Self-Management Pathways for Diabetic Patients: Early Findings of the EMPOWER Pilot Studies
Robert Mulrenin, Felix Strohmeier, Yildiray Kabak, Alexander Pabst, Hans Demski, Ilias Lamprinos (2014): Self-Management Pathways for Diabetic Patients: Early Findings of the EMPOWER Pilot Studies In: eChallenges e-2014 Conference Proceedings, Paul Cunningham and Miriam Cunningham (Eds), IIMC International Information Management Corporation Ltd 2014, ISBN: 978-1-905824-45-8
Abstract: Diabetes is a serious world-wide medical challenge, which affected 382 million people in 2013. This paper describes, how the European Commission supported EMPOWER project fosters the self-management of diabetes patients. The Self-Management Pathways help patients in specifying planned activities based on medical recommendations and personal goals, as well as self-monitoring of Observations of Daily Living (ODLs). The whole process is supported by modern ICT services that motivate patients in changing their lifestyle and adhere to defined medication and activity plans. The system is being validated in Germany and Turkey. Early findings of the first validation phase are described.
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