Android Application for Senior Citizens with Hypertension
Android Application for Senior Citizens with Hypertension At present, the number of senior citizens in the world tends to increase every year. As reported by the World Bank the number of senior citizens in the world is around 0.5 billion people or 8.2% and around 74.3% of them have hypertension [1]. In the same way, the number of Thai senior citizens tends to increase. According to the National Statistical Office, the number of senior citizens in Thailand is around 10 million people or 14.9% [2]. The number of senior citizens shows that Thailand’s society will become a senior’s society soon. From the information of Thai Health Promotion Foundation, senior citizens in Thailand is around 4.1 million people or 41.0% who have high blood pressure or hypertension [3]. High blood pressure is the most common risk factor to other diseases such as stroke, kidney disease, paralysis, and so on. Therefore,