Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by reduced bone density. It is a chronic bone disease associated with increased fracture risk and, consequently, reduced quality of life, in addition to fracture-related morbidity and mortality.This disease represents a growing economic challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. It is estimated that osteoporosis affects more than 41% of women and 18% of men over the age of 50, where 1 in 3 will have fractures in the course of the disease.It is possible to diagnose osteoporosis before fracture occurs by measuring bone mineral density (BMD) by the Dual Energy X-ray absorptiometry technique.Effective forms of osteoporosis prevention are available in the form of medications, calcium supplementation, dietary changes and exercise.Mobile phones, such as mHealth, are suitable for use as a self-management health platform because they are ubiquitous, have a high processing power and are commonly carried by people most of the time.In addition, mHealth technologies can facilitate access to self-monitoring information, time-sensitive health information, requests, reminders, and custom self-management tools.Patients are often treated with misleading information about their health problems, often obtained through gray literature, on search websites and blogs. A mobile app, with up-to-date information from trusted sources, with evidence-based medicine at your fingertips can provide patients with the information they want without risk.
Osteoporose
