Title :
An expert system approach to cystic fibrosis patient management
Author :
Leung, L.A. ; Finkelstein, S.M. ; Slagle, J.R. ; Warwick, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
The use of health diaries to monitor patients with chronic diseases has often been complicated by difficulties encountered in data quality assurance and interpretation. Conventional data-handling schemes and statistical approaches often cannot handle all the complexities involved. A prototype expert system, MONITOR, has been developed to evaluate the home measurement data obtained from cystic fibrosis (CF) outpatients by approximating the reasoning process of a CF expert clinician. The system was developed initially for patients within the 6-12-year age range. It has been extended successfully to accommodate younger patients with an 87% correct classification record.<>
Keywords :
expert systems; medical computing; 6 to 12 yr; MONITOR; chronic disease; cystic fibrosis patient management; data interpretation; data quality assurance; expert clinician reasoning simulation; expert system approach; health diaries;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95187
