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Nos últimos anos as perturbações mentais tornaram-se um dos principais fatores
na diminuição da qualidade de vida, tendo um grande impacto no quotidiano das
pessoas afetadas e naqueles que a rodeiam. Portugal é um dos países mais afetados
na Europa, onde mais de um quinto da população sofre de perturbações psiquiátricas.
Esta dissertação documentará a conceção de uma aplicação móvel, desenvolvida
para ajudar as pessoas com perturbações de ansiedade ou que sofram de sintomas
ligeiros gerais de ansiedade.
A aplicação móvel desenvolvida possui várias funcionalidades úteis na gestão
da perturbação de ansiedade, entre as quais se destacam a realização de exercícios
de relaxamento, registo diário de autorreflexões acerca do estado emocional, aná lise de sentimentos e recomendação personalizada de atividades. Tais ferramentas
encontram-se disponíveis sempre que o utilizador necessitar, nomeadamente em si tuações com maiores picos de ansiedade e stress. Pretende-se com a utilização da
aplicação auxiliar o utilizador a compreender melhor a sua perturbação psicológica,
os sintomas a ela associados e os impactos resultantes no seu quotidiano, e a desen volver estratégias de como melhorar a sua sintomatologia.
O processo de elaboração da aplicação referida consistiu na implementação de
um sistema de recomendação de atividades, adaptado e personalizado a um determi nado tipo de utilizador. As funcionalidades do sistema de recomendação permitem
ao utilizador recorrer à realização de atividades de relaxamento, tendo em conta
o impacto dos exercícios na melhoria da qualidade de vida, o feedback fornecido
pelo utilizador na aplicação e os resultados na diminuição da perturbação, medidos
através da realização de questionários e do registo diário de emoções
In recent years, mental disorders have become one of the main factors in reducing the quality of life, having a major impact on the daily lives of affected people and those around them. Portugal is one of the most affected countries in Europe, where more than a fifth of the population suffers from psychiatric disorders. This dissertation will document the design of a mobile application, developed to help people with anxiety disorders or people who suffer from mild general symptoms of anxiety. The developed mobile application has several useful features in the management of Anxiety Disorder, among which we highlight the performance of relaxation exer cises, daily recording of self-reflections about the emotional state, analysis of feelings and recommendation of personalized activities. Such tools are available whenever the user needs it, namely in situations with higher peaks of anxiety and stress. The use of the application is intended to help the user to better understand their psy chological disorder, the symptoms associated with it and the resulting impacts on their daily lives, and to develop strategies on how to improve their symptoms. The process of elaboration of the referred application consisted on the implemen tation of an activity recommendation system, adapted and personalized to a certain type of user. The features of the recommendation system allow the user to resort to relaxation activities, taking into account the impact of the exercises on improving the quality of life, the feedback provided by the user in the application and the results in the reduction of the disturbance, measured by performing questionnaires and daily recording of emotions
In recent years, mental disorders have become one of the main factors in reducing the quality of life, having a major impact on the daily lives of affected people and those around them. Portugal is one of the most affected countries in Europe, where more than a fifth of the population suffers from psychiatric disorders. This dissertation will document the design of a mobile application, developed to help people with anxiety disorders or people who suffer from mild general symptoms of anxiety. The developed mobile application has several useful features in the management of Anxiety Disorder, among which we highlight the performance of relaxation exer cises, daily recording of self-reflections about the emotional state, analysis of feelings and recommendation of personalized activities. Such tools are available whenever the user needs it, namely in situations with higher peaks of anxiety and stress. The use of the application is intended to help the user to better understand their psy chological disorder, the symptoms associated with it and the resulting impacts on their daily lives, and to develop strategies on how to improve their symptoms. The process of elaboration of the referred application consisted on the implemen tation of an activity recommendation system, adapted and personalized to a certain type of user. The features of the recommendation system allow the user to resort to relaxation activities, taking into account the impact of the exercises on improving the quality of life, the feedback provided by the user in the application and the results in the reduction of the disturbance, measured by performing questionnaires and daily recording of emotions
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Aplicação Móvel Sistema de Recomendação Perturbação de Ansiedade Mobile App Recommendation System Anxiety Disorder