Mobile Application to Improve Nutritional Counseling Provided by Primary Care Physicians for Hypertension.
Mobile Application to Improve Nutritional Counseling Provided by Primary Care Physicians for Hypertension.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the use of a mobile app could improve
 knowledge and practice in nutrition counseling performed by primary care physicians in
 Brazil.
To optimize the nutritional care in the context of the limitations of available time and
 knowledge in medical practice, the present study proposes to develop a tool of nutritional
 guidelines for hypertension, easily accessible, based on evidence, and then evaluate its use
 among primary care physicians registered in a center telehealth. The use of the mobile
 application tool will aim to improve the nutritional counseling, helping with prevention of
 other chronic diseases in primary care context.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  primary care physicians registered in TelessaúdeRS (Center for Telehealth)

 -  primary care physicians who use smartphone or tablet

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  not to work in primary care