Limitations
chronic diseases
CHRONIC DISEASES, HEART DISEASE
This study has several limitations. The main limitation is that the comparator (in-person physical examination) also has certain limitations regarding subjectivity, compromising the results of the teleinterconsultation using a mobile medical device. Furthermore, this study includes patients in different age groups with different potential diagnoses, making it difficult to assess the accuracy of the device when used with specific populations (such as patients with heart disease). However, future stages of this study will include assessment of the device among subgroups of patients with chronic diseases and analyses of cost-effectiveness, considering that the incorporation of this technology requires an investment of $18 000 Brazilian reals (R$; $3496 US dollars based on the mean 2022 exchange rate of R$1.00 = US $ 0.1942) for the device and R$769 (US $149) per month for the platform.