Smartphones and Health Promotion: A Review of the Evidence.

The article discusses the use of smartphones by health professionals and patients and the availability of applications in the field of health promotion through a bibliographic search of Pubmed. Several findings include use of applications that allow calorie counting such as iFood and Calorie Counter, applications that suggest exercises for physical activity, and applications that deal with fall prevention such as the i-Prevention. Advantages and disadvantages of their use are also discussed.