title: Development of a User-Friendly App for Testing Blood Coagulation Status in Schizophrenia Patients.
abstract: Blood coagulation time is an important factor to consider for postoperative and cardiac disorder patients who have been prescribed anticoagulant coagulant medications. The coagulation process is also known to be perturbed in some individuals with psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia. This chapter describes a patient self-management system for a functional assessment of blood coagulation activity, determining the appropriate anticoagulant dosages using a test strip device and the Coagu app. The app can also be used as a patient reminder of treatment times and to monitor treatment and effects over time.
authors.affiliation: Appamedix, Innovations-Centrum CHIC, Bismarckstrasse 10-12, 10625, Berlin, Germany. jv@appamedix.com.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vegt
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Guest
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D063731:Mobile Applications; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D000068997:Smartphone; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D011934:Reagent Strips
keywords: Anticoagulant test strips; Blood coagulation; Clotting cascade; Coagu app; Proteomics; Schizophrenia