Abstract
One of the most critical bone diseases is osteoporosis, which can be evaluated through measurements of bone mineral density. Though there is a lot of commercialized portable about health in general, few are oriented towards bone health and with a lack of user-friendly interface and data management system. This paper presents a mobile application development for the calculation of the Bone Mineral density, which integrates with Google technology. The Mobile-D methodology for the development of mobile applications, due to the sequentially in the processes or stages is used. Bone mineral density (BMD) was calculated using anthropometric regression equations, and an Android-based Mobile Application with Google technology was developed. By using Firebase Authentication and Firebase Storage provided by Google technology, it allows admin to have full control over database management. In short, this mobile application allows the calculation of the BMD of the students and data storage and data uploading to cloud storage for post-processing, online data management system with user authentication. In addition, the Internacional Organization for Standardization / International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 25022 standard was used to evaluate the quality in use of the mobile app, resulting in 93% of quality in use, this app being able to be used by health professionals for better decision-making.
Highlights
One of the most important diseases related to bones is osteoporosis and is characterized by decreased bone mass density
The diagnosis of osteoporosis is made by measuring Bone Mineral Density (BMD), recommended by the World Health Organization [2]
The Android-based Mobile Application for Calculation of BMD of the students was developed following the steps of the Mobile-D methodology and using Google's Firebase technology, which proved to be very efficient for the massive handling of data
Summary
One of the most important diseases related to bones is osteoporosis and is characterized by decreased bone mass density. The diagnosis of osteoporosis is made by measuring Bone Mineral Density (BMD), recommended by the World Health Organization [2]. In this context, the BMD assessment is decisive to prevent future bone accidents. Mobile devices are intensifying worldwide and have become an indispensable part of people's daily lives. Mobile applications have proven to be very useful for developing automated solutions to health problems [4] and others associated with proper nutrition to control health conditions [5]
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