Timeline presentation system

Abstract

To support treatment of a patient.SOLUTION: A program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer 70 to function as: acquisition means 100 that acquires patient background information used for determination of a policy for treatment of a patient; first determination means 104a that, on the basis of the patient background information, determines a treatment related content that is estimated to be highly related to the treatment of the patient; and first display control means 108a that controls a timeline created on the basis of the patient background information to be displayed on the patient's terminal device 3a, wherein the timeline includes the treatment related content.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a timeline presentation system. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is known a technology for displaying information on a user's health on a terminal device. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a timeline-based smart care system that can provide customized health information to a user in consideration of the user's health condition, and can provide lifestyle analysis information to the user by collecting and analyzing the user's lifestyle information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Korean Patent Publication No. 2020-0031269 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 does not sufficiently support the treatment of patients. For example, there is room for further consideration regarding the type of information to be displayed.

[0005] In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to support the treatment of patients. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer to function as an acquisition means for acquiring patient background information used in determining a treatment plan for the patient, a first determination means for determining treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient's treatment based on the patient background information, and a first display control means for controlling a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on the patient's terminal device, the timeline including the treatment-related content.

[0007] An information processing device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit that acquires patient background information used to determine a treatment plan for the patient, a first determination unit that determines treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient's treatment based on the patient background information, and a first display control unit that controls a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on the patient's terminal device, where the timeline includes the treatment-related content.

[0008] An information processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer to execute the steps of acquiring patient background information used to determine a treatment plan for the patient, determining treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient's treatment based on the patient background information, and controlling a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on a terminal device of the patient, the timeline including the treatment-related content. Effect of the Invention

[0009] The present disclosure can assist in the treatment of patients. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the system 1. [Diagram 2] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the information processing device 2. [Diagram 3] FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of patient background information. [Figure 4] 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the information processing device 2. FIG. [Diagram 5] 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of a display screen of a terminal device 3. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of patient background information. [Figure 7] 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the information processing device 2. FIG. [Figure 8] 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of a display screen of a terminal device 3. FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an information processing device 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference numerals denote the same or similar configurations.

[0012] In this disclosure, the terms "part", "means", "apparatus", and "system" do not simply mean physical means, but also include cases where the functions of the "part", "means", "apparatus", and "system" are realized by software. Furthermore, the functions of one "part", "means", "apparatus", or "system" may be realized by two or more physical means, devices, or software, and the functions of two or more "parts", "means", "apparatus", or "system" may be realized by one physical means, device, or software.

[0013] <1. Overview of System 1> An overview of a system 1 according to the present disclosure (hereinafter, simply referred to as "system 1") will be described with reference to Fig. 1. According to system 1, a timeline generated based on background information of a cancer patient can be presented to the cancer patient. Furthermore, the timeline includes treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the cancer patient.

[0014] Immediately after being diagnosed with a disease, patients can search for various information on the Internet, etc. However, the amount of information available on the Internet is huge, and much of it is unreliable. In addition, patients may not be able to find the information they want. For this reason, it is difficult for patients to gather the necessary and sufficient amount of accurate information on their own.

[0015] Furthermore, if patients continue to be overly exposed to pessimistic information on the Internet (for example, articles that exaggerate the physical and mental effects of cancer), the risk of developing mental illnesses such as depression may increase. Depending on the type of disease, patients may be significantly affected not only physically but also mentally. Therefore, patients suffering from such diseases are considered to be at higher risk of developing mental illnesses due to exposure to pessimistic information than healthy people.

[0016] System 1 can help patients obtain the information they need and need. This can prevent unnecessary confusion in patients and give them a sense of mental space. As a result, patients can approach treatment in a positive manner.

[0017] In the present disclosure, the patient is a person suffering from a chronic disease such as cancer (including lung cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, etc.), leukemia, sarcoma, myeloma, stroke, myocardial infarction, hypertensive disease, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, chronic renal failure, and mental illness (including depression, schizophrenia, and dementia). In the following embodiment, the patient is described as a person suffering from breast cancer (hereinafter referred to as a "cancer patient"), but the scope of application of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0018] <2. Functional configuration of System 1> An example of the configuration of the system 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The system 1 includes an information processing device 2, a patient terminal device 3a, a family terminal device 3b, a doctor terminal device 3c, and a communication network 5. Hereinafter, when the patient terminal device 3a, the family terminal device 3b, and the doctor terminal device 3c are not particularly distinguished from each other, they will be collectively referred to as "terminal device 3". The information processing device 2 and the terminal device 3 are configured to be able to communicate with each other via the communication network 5. Each device will be described in detail below.

