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

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...

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Main Authors: Andriopoulou, Foteini Gr, Birkos, Konstantinos D., Lymberopoulos, Dimitrios K.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer aided manufacturing
Decision making
Diseases
Gold
History
Monitoring
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Summary: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).
ISSN:1094-687X
1558-4615
2694-0604
DOI:10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611163