title: Modeling stroke rehabilitation processes using the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
abstract: In organising and providing rehabilitation procedures for stroke patients, the usual need for many refinements makes it inappropriate to attempt rigid standardisation, but greater detail is required concerning workflow. The aim of this study was to build a model of the post-stroke rehabilitation process. The model, implemented in the Unified Modeling Language, was grounded on international guidelines and refined following the clinical pathway adopted at local level by a specialized rehabilitation centre. The model describes the organisation of the rehabilitation delivery and it facilitates the monitoring of recovery during the process. Indeed, a system software was developed and tested to support clinicians in the digital administration of clinical scales. The model flexibility assures easy updating after process evolution.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Elettronica Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy. Electronic address: simona.ferrante@polimi.it.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrante
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonacina
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinciroli
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D017146:Models, Organizational; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D017432:Unified Medical Language System
keywords: Delivery of healthcare; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Unified Modeling Language