title: An easy to use and affordable home-based personal eHealth system for chronic disease management based on free open source software.
abstract: This paper describes an easy to use home-based eHealth system for chronic disease management. We present the design and implementation of a prototype for home based education, exercises, treatment and following-up, with the TV and a remote control as user interface. We also briefly describe field trials of the system for patients with COPD and diabetes, and their experience with the technology.
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, UNN, Tromsø, Norway. tatjana.m.burkow@telemed.no
authors.forename: Tatjana M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Burkow
authors.forename: Lars K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Vognild
authors.forename: Trine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krogstad
authors.forename: Njål
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borch
authors.forename: Geir
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ostengen
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bratvold
authors.forename: Marijke Jongsma
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Risberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016494:Computer Security; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019114:Remote Consultation; D012648:Self Care; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012984:Software; D013690:Television; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D014584:User-Computer Interface