Title :
An mHealth system for toxicity monitoring of paediatric oncological patients using Near Field Communication technology
Author :
Katharina Duregger;Dieter Hayn;Jürgen Morak;Ruth Ladenstein;Günter Schreier
Author_Institution :
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
Home-based monitoring might be useful to reduce the burden of long-lasting oncological treatment for children. Current telemonitoring applications focus on chronic diseases or elderly people. Based on the workflow for different stakeholders and the identification of parameters important in paediatric oncology, we developed a prototype of a smartphone-based telehealth system using Near Field Communication technology for monitoring paediatric neuroblastoma patients at home. The parameters blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, body weight, C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, wellbeing, pain level, nausea level and skin alterations could be monitored using a smartphone, a designated app, point-of-care measurement devices and a smart-poster containing RFID tags. The system has been designed to increase the quality of life for paediatric cancer patients. As a future step, a clinical trial is currently being planned to evaluate the system in clinical setting.
Keywords :
"Pediatrics","Cancer","Monitoring","Biomedical monitoring","Oncology","Pain","Near field communication"
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Electronic_ISBN :
1558-4615
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319966