Digital interventions to strengthen the health system: a cutout for chronic non-communicable diseases
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Introduction: Reference entities and world leaders have intensified the agenda of discussions for the formatting of plans for attention to chronic diseases and for the promotion of research, technological applications, definition of strategies and use policies related to Digital Health Chronic. In view of this panorama, this article aims at presenting, through consultations to the strategic plans of health management entities and a brief review of the literature, the use of Digital Health aspects in the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of NCD's and their convergence relationship in helping to fulfill the worldwide goals inherent to Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases established by the WHO. Method: It was realized a bibliographical research having as source periodic information indexed in the bases: PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. Descriptors: health", "ehealth", "noncommunicable diseases" and "noncommunicable chronic diseases". The works published between 2000 and 2019 were prioritized, being also disregarded those without content aimed at the application of some form of Digital Health for NCDs. Results: It was possible to identify conceptual and practical studies of Digital Health applications directed to different purposes for some type of NCD´s. Conclusion: The development and expansion of Digital Health around the world have brought alternative solutions to the different phases of NCD´s care
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