Photoprotection and skin self-examination in primary attention users: the impact of smartphone as a tool for education

Abstract

The use of mobile phones has grown rapidly.1 In many countries, the number of telephone lines exceeds the number of inhabitants and, in developing countries, the number of smartphones and the structure of telephony itself expands faster than other elements of infrastructure. The “mobile” nature of telephone, instant access, and direct communication allow the rapid transfer of health information, which supports medical and public health practices, and these are the defining characteristics of “mobile health” or “mHealth”.2