If you are living with a chronic condition, or even multiple conditions, it may seem like you have a second job of just keeping track of everything. Whether it’s appointments, when to take medication or wondering about new symptoms, it’s like there’s a never-ending list of things to remember that keeps running through your head.
Now that more than half of all Americans have a smart phone – and more than 90% own some sort of electronic device – that long list of health-related things to remember can be handled right at your fingertips – digitally.
Below, we’ve selected 5 of the best smartphone apps for condition management to help you keep track of anything dealing with your health.
Capzule PHR – This app allows you to have your own personal health record right on your digital device. You can keep track of doctor appointments and your important medical information. Capsule PHR keeps track of medications you take, your immunizations, allergies and insurance details. With safe password protections in place, you can transfer the information over Wi-Fi to other devices and back it up using email. You can even order prescription refills through select pharmacies.
Manage My Pain Lite – If you suffer any type of pain associated with your condition, you know some days are better than others. And some days are worse. Manage My Pain helps you better understand your pain levels and guides you how to explain your pain to your doctor. You can track your pain, then analyze and share your findings with those who can help you.
T2 Mood Tracker – No matter what type of condition you have, your mood plays a huge part in your health and wellness. T2 Mood Tracker lets you monitor your emotional state – anxiety, depression, stress and overall well-being. Keeping track of your moods can also be vital to help your doctor adjust certain medication levels. This app keeps track of your mood details on graphs and lets you add any notes about a certain event.
Dosecast – If you have a medication that needs to be taken on a specific schedule for your condition, this app can certainly help you. You can set the schedule and alerts for just one day, a week or even a month. Dosecast adjusts to different time zones, so no matter where you go, you can stay on schedule. One of the best features, everything you enter is kept private and secure. You can also receive refill alerts and learn other details about your prescription.
Prognosis: Your Diagnosis – Do you just feel like you have some sort of condition, but just not sure what it is? Now you can have help figuring it out with Prognosis: Your Diagnosis. This app can be used by medical professionals – or anyone who is interested in health – to help determine a diagnosis. It presents cases modeled on actual patients to help you investigate various conditions and what they could mean, before you meet with your doctor.
With more than one million phone apps on the market, try one of these – or explore others – to make it easy and efficient to keep track of your conditions.
Sources
http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/02/03/texting.photos.gahran/
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/06/more-than-half-of-americans-own-smartphones/
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