[0019] [Information processing device 2] The information processing device 2 is a server device that uses the terminal device 3 as a client device. The information processing device 2 is typically a web server device.

[0020] The information processing device 2 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 14, a network interface unit 16, and a bus 18. The control unit 10, the storage unit 14, and the network interface unit 16 are electrically connected to each other via the bus 18.

[0021] -Storage part 14- The storage unit 14 stores various information required for the operation of the information processing device 2. The storage unit 14 stores various programs executed by the control unit 10 described below. The storage unit 14 also stores patient background information relating to the background of the cancer patient's disease, treatment, etc. The patient background information includes disease background information, treatment background information, event information, response information, and other information relating to the cancer patient.

[0022] (Disease Background Information) The disease background information is information about the disease state of a cancer patient, and includes information about at least one of the cancer type, cancer stage, circumstances at the time of diagnosis, cancer symptoms, physical condition, and mental condition of the cancer patient.

[0023] In the present disclosure, the type of cancer is identified based on the type of cancer-related protein, the shape and growth pattern of the cancer tumor, and the presence or absence of genetic influence. For example, when the cancer is breast cancer, the types of cancer identified based on the type of cancer-related protein include hormone receptor positive breast cancer, HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) positive breast cancer, and triple negative breast cancer (so-called triple negative). In addition, the types of cancer identified based on the shape and growth pattern of the cancer tumor include invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), and papillary carcinoma. The type of cancer is important in determining a cancer treatment policy.

[0024] In the present disclosure, the stage of cancer indicates an index for evaluating how far the cancer has spread in the body and how far it has progressed at each site. In one embodiment, the stage of cancer is expressed as stage 0 to stage 4 (or stage 1 to stage 4). In this case, stage 0 (or stage 1) indicates the mildest condition compared to the other stages, and stage 4 indicates the most severe condition compared to the other stages. In one embodiment, the stage of cancer is determined based on the TNM classification. In this case, the stage of cancer is determined by the size of the tumor (T: Tumor), metastasis to lymph nodes (N: Node), and metastasis to other organs (M: Metastasis).

[0025] In the present disclosure, the status at the time of diagnosis indicates whether the cancer patient is in the first or recurrent stage at the time of diagnosis. Whether the cancer patient is in the first or recurrent stage may affect the physical or mental support required, which is important in determining the cancer treatment policy.

[0026] In the present disclosure, a cancer symptom refers to the impact that cancer has on the mind and body of a cancer patient, such as weight loss, fatigue, drowsiness, changes in skin or eye color, pain, loss of appetite, nausea, fever, a lump, and coughing or shortness of breath.

[0027] In the present disclosure, the physical condition includes, for example, information regarding the cancer patient's main physical complaint, the intensity of the physical impact of cancer, and the duration of the physical symptoms of cancer, etc. The intensity of the physical impact of cancer is expressed, for example, by a scale rating, a score, etc.

[0028] In the present disclosure, the mental state includes, for example, information regarding the cancer patient's main mental complaint, the intensity of the mental depression, the duration of the mental depression, etc. The intensity of the mental depression is expressed, for example, by a scale evaluation and a score.

[0029] In addition, mental states may be expressed, for example, by feelings of anxiety due to the uncertainty of the future of treatment, feelings of depression due to the knowledge that one's own life is at risk, stress due to side effects of treatment or financial problems, feelings of loneliness due to temporary isolation from society, and feelings of loss due to the loss of physical functions or characteristics lost during the treatment process.

[0030] (Treatment background information) The treatment background information is information about the progress and policy of the cancer patient's treatment. The treatment background information includes information about the cancer patient's treatment schedule, treatment history, supplementary treatment history, values ​​regarding treatment (hereinafter simply referred to as "values"), and treatment-related interests or concerns.

