Mobile health platform for pressure ulcer monitoring with electronic health record integration

Pressure ulcers frequently occur in patients with limited mobility, for example, people with advanced age and patients wearing casts or prostheses. Mobile information communication technologies can help implement ulcer care protocols and the monitoring of patients with high risk, thus preventing or...

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Published in:Health informatics journal 2013-12, Vol.19 (4), p.300-311
Main Authors: Rodrigues, Joel JPC, Pedro, Luís MCC, Vardasca, Tomé, de la Torre-Díez, Isabel, Martins, Henrique MG
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cellular telephones
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Electronic Health Records - utilization
Electronic medical records
Female
Humans
Information technology
Integration
Internet
Male
Monitoring
Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data
Portable computers
Portugal
Pressure Ulcer - physiopathology
Pressure Ulcer - therapy
Quality of Health Care
Software Design
Telemedicine - instrumentation
Telemedicine - methods
Wound Healing - physiology
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Summary:Pressure ulcers frequently occur in patients with limited mobility, for example, people with advanced age and patients wearing casts or prostheses. Mobile information communication technologies can help implement ulcer care protocols and the monitoring of patients with high risk, thus preventing or improving these conditions. This article presents a mobile pressure ulcer monitoring platform (mULCER), which helps control a patient’s ulcer status during all stages of treatment. Beside its stand-alone version, it can be integrated with electronic health record systems as mULCER synchronizes ulcer data with any electronic health record system using HL7 standards. It serves as a tool to integrate nursing care among hospital departments and institutions. mULCER was experimented with in different mobile devices such as LG Optimus One P500, Samsung Galaxy Tab, HTC Magic, Samsung Galaxy S, and Samsung Galaxy i5700, taking into account the user’s experience of different screen sizes and processing characteristics.
ISSN:1460-4582
1741-2811
DOI:10.1177/1460458212474909