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. 2022 Dec 30;33(158, oct.-dic.):39-45.
doi: 10.53680/vertex.v33i158.317.

[Digestivamente: Mobile application for patients with irritable bowel syndrome]

[Article in Spanish]
Milagros Celleri  1 , Florencia Koutsovitis  1 , Sofía Donatti  1 , Jorge Ierache  2 , Juan Zaragoza  2 , Nicolás Domínguez  2 , Hernán Merlino  2 , Cristian J Garay  1
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[Digestivamente: Mobile application for patients with irritable bowel syndrome]

[Article in Spanish]
Milagros Celleri et al. Vertex. .
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Abstract
in English, Spanish

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder that represents a significant public health problem due to the impact it produces on quality of life. Recommended treatments include cognitive-behavioral therapy to address psychological factors that may exacerbate symptoms. The use of technology and particularly mobile applications has grown significantly in recent years. In Argentina, no applications have been developed for IBS. Digestivamente is a mobile application, based on cognitive-behavioral therapy developed in this country. It aims to register the psychological factors of patients with IBS, in the context of a psychotherapeutic treatment. This work describes the application and its functionalities. The use of the application is expected to allow greater adherence to treatment and an improvement in the symptoms of these patients.

El Síndrome de Intestino Irritable (SII) es un trastorno gastrointestinal funcional crónico que representa un problema en salud pública debido al impacto que produce en la calidad de vida. Los tratamientos recomendados incluyen a la terapia cognitivo-conductual para el abordaje de aquellos factores psicológicos que exacerban los síntomas. El uso de la tecnología y particularmente de aplicaciones móviles ha crecido de manera significativa durante los últimos años. En Argentina no se han desarrollado aplicaciones para SII. Digestivamente es una aplicación móvil, basada en la terapia cognitivo-conductual desarrollada en este país. Tiene por objetivo el registro de los factores psicológicos de los pacientes con SII en el contexto de un tratamiento psicoterapéutico. En el presente trabajo se describe la aplicación y sus funcionalidades. Se espera que la utilización de la aplicación permita mayor adherencia al tratamiento y una mejoría en la sintomatología de estos pacientes.

Keywords: Mobile application; mHealth; Digestivamente; Irritable bowel syndrome; Cognitive behavioral therapy.

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