title: Mining data when technology is applied to support patients and professional on the control of chronic diseases: the experience of the METABO platform for diabetes management.
abstract: This chapter provides an overview of how healthcare institution could benefit from the usage of technologies and personal health systems. Clinical, Usage and Technical data are mined in different ways and with different methods to support users (patients, health professionals and informal caregivers) in taking decisions. As a case study, the solutions and the techniques adopted in a research project focused on the delivery of technologies to improve diabetes management are described.
authors.affiliation: Life Supporting Technologies, Telecommunication Engineering School, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, gfico@lst.tfo.upm.es.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fico
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Arredondo
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Protopappas
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Georgia
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fotiadis
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D057225:Data Mining / Q000379:methods*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose