Health management and user protection: an analysis of gamification elements in applications for pregnant women

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to analyze applications classified in the health category and to identify how they manipulate the evaluation, prescription and management of the physical activity of the users. The exponential growth of interactive technologies brings a differentiated look when the use of services present in mobile devices installed in smartphones as software for the most diverse activities. The health area has been presenting as a promising sector. This is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach using case study method. The considerations point to the difficulty in evaluating the applications directed to the management of physical activities mainly regarding the evaluation of users. There is also a gap regarding the legal authorization of the profession in the case of the physical educator. Another point raised here is about shared responsibility theme linked to the understanding of user protection that use these types of services.