Mobile technology applications developed in the generation of information related to primary health care: analysis of the Brazilian contribution

Abstract

Objective: To highlight the applications developed for use in Primary Health Care. Methods: Integrative review of 19 articles indexed in the electronic database Virtual Health Library (VHL), published in English, Spanish and Portuguese, in the period 2010 and 2020, which addressed different tools for application in the health area. Results: The articles published in American and European countries, in English, from 2015 to 2019, were highlighted and addressed the following topics: chronic conditions, nutrition/diet therapy/physical education, public health, mental health/psychiatry, screening hearing and eye diseases. Most articles were evaluated after application in the community and obtained acceptance and promising results. Final considerations: Mobile technology applications developed in the generation of information related to primary health care are focused on the area of care for chronic conditions mainly to guide professionals and patients on screening, diagnosis and treatment. The Brazilian participation in the production and publication demonstrated in this technology was discreet.