Design proposal for wearable device to monitor psoriasis and its comorbidities

• Autor(a) principal: Monzón, Roberto Alexis Rivas
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/21572
• topic: Psoriasis; Wearable device; Monitoring; Comorbidities

Psoriasis is a common, chronic, non-infectious skin disease that has no clear cause and no definitive cure. The body produces new skin cells that rapidly accumulate on the surface of the skin, forming red papules and plaques, it can appear on any area of the body and usually covered with white or silver scales that cause itching, stinging and pain. Psoriasis can be triggered by external and internal triggers and it can affect people of any age and from any country. There is no treatment that gives hope of a complete cure for psoriasis and it is still based on symptom control. People with psoriasis have a higher risk of developing chronic degenerative diseases compared to the general population. which contribute substantially to morbidity and mortality. Until now, there is no device on the market designed to monitor comorbidities associated with psoriasis, which in the long term represent a risky situation for the patient. The use of wearable technology will be a great step in the monitoring and diagnosis of psoriasis and its comorbidities. The main objective of the present work was the development of a modular and personalized wearable device that could help in monitoring the state and evolution of the disease, registering on real time UV radiation intensity as well as the intensity and periodicity of scratching. The proposed wearable device, will work in conjunction with a mobile app to facilitate and encourage the patient to monitor himself.