[0031] A treatment schedule is a plan for the treatment of a cancer patient. In one embodiment, a treatment schedule is a combination of the content of the treatment and the time point at which the treatment is performed. In addition, in the present disclosure, treatment includes actions that can improve the physical or mental state of a cancer patient. Examples of treatment include surgery (including tumor removal and breast reconstruction), hospitalization, discharge, outpatient care, medication, rehabilitation, exercise, recuperation, diet, and counseling.

[0032] In the present disclosure, a medical history is defined as a history of treatments that a cancer patient has undergone in the past to remove or shrink a cancer tumor, such as tumor removal surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, cryotherapy, and ablation therapy.

[0033] In the present disclosure, a history of adjuvant treatment is defined as a history of treatment that can improve the physical or mental condition of a cancer patient (excluding treatments such as removing cancer tumors). Such treatments include, for example, breast reconstruction, exercise therapy, diet therapy, and counseling.

[0034] In the present disclosure, values ​​relate to the will of a cancer patient as to how he or she wants to treat cancer. Values ​​include, for example, thoughts on the merits and demerits of each treatment method (e.g., surgery, medication, radiation, etc.), thoughts on the balance between treatment and daily life, thoughts on tolerable side effects and pain, and thoughts on the time or financial costs of treatment. In the case of breast cancer, values ​​include the intention to accept the risk and leave as much of the breast as possible, or to remove a relatively large part of the breast and eliminate as much of the risk as possible. Cancer takes a long time to treat compared to other diseases, and imposes various burdens on cancer patients. Therefore, the values ​​of a cancer patient are important when determining a cancer treatment policy.

[0035] (Event Information) Event information is information about events other than the treatment of a cancer patient. In one embodiment, an event is a combination of the content of the event and a time associated with the event (e.g., the time when the event occurs and the deadline of the event, etc.). In one embodiment, the events include insurance events, public system events, and life events.

[0036] The insurance-related events include procedures for claiming insurance money, receiving insurance money, etc. Examples of insurance include medical insurance, cancer insurance, nursing care insurance, income protection insurance, and disability insurance.

[0037] Events related to public systems include procedures for applying for subsidies for living expenses, procedures for applying for disability benefits, procedures for applying for employment support, etc.

[0038] In the present disclosure, life events refer to various occurrences in the life of a cancer patient or a family member of a cancer patient, such as birth, starting school, continuing education, getting a job, marriage, childbirth, education, retirement, etc.

[0039] Cancer requires a longer treatment period than other diseases. Therefore, cancer patients may need to progress with treatment and non-treatment events simultaneously. In other words, when deciding on a treatment plan for a cancer patient, it is necessary to consider not only information about the cancer patient's disease, but also events other than the cancer patient's treatment.

[0040] (Answer information) The answer information is information about answers to questions about the cancer patient's disease or treatment. In one embodiment, the patient terminal device 3a generates the answer information based on an input from the cancer patient. The information processing device 2 acquires the generated answer information from the patient terminal device 3a.

[0041] The questions about the cancer patient's disease include, for example, questions about the type of cancer, questions about the stage of cancer, questions about the circumstances at the time of diagnosis, questions about the symptoms of cancer, questions about the physical condition, questions about the mental condition, etc. In one embodiment, the answers to these questions are treated as answer information and also as disease background information.

[0042] The questions regarding the cancer patient's treatment include, for example, questions regarding desired treatment schedule, questions regarding the presence or absence of treatment history, questions regarding the presence or absence of supplementary treatment history, questions regarding values, questions regarding concerns or worries regarding treatment, etc. In one embodiment, the answers to these questions are treated as answer information and also as treatment background information.

[0043] The answer information may also include answers to questions about the events of the cancer patient, such as questions about the private insurance to which the cancer patient is enrolled, questions about the willingness to receive public insurance, and questions about life events.

[0044] (More information for cancer patients) Other information about the cancer patient includes, for example, the cancer patient's age, family structure, household income, medical expenses, concerns or worries in life, goals, and gender.

