title: Feasibility of congestive heart failure telemanagement using a wii-based telecare platform.
abstract: A gaming platform has been used to implement a Home Automated Telemanagement (HAT) system for chronic disease management in the patient's home. The system questions patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) to monitor symptoms, weight changes, and quality of life while educating the patient on their disease. The system is designed to run on the Nintendo Wii videogame console using an active internet connection and the console's built in internet browser. It questions the patient daily on their condition, monitors their weight, and provides the patient with instant feedback on their condition in the form of a 3 zone CHF action plan. The system is designed to be as simple as possible, making it usable by patients with no prior computer or videogame experience. This telemanagement system has been successfully designed and implemented to optimize the care of patients with CHF.
authors.affiliation: Chronic Disease Informatics Program, Johns Hopkins University, MD 2105, USA. jfinkel9@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Eunme
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orlov
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dennison
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D019468:Disease Management; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life; D012984:Software; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D018910:Video Games