Introducing application that supports cardiovascular patients

According to Xinhua, Australian scientists have developed a smartphone application capable of supporting people with heart attacks during the recovery process.

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The application is called "Care Assessment Platform" (CAF), which includes health and fitness monitoring tools developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO).

CAF will send messages with multimedia materials to motivate users and provide knowledge about symptoms and ways to control disease.

According to CSIRO scientist Mohan Karunanithi, studies have shown that patients who successfully complete cardiovascular recovery after a heart attack have much better health, are less likely to recur, leading to a hospital back or death.

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However, traditional treatment requires training and understanding of group knowledge, which benefits but does not attract patients because of time limits and lack of motivation. Therefore, if patients have access to support applications developed by the scientific community, the prospect of health recovery will be expanded.

Mr. Karunanithi said that thanks to CAF's interaction with the daily life of patients, this application helps them overcome barriers to treatment and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

The results of an experiment conducted by CSIRO showed that when using CAF in recovery of cardiovascular health, the proportion of patients maintaining treatment was 40% higher than the conventional method, while the number of patients completed it. This process is nearly 70% higher.

Compared to outpatient treatment in health facilities, the percentage of patients choosing home treatment through CAF is 30% higher.

National Heart Association Australia Medical Director Rachelle Foreman said one cardiovascular patient died every 12 minutes, while more than 50% of people with the disease were not referred to recovery programs. .

Optimistic about the prospect of new technology, Ms. Foreman said applications such as CAF can improve access and treatment effectiveness, while saving costs.

CAF can also come to Australian cardiovascular patients in rural areas as well as high-risk communities, including Australian aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders.

According to Mrs. Foreman, the next step of the CAF team is to apply this platform to the treatment of other chronic diseases such as lung disease and diabetes.

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