[0045] This information may also be useful in supporting treatment. Generally, the younger the cancer patient, the faster the cancer progresses, so the timing of surgery can be determined according to age. In addition, it is thought that there may be restrictions on the treatment options that cancer patients can choose depending on their family structure. In addition, it is thought that there may be restrictions on expensive treatments (such as advanced medical treatments that are not covered by public health insurance) depending on the cancer patient's household income. In addition, it is possible to determine whether the high-cost medical care system applies and the amount of the application based on the cancer patient's income, and present this to the cancer patient.

[0046] (Content information) In one embodiment, the storage unit 14 stores content information about a plurality of pieces of content. In one embodiment, each of the plurality of pieces of content is composed of text, an image, a video, a web link, and the like.

[0047] In one embodiment, the plurality of contents includes therapy-related content and event-related content.

[0048] Treatment-related content includes, for example, basic information about cancer, cancer testing methods, types and characteristics of cancer, cancer treatment methods (e.g., stage of cancer and treatment options, surgery, drug therapy, treatment for metastasis and recurrence, second opinions, radiation therapy, palliative care and supportive care, etc.), how to deal with physical symptoms caused by cancer, how to deal with negative emotions caused by cancer, recommended diets for cancer patients, how to communicate with medical professionals, how to recuperate, information about clinical trials, and information about infectious diseases and disasters that cancer patients should be aware of.

[0049] The event-related content may explain, for example, procedures for claiming insurance, eligibility requirements for the high-cost medical care system, subsidies for living expenses for those with reduced income, and employment support under public systems.

[0050] At least some of the plurality of contents may be treatment-related contents and event-related contents, such as how to balance treatment and work, points to note about communication with people around you after being discharged from the hospital, and points to note about fertility during treatment.

[0051] Hereinafter, when there is no particular distinction between the treatment-related content and the event-related content, they will be collectively referred to as "related content."

[0052] -Control unit 10- The control unit 10 executes various programs stored in the storage unit 14 to function as an acquisition unit 100, a reception unit 102, a determination unit 104, a generation unit 106, and a display control unit 108.

[0053] (Acquisition method 100) The acquiring means 100 acquires patient background information. In one embodiment, the acquiring means 100 acquires the patient background information from the terminal device 3. In another embodiment, the acquiring means 100 acquires the patient background information from another system (for example, a system related to electronic medical records, a system of an administrative agency, etc.).

[0054] In this disclosure, acquiring information means making the information processable by the control unit 10. Acquiring information includes receiving the information from another device via the communication network 5 and reading the information from the storage unit 14.

[0055] (Acceptance means 102) The receiving unit 102 receives answers to questions about a cancer patient's disease or treatment. In one embodiment, receiving the answers means acquiring answer information.

[0056] (Decision means 104) The determining means 104 includes a first determining means 104a and a second determining means 104b.

[0057] The first determination means 104a determines treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the treatment of the cancer patient based on the patient background information. The first determination means 104a may determine treatment-related content that explains the disease of the cancer patient based on the disease background information. The first determination means 104a may also determine treatment-related content that explains the treatment of the cancer patient based on the treatment background information.

[0058] The second determining means 104b determines event-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to cancer patients based on at least the event information.

[0059] In one embodiment, the determination means 104 determines the related content on a rule basis. Specifically, the determination means 104 refers to a condition associated with each of a plurality of contents, and when the patient background information satisfies a condition associated with any of the contents, determines the content as the related content. For example, when the condition "being a cancer patient who will undergo tumor resection surgery within one week" is associated with the content "procedure of tumor resection surgery", the determination means 104 determines the content "procedure of tumor resection surgery" as treatment-related content for a cancer patient who is scheduled to undergo cancer resection surgery within one week.

[0060] In another embodiment, the determination means 104 determines the related content by calculating the relevance of the content. Specifically, the determination means 104 calculates the relevance of each of the multiple contents stored in the storage unit 14 to the patient background information of the cancer patient, and determines the content with a high relevance as the related content.

[0061] "Highly relevant content" refers to, for example, a predetermined number of pieces of content that are top in terms of relevance to patient background information, content whose relevance to patient background information is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, and content whose relevance to patient background information is the highest.

[0062] In one embodiment, the determining means 104 calculates the relevance based on the patient background information and the feature amount of the content. Specifically, the relevance between the patient background information and a predetermined content included in the plurality of contents is calculated by comparing a first feature amount generated based on the patient background information with a second feature amount generated based on the text or the like included in the predetermined content. In this case, a high relevance is calculated for a content having a high similarity between the first feature amount and the second feature amount.

