title: A personalized feedback system for supporting behavior change for patients after an acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Cardiovascular diseases belong to the most common causes of death. Telehealth applications can help to improve therapy and support behavior change. It was the objective of the present work to construct and evaluate within a trial (25 patients) an automated feedback system for a telehealth application to support behavior change. We used a rule-based approach and constructed 26 rules in 9 categories. Rule design and implementation followed the principles of the Austrian Medical Product Law, resulting in an automated rule-based feedback system. Evaluations show high user satisfaction with 80% of all users perceiving the system as useful.
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kreiner
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Welte
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Modre-Osprian
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fetz
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heidt
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kropf
authors.affiliation: UMIT - University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria.
authors.forename: Elske
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ammenwerth
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pölzl
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kastner
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000379:methods*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*