Urinary incontinence is considered a public health problem. It is estimated that, around the world, around 50 million people suffer from the problem, especially women. In Brazil, although incontinence is rarely reported, it is estimated that between 11 and 23% of women are incontinent, a proportion that can reach 40% after menopause.
Cássia Juliato, Andrea Marques, Camila Araújo and Adriana Barea, researchers from the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Unicamp and Caism, are already celebrating the development of the application, a case of notable success in the gigantic challenge of integrating such distinct areas of knowledge: medicine, physiotherapy, computing and arts. Yes, arts, since “Diário Saúde” incorporates the musical track developed by Adriana Barea, bachelor and master's student in music from Unicamp, in addition to the animations developed by the Eldorado Institute.
The formalization of the agreement between the University and the Eldorado Institute was supported by INOVA, Unicamp's Innovation Agency. Although the application is not yet available to the general public, its most recent version was presented at the last “Inova Campinas”, promoted at the Shopping Dom Pedro Convention Center last Wednesday, October 25th. The success of the application at the event indicates that the future of “Diário Saúde” is promising.
