Title :
Telemonitoring in AMICA: A design based on and for COPD
Author :
Crespo, L.F. ; Morillo, D. Sánchez ; Crespo, M. ; Leon, A. ; Astorga, S. ; Giorkas, K. ; Kouris, I.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. & Telemedicine Lab., Univ. of Cadiz (UCA), Cadiz, Spain
Abstract :
The aim of this work is to put forth some basic methodological aspects that are being followed in the demanding task of the development of a telemedical platform for the efficient control and management of chronic elderly patients. Among the main methodological concepts proposed there is: an integrated market-oriented approach, a user-centered design, an evaluation-driven development and a work plan organization. This work presents the methodology applied to Autonomy, Motivation & Individual Self- Management for COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Patients (AMICA) project funded under the European Union (EU). Results from first the demonstration trial highlight the suitability of the methodology adopted.
Keywords :
diseases; geriatrics; health care; patient care; patient monitoring; telemedicine; AMICA project; Autonomy Motivation and Individual Self Management for COPD Patients; chronic elderly patient control; chronic elderly patient management; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; evaluation driven development; integrated market oriented approach; telemonitoring; user centered design; Biomedical monitoring; Computers; Data communication; Grammar; Image color analysis; Internet; Monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine (ITAB), 2010 10th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Corfu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6559-0
DOI :
10.1109/ITAB.2010.5687748
