• DocumentCode
    1952369
  • Title

    Innovative telemedicine solutions for diabetic patients

  • Author

    Lehocki, Fedor ; Balogh, Stefan ; Zakovicova, E. ; Kovac, M. ; de Witte, B.

  • Author_Institution
    FEI STU, Nat. Centre of Telemedicine Services, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    17-19 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    203
  • Lastpage
    208
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this paper is to highlight the best practices in development of telemedicine services for self-management of patients with diabetes. Target group consisted of type 1 patients of age 27-38. These practices are derived from authors experience, patients and physicians involvement, literature and existing solutions review. Developed mHealth telemedicine system is introduced. Results on usability and acceptability of the proposed solution are described from field testing and patients´ feedback. Discussion on elements influencing the adoption of telemedicine solutions is introduced.
  • Keywords
    diseases; patient care; patient monitoring; telemedicine; age 27 yr to 38 yr; diabete patient self management; diabetic patients; mHealth telemedicine system; telemedicine solutions; Diabetes; mHealth; mobile solutions; telemedicine;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), 2012 IEEE EMBS Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Langkawi
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1664-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IECBES.2012.6498185
  • Filename
    6498185