Uso de herramientas de tecnología de información y comunicación para diagnóstico y seguimiento de enfermedades respiratorias crónicas en el cantón Yacuambi durante Junio –Noviembre 2012.

Abstract

The present research work was carried out with the purpose of identifying the use of ICT tools for diagnosis and monitoring of chronic pulmonary disease in the Yacuambi canton. It is a descriptive study with quantitative design; the sample was constituted by the health staff and the people who attended to the medical conferences in health posts which were held on May 28th, 2011 in Tututpali, La Esperanza and Jembuentza cantons. The ICT, internet, digital telephone and e-mails were the most used tools by the rural doctors. The physical communication barriers made the communication process difficult. The risk factors identified in this study for chronic pulmonary disease were: occupational exposure to dust 54.5% and burning wood indoors 43.1%. The pulmonary disease identified for repetition were: asthama 3,4% and pneumonia 6,9%. During the 2011 and 2012 in the Yacuambi canton among the ten leading causes of morbidity are: high respiratory diseases, acute nasopharyngitis and acute bronchitis