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A User-Friendly App for Blood Coagulation Disorders

Johannes Vegt1, Paul C Guest2

  • 1Appamedix, Innovations-Centrum CHIC, Berlin, Germany. jv@appamedix.com.

Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.)
|January 31, 2018
PubMed

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Maternal environment impacts offspring health, increasing risks for diseases like type 2 diabetes. This study introduces a test strip and app for patients to self-manage blood coagulation activity and monitor treatment effects.

Area of Science:

  • Biomedical science
  • Health technology
  • Patient self-management

Background:

  • Suboptimal maternal environment linked to offspring's age-associated diseases (type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease).
  • Altered blood clotting time is a factor in these diseases and requires monitoring in specific patient groups.
  • Coagulant medication management is crucial for patients with cardiovascular disorders and post-surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a method for patient self-management of blood coagulation activity.
  • To introduce a test strip device and accompanying mobile application (Coagu app) for this purpose.
  • To highlight the app's utility in treatment monitoring and adherence.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizes a test strip device for measuring blood coagulation activity.
  • Employs the Coagu app for data logging and analysis.
  • The app serves as a tool for treatment reminders and long-term effect monitoring.

Main Results:

  • Enables patients to actively participate in managing their blood coagulation.
  • Provides a convenient method for tracking treatment efficacy over time.
  • Facilitates timely adherence to medication schedules.

Conclusions:

  • Patient self-management of blood coagulation is feasible with the described technology.
  • The Coagu app supports treatment adherence and monitoring, potentially improving outcomes for individuals at risk of or with age-associated diseases.
  • This approach empowers patients in managing conditions affected by blood clotting time.

Keywords:
Anticoagulant test stripsBlood coagulationClotting cascadeCoagu appProteomicsSchizophrenia

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