HIV Aid and Control: Telemonitoring System Oriented Toward HIV Patients Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a cytopathic retrovirus that mainly infects CD4+T lymphocytes. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) and particularly highly active antiretroviral therapy have allowed reducing the mortality caused by HIV so that it is currently considered a chronic disease susceptible to control. However, several factors decrease the therapy’s success, such as the patient's lack of strict adherence to medications and timely therapy adjustments by the medical specialist in the face of abnormal changes in the symptoms. This paper presents the analysis, design, and development of a telemonitoring system oriented toward HIV patients on ART. Our system is characterized by offering multiple services that contribute to empowerment and patient education, facilitate adherence to therapy, provide assistance to medical consultation and compliance with preventive measures by the patient, allow timely therapy adjustments, detect early risk situations and adverse events, and remote therapy monitoring by the specialist doctor.