u-MCHC: a predictive framework for ubiquitous management of exacerbations in chronic diseases.

Autor: Andriopoulou FG, Birkos KD, Lymberopoulos DK
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference [Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc] 2013; Vol. 2013, pp. 6976-9.
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611163
Abstrakt: Exacerbations are crucial events in chronic diseases that require continuous management. Knowledge of the exacerbation risk enhances patient's quality of life and enables self-management and self-organizing of unscheduled doctor visits and/or hospitalization. This paper proposes a new framework for ubiquitous management of chronic diseases named u-MCHC. The proposed framework incorporates monitoring, decision-making, notification and management processes in order to deliver personalized therapeutical options and services. The delivery of services is realized by means of Next Generation Service Delivery Platform (NG-SDP). A prototype implementation of u-MCHC and its performance is demonstrated in a real world case for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Databáze: MEDLINE