[0063] In another embodiment, the determining unit 104 calculates the relevance of the patient background information and the content by referring to a predefined list. The list in the present disclosure is, for example, information in which each possible value of an item included in the patient background information is associated with a relevance of the content according to the value. That is, by referring to this list, the determining unit 104 can calculate the relevance of the content based on which value an item of the patient background information has.

[0064] In addition, the items of patient background information can be said to be attributes of the information contained in the patient background information, such as "cancer type," "mental state," and "family composition." In contrast, the value of an item is the specific setting value of the item. For example, the possible values ​​of the item "cancer type" are "hormone receptor positive breast cancer," "HER2 positive breast cancer," and "triple negative breast cancer." In addition, the possible values ​​of the item "mental state" are "strong anxiety," "slight stress," and "sense of relief."

[0065] In another embodiment, the determining unit 104 determines the related content based on a learning model generated by machine learning. This learning model is generated, for example, by learning the relationship between the patient background information of each of a plurality of cancer patients and the content viewed by the plurality of cancer patients. By inputting the patient background information to this learning model, it is possible to obtain, as an output, which content is likely to be viewed by the cancer patient associated with the patient background information.

[0066] The determination unit 104 may determine the related content from a plurality of contents that have been certified for the reliability of the content. The certification for the reliability of the content includes, for example, supervision by experts (e.g., medical professionals and scholars), review based on a predetermined guideline, and review by AI using natural language processing technology.

[0067] Additionally, the determining means 104 may determine the treatment-related content based on a time remaining until a time point associated with the treatment schedule.

[0068] In one embodiment, when the remaining time until the time associated with the treatment schedule is below a predetermined threshold, the determination unit 104 determines the content corresponding to the treatment schedule as the treatment-related content. For example, when the remaining time until the tumor resection surgery is scheduled is less than one week (an example of a predetermined threshold), the determination unit 104 may determine the content "Procedure of tumor resection surgery" (an example of content corresponding to the tumor resection surgery schedule) as the treatment-related content.

[0069] In another embodiment, the determination unit 104 calculates the relevance of the content corresponding to the treatment schedule according to the remaining time until the time associated with the treatment schedule. For example, the determination unit 104 may calculate the relevance of the content "Flow of tumor resection surgery" to be low when the tumor resection surgery is scheduled for six months later, and may calculate the relevance of the content "Flow of tumor resection surgery" to be high when the tumor resection surgery is scheduled for one week later.

[0070] (Generation means 106) The generating means 106 generates a timeline including relevant content based on the patient background information. In one embodiment, the timeline includes information in which multiple elements (e.g., treatment schedules and events, etc.) are arranged in chronological order. Generating the timeline includes generating information for displaying the timeline.

[0071] Note that the "timeline including related content" can be read as "a timeline to which related content is associated" and "a timeline set so that related content can be viewed", etc. In other words, "displaying a timeline including related content" is not limited to displaying related content on a timeline.

[0072] (Display control means 108) The display control means 108 controls the information displayed on the terminal device 3. The display control means 108 includes a first display control means 108a and a second display control means 108b.

[0073] The first display control means 108a controls so that the timeline generated by the generation means 106 is displayed on the patient terminal device 3a. Controlling so that the timeline is displayed on the patient terminal device 3a includes transmitting information for displaying the timeline to the patient terminal device 3a.

[0074] In one embodiment, the first display control means 108a displays the timeline in a manner that allows the treatment schedule and events to be distinguished. The first display control means 108a displays the treatment schedule and the events in a manner that, for example, different marks or colors are associated with each of them.

[0075] In one embodiment, the timeline is displayed in a state where a treatment-related content highly related to each of a plurality of treatment schedules is associated with the treatment schedule. More specifically, when the treatment background information includes information on a first schedule and a second schedule related to the treatment of a cancer patient, and the treatment-related content includes a first content related to the first schedule and a second content related to the second schedule, the first display control means 108a controls the timeline so that the first content is associated with the first schedule and the second content is associated with the second schedule.

[0076] The second display control means 108b controls so that questions about the disease or treatment of the cancer patient are displayed on the patient terminal device 3a. Examples of questions about the disease or treatment of the cancer patient are as described above.

[0077] [Terminal device 3] The terminal device 3 is a device used by a user. The users are, for example, cancer patients, their families, and doctors who treat cancer patients. The terminal device 3 is, for example, an electronic device such as a smartphone, a smart watch, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. In the present disclosure, the terminal device 3 is described as being a smartphone. The user can operate the terminal device 3 by touching the touch panel display provided on the terminal device 3. The terminal device 3 can function a web browser, application software, or the like.

[0078] The user can input various information (e.g., patient background information) through an input interface provided in the terminal device 3. The input of various information may be in the form of a chatbot, in the form of free description in a text box, in the form of checkbox selection, or by voice input. When the input is in the form of free description in a text box, keywords may be extracted and accepted as the input. When the input is in the form of checkbox selection, check boxes for topics and subtopics that are more detailed and linked to the topics may be provided for each item of specified information, and the input of various information may be accepted when the user checks the checkbox.

[0079] The patient terminal device 3a receives input of answers to the questions displayed by the second display control means 108b from the cancer patient. The patient terminal device 3a also displays a timeline including related content under the control of the first display control means 108a.

[0080] <3. Operation of information processing device 2> -First embodiment- An example of the operation of the information processing device 2 will be described with reference to Figs. 2 to 5. Fig. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the information processing device 2. Fig. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of patient background information. Fig. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining related content based on patient background information. Fig. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a display screen on the patient terminal device 3a. In the first embodiment, the operation of the information processing device 2 at the time when a cancer patient is scheduled to undergo tumor resection surgery in one week (hereinafter referred to as "first time point") will be described.

[0081] (Acquisition of patient background information) First, the information processing device 2 acquires patient background information at a first time point (S100). Fig. 3 shows the patient background information acquired by the information processing device 2 at the first time point. The patient background information includes disease background information, treatment background information, and event information.

[0082] The disease background information includes the items of "type of breast cancer," "circumstances at the time of diagnosis," "physical condition," and "mental condition." In addition, the values ​​of "hereditary," "recurrence," "pain," and "anxiety" are associated with each item.

[0083] The treatment background information includes the items "treatment history," "treatment schedule," and "values." In addition, each item is associated with the values ​​"chemotherapy," "cancer removal surgery: 1 week later, discharge: 3 weeks later, hospital visit: 4 weeks later," and "want to get better quickly."

[0084] The event information includes the items "deadline for insurance claims" and "child's graduation ceremony." In addition, the value "two weeks later" is associated with each of the items.

[0085] (Determining related content) Returning to FIG. 2, next, the information processing device 2 determines related content based on the patient background information at the first time point (S102). An example of a method for determining content will be described with reference to FIG. 4. In this example, the information processing device 2 calculates the degree of association between the patient background information acquired in S100 and content A ("Procedure for tumor resection surgery"), content B ("Procedure for breast reconstruction surgery"), content C ("Post-surgery rehabilitation"), content D ("Depression associated with cancer"), content E ("Notes for temporary discharge"), and content F ("Public systems and insurance"), and determines related content based on the calculation results. Note that the specific numerical values ​​of the degrees of association shown in this disclosure are merely examples.

[0086] According to Fig. 4, when the value of the item "Type of breast cancer" is "hereditary", the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "0", "5", "0", "5", "0" and "10", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content B ("Procedure for breast reconstruction surgery"), content D ("Depression associated with cancer") and content F ("Public systems and insurance").

[0087] Furthermore, when the value of the item "status at time of diagnosis" is "recurrence," the relevance of Contents A to F is calculated to be "10," "5," "0," "10," "0," and "0," respectively. That is, a relatively high relevance is calculated for Content A ("Procedure for tumor removal surgery"), Content B ("Procedure for breast reconstruction surgery"), and Content D ("Depression associated with cancer").

[0088] Furthermore, when the value of the item "physical condition" is "pain", the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "0", "0", "0", "5", "0", and "0", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content D ("cancer-related depression").

[0089] Furthermore, when the value of the "mental state" item is "anxiety," the relevance of Contents A to F is calculated to be "0," "0," "0," "10," "0," and "5," respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for Content D ("cancer-related depression") and Content F ("public systems and insurance").

