Method and a system for teaching and guiding an individual in changing the lifestyle and a method and system for treating an individual

a lifestyle change and lifestyle technology, applied in the field of lifestyle change and system for teaching and guiding an individual, can solve the problems of ineffective systems and methods available for changing lifestyle and improper health behaviour, increasing rather than decreasing the health problems of societies, and achieving the effect of improving the individual's inner healing power
US20070054252A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-08CONGENER WELLNESS CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
CONGENER WELLNESS CORP
Publication Date
2007-03-08
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A method and a system for teaching and guiding an individual and changing the lifestyle and in building up a health or healthier behaviour includes the step of making a basic assessment of the individual and of defining at least one program to which the individual should attend on the basis of this assessment. The program includes at least teaching, guiding and actively involving the individual and individually gathering personal objective information represented by at least one health indicator. The individual is taught in accordance with a specific learning program in view of understanding a relationship between the objective information and a phenomenon or symptom caused by pathology or functional deficiency. The individual is further taught and guided to understand the effect of specific behaviour and lifestyle on the pathology or functional deficiency. Finally, actions are identified to be taken for changing the lifestyle and for building up a healthier behaviour in view of reducing health problems or health risks.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The invention relates to a method and a system for teaching and guiding an individual in changing the lifestyle and to a method and a system for treating an individual.

[0002] Health care systems in most industrialised countries are in an urgent need for reforming. Costs for health care systems are continuously increasing. In parallel, health problems of societies are increasing rather than decreasing despite highly sophisticated medical systems.

[0003] Mood disorder, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and asthma caused 49% of U.S.A.'s health care expenses in 1996. According to U.S.A. CDC health people 2000 midcourse review, the determining factor of health related to lifestyle is 47%, related to environmental issues is 17% and to genetic issues is 25%. The contribution from medical services is only 11%. There is thus a major trend of lifestyle chronic diseases caused by improper lifestyle and living environment in the industrial countries. [000...

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