title: Mobile ICT support for the continuum of care.
abstract: The Wireless Wearable Physiological Monitor (WWPM) is designed to provide unobtrusive, regular, remote physiological monitoring of clients within their home environment. Its goal is to provide enough health support functions to enable its user to remain at home while being under a limited form of medical supervision. The WWPM solution will reduce the care burden on families and friends while providing a level of continuous care for the ill or elderly. The WWPM solution is a combination of non-invasive sensors that monitor a person's physiological data and a two-way communication system that allows the physiological data to be sent to a central computer application. The central application can interpret the data received and automatically prompt the client to take appropriate action or alert a care provider who can intervene with the needed support. The central application is intended for use by care providers within the traditional continuum, that is, as a component in a patient's health management or care plan. It is this combination of data, professional care and communication that will produce the medical and behavioral outcomes necessary for individuals to manage their health outside of traditional health service institutions.
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohyanagi
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dobbs
authors.forename: Marguerite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sutphen
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D013686:Telemetry