Medical Diagnosis Support System for Disease Prevention and Its Interface

This paper describes the prototype of a diagnosis support system for preventing disease and its interface. The paradigm shift from disease treatment to its prevention is to be advocated. Also improving lifestyles at an early stage of diseases and a better comprehension of clinical data are important. To promote this paradigm shift, we construct a prototype of a medical diagnosis system that supports not only counselors but also clients. Our system is implemented as a web server linked to the public network so counselors and clients can easily access the system from remote clinics and even private homes. Its user-friendly interface allows clients to comprehend the clinical data even without the counselor´s support. Subjective evaluations using the SD method show that our system is superior to printed material and receives high scores for favorability and functionality.