Bridging language barriers in healthcare: a patient-centric mobile app for multilingual health record access and sharing.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Access to health data for patients is hindered by a fragmented healthcare system and the absence of unified, patient-centric solutions. Additionally, there are no mechanics for easy sharing of medical records with healthcare providers, risking incomplete diagnoses. To further intensify the problem, when patients seek care abroad, language barriers may prevent foreign doctors from understanding their health data, further complicating treatment.

Methods

Our study presents the development and evaluation of a mobile application designed to enable users to access and share their health records directly from their device, in multiple languages, ensuring ease of use and convenience. The solution utilizes OpenNCP for translating patient summaries into multiple languages

SUBMITTER: Solomou T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11876183 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature