title: PATHway: Decision Support in Exercise Programmes for Cardiac Rehabilitation.
abstract: Rehabilitation is important for patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) to improve health outcomes and quality of life. However, adherence to current exercise programmes in cardiac rehabilitation is limited. We present the design and development of a Decision Support System (DSS) for telerehabilitation, aiming to enhance exercise programmes for CVD patients through ensuring their safety, personalising the programme according to their needs and performance, and motivating them toward meeting their physical activity goals. The DSS processes data originated from a Microsoft Kinect camera, a blood pressure monitor, a heart rate sensor and questionnaires, in order to generate a highly individualised exercise programme and improve patient adherence. Initial results within the EU-funded PATHway project show the potential of our approach.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Filos
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Greece.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triantafyllidis
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chouvarda
authors.affiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Research Group for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Rehabilitation, Belgium.
authors.forename: Roselien
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buys
authors.affiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Research Group for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Rehabilitation, Belgium.
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cornelissen
authors.affiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Research Group for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Rehabilitation, Belgium.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Budts
authors.affiliation: Dublin City University, School of Health and Human Performance and The Insight Center for Data Analytics, Ireland.
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: Dublin City University, School of Health and Human Performance and The Insight Center for Data Analytics, Ireland.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.affiliation: Dublin City University, School of Health and Human Performance and The Insight Center for Data Analytics, Ireland.
authors.forename: Kieran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Greece.
authors.forename: Nicos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maglaveras
mesh_terms: D000072038:Cardiac Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010349:Patient Compliance; D057285:Precision Medicine; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*