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
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