicine , wearable computer , health care , digital health , pandemic , chronic disease , health technology , medicine , wearable technology , telehealth , work (physics) , emerging technologies , business , internet privacy , disease , knowledge management , covid-19 , computer science , family medicine , engineering , political science , pathology , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , embedded system
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