DocumentCode
2170603
Title
myPDA: A Mobile Healthcare Application for Personal Diet Assisting
Author
Kurdi, Heba A. ; Alkhowaiter, A. ; Al-Muaibed, Arwa ; Alotaibi, B. ; Alhaweal, R. ; Alotaibi, T.
Author_Institution
Comput. Sci. Dept., Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic Univ., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
fYear
2012
fDate
26-28 Nov. 2012
Firstpage
491
Lastpage
496
Abstract
This paper aims at contributing to the global effort in tackling the obesity problem through introducing a mobile diet assistant application (myPDA) that improves the awareness of balanced diets, encourages following healthy plans and promotes increasing exercise levels. The assistant was developed as an Arabic Android application for mobile devices. The preliminary testing of the application, indicated promising results and we hope that myPDA can contribute to the preservation of public health by combating obesity.
Keywords
Linux; health care; medical disorders; mobile computing; mobile handsets; natural language interfaces; notebook computers; Arabic Android application; balanced diet awareness; mobile devices; mobile diet assistant application; mobile healthcare application; myPDA; obesity problem; personal diet assessment; public health; Android; Diet; Healthcare; Mobile Applications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Computer Science Applications and Technologies (ACSAT), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5832-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACSAT.2012.17
Filename
6516404
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