[0090] Furthermore, when the value of the "medical history" item is "chemotherapy", the relevance of Contents A to F is calculated to be "0", "0", "0", "5", "0", and "0", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for Content D ("cancer-related depression").

[0091] Furthermore, when the first value of the "treatment schedule" item is "tumor resection surgery time: 1 week later," the relevance of content A to content F is calculated to be "20," "10," "10," "0," "0," and "0," respectively. That is, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content A ("tumor resection surgery flow"), content B ("breast reconstruction surgery flow"), and content C ("post-surgery rehabilitation").

[0092] Furthermore, when the second value of the item "treatment schedule" is "discharge time: 3 weeks later", the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "0", "20", "10", "0", "10", and "0", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content B ("procedure for breast reconstruction surgery"), content C ("post-surgery rehabilitation"), and content E ("notes for temporary discharge from hospital").

[0093] Furthermore, when the third value of the item "treatment schedule" is "hospital visit time: 4 weeks later", the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "0", "0", "5", "0", "0" and "5", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content C ("post-surgery rehabilitation") and content F ("public systems and insurance").

[0094] Furthermore, when the value of the "values" item is "want to get better quickly," the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "20," "5," "10," "0," "0," and "0," respectively. That is, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content A ("procedure for tumor removal surgery"), content B ("procedure for breast reconstruction surgery"), and content C ("post-surgery rehabilitation").

[0095] Furthermore, when the value of the item "Deadline for claiming insurance" is "2 weeks later," the relevance of Contents A to F is calculated to be "0," "0," "0," "0," "0," and "15," respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for Content F ("Public systems and insurance").

[0096] Furthermore, when the value of the item "Child's Graduation Ceremony" is "2 weeks later", the relevance of Contents A to F is calculated to be "0", "0", "0", "0", "5", and "0", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for Content E ("Precautions for Temporary Discharge from Hospital").

[0097] According to the above calculation results, the total relevance of content A to content F is calculated to be "50", "45", "35", "35", "15", and "40", respectively. In this example, the information processing device 2 determines, as the related content, the content whose total relevance is "40" or more. That is, content A ("Procedure for tumor resection surgery"), content B ("Procedure for breast reconstruction surgery"), and content F ("Public systems and insurance") are determined as the related content.

[0098] (View timeline) 2, next, the information processing device 2 controls the patient terminal device 3a to display the timeline (S104). With reference to FIG. 5, an example of a display screen on the patient terminal device 3a at the first time point will be described.

[0099] In the example display screen of FIG. 5, a title d10, a time axis d100, a current time d102, a treatment schedule d104, an event d106, an event d108, a treatment schedule d110, a treatment schedule d112, treatment-related content d204, event-related content d206, and treatment-related content d210 are displayed.

[0100] In this example, the treatment-related content d204, the event-related content d206, and the treatment-related content d210 are all web links, and by pressing this web link, a cancer patient can access a web page that displays text related to the content, etc.

[0101] The title d10 is an element showing the title of the display screen. In FIG. 5, it is displayed as "Timeline". The time axis d100 is a decorative element for improving the visibility of the timeline. The current time d102 is an element for showing the temporal relationship between the current time and the treatment schedule or event.

[0102] The treatment schedule d104, the treatment schedule d110, and the treatment schedule d112 are elements displayed based on the "treatment schedule" item of the patient background information. In Fig. 5, the treatment schedule d104, the treatment schedule d110, and the treatment schedule d112 display "Tumor resection surgery (hospitalization) in 1 week", "Planned discharge in 3 weeks", and "Outpatient visit in 4 weeks", respectively.

[0103] Event d106 and event d108 are elements displayed based on the items "insurance claim deadline" and "child's graduation ceremony" of the patient background information. In Fig. 5, "insurance claim in 2 weeks" and "child's graduation ceremony in 2 weeks" are displayed for event d106 and event d108, respectively.

[0104] The treatment-related content d204 and the treatment-related content d210 are related to treatment among the related contents determined based on the patient background information. In Fig. 5, the treatment-related content d204 and the treatment-related content d210 respectively display "Flow of tumor resection surgery" (see content A in Fig. 4) and "Flow of breast reconstruction surