Castro, JoãoMendonça, Sara Roberto2022-10-212022-10-212022-01-202021-12-17http://hdl.handle.net/10362/144871Healthcare systems worldwide need to improve health outcomes while reducing costs. Increasing demand for chronic disease management, such as pulmonary disease, is driving digital transformation in healthcare. The Kata® inhalation app aims to improve patients' inhalation techniques through a data-based algorithm. This study aims to classify Portugal’s proneness to healthcare digitalization. Specifically, it investigates to which extent Portugal is lagging compared to digital pioneers and how it can keep up with advancements in a rapidly evolving technological world. The results suggest that Portugal is a positive example of eHealth but its main challenges are patients’ low digital trust and inoperability across infrastructures and health subsystems.engPortugalDigital technologiesDigital healthcareEhealthPatient centered careTelemedicineElectronic medical recordsmaster thesis203063562