Title :
WELCOME project: What do stakeholders want? In depth analysis of COPD patients, carers and healthcare professional views
Author :
Nabhani-Gebara, S. ; Kayyali, R. ; Philip, N. ; Pierscionek, B. ; Sobnath, D. ; Kaimakamis, Evangelos ; Perantoni, Eleni ; Chang, Joana ; Davies, Nikki ; Siva, Roshan ; D´arcy, Shona ; Vaes, Anouk ; Spruit, Martijn
Author_Institution :
Digital Media for Health, Med. Inf. & Network Technol., Kingston Univ., Kingston upon Thames, UK
Abstract :
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a growing health concern worldwide. Telehealth can facilitate integrated COPD care by providing an opportunity for remote monitoring, early diagnosis and clinical intervention. A design for a telehealth-based system called Wearable Sensing and Smart Cloud Computing for Integrated Care to COPD Patients with Co-morbidities (WELCOME) has been proposed. This study identifies patients´, informal carers´ and HCPs´ acceptance of and requirements for the WELCOME system in four European countries: the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, Greece and Netherlands.
Keywords :
body sensor networks; cloud computing; diseases; health care; medical diagnostic computing; patient care; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; telemedicine; COPD care; COPD patients; HCPs acceptance; WELCOME project; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; clinical intervention; comorbidities; depth analysis; early diagnosis; healthcare professional views; informal carers; integrated care; remote monitoring; smart cloud computing; telehealth-based system; wearable sensing; Diseases; Heart; Hospitals; Interviews; Medical diagnostic imaging; Monitoring; COPD; WELCOME; integrated care; telehealth;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare (Mobihealth), 2014 EAI 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
DOI :
10.1109/MOBIHEALTH.2014.7015987
