Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare, cilt.5, sa.4, ss.229-238, 2007 (Scopus)
Chronic diseases such as asthma are best managed by empowered patients working in close co-operation with their healthcare professionals. Patients should be compliant with their medications, perform frequent self-monitoring and be regularly reviewed by their doctor. Innovative use of Information and Communication Technology can help achieve these objectives. In this paper we describe an asthma monitoring system based on the use of mobile phones. The system enables patients to follow an individual treatment plan created by their doctor. The patient's mobile phone acts as a reminder/prompting device and is also used to record and transmit on a daily basis information related to the patient's asthma management. The transmitted data is stored on a server and can be reviewed by the patient's doctor at anytime through use of a personal computer or a mobile phone. If necessary the doctor can alter the patient's treatment plan. The system is based on the Java2MicroEdition (J2ME) programming language and the eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) and is highly customisable to meet the requirements of an individual patient. © The Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare.