Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (가정간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (한국가정간호학회)
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A Study on a PDA-Based Ubiquitous Healthcare System for the Management of Chronic Diseases

만성질환 관리를 위한 PDA폰 기반 이동형 방문건강관리 시스템 개발

  • Son, Sung-Yong (Department of Information & Communication Engineering, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Hwang, Won-Sook (Seongbuk Health Center) ;
  • Yee, Yang-Hee (Department of Electric Engineering College, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Seob (Graduate School of Energy, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Lim, Chae-Seung (Department of Laboratory Medicine Brain Korea 21 Graduate School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Park, Gil-Hong (Department of Biochemistry, Brain Korea 21 Graduate School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University)
  • 손성용 (경원대학교 정보통신공학과) ;
  • 황원숙 (성북구보건소) ;
  • 이양희 (한국산업기술대학교 메카트로닉스공학과) ;
  • 김창섭 (한국산업기술대학교 지식기반에너지대학원) ;
  • 임채승 (고려대학교 의과대학 진단검사의학과) ;
  • 박길홍 (고려대학교 의과대학 생화학교실)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The rapid change to an aging society generates an increase in the incidence of chronic diseases. Many chronic patients have been facing their illnesses without enough preparation. In order to solve these problems, we designed and tested a public healthcare service based on ubiquitous technology. Method: Telemedicine has emerged as new medical care system of chronic disease. However, public potential of its technology is difficult to know under current traditional health care system. In this work, we developed a Personal Digital Access (PDA) phone based healthcare system by trained visiting nurses for elderly patients. A field test was performed by SeongBuk Public Health Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK). Result: Surveys were generated to assess the effects of this system compared to conventional public health system. Findings of trials demonstrate that healthcare coordination enhanced by PDA phone technology is satisfactory to the patients and nurses compared to previous one because prompt responses arouse their recognition of health. Conclusion: Ubiquitous healthcare system applied to public health service proved to be efficient and time-saving to monitor and control the chronic illnesses of large population.

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