• DocumentCode
    3576470
  • Title

    Self-management of patients with severe arthritis through a Personal Health System: The Turkish case study in the PALANTE project

  • Author

    Gencturk, Mert ; Alpay, Erdem ; Erturkmen, Gokce B. L. ; Dogac, Asuman ; Aydin, Huseyin

  • Author_Institution
    Software Res., Dev. & Consultancy Ltd., METU, Ankara, Turkey
  • fYear
    2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    The PALANTE project aims to empower patients so they are able to make informed decisions about their health, take an active role in their own care and collaborate effectively with their healthcare team by the use of a Personal Health System. This article describes the enabling factors and main challenges encountered during the involvement and continuous participation of patients in the Turkish pilot for ankylosing spondylitis patients.
  • Keywords
    medical information systems; patient treatment; PALANTE project; Turkey; ankylosing spondylitis patients; patients self-management; personal health system; severe arthritis; Arthritis; Diseases; Education; Europe; Portals; Sociology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    eChallenges e-2014, 2014 Conference
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-9058-2445-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7058183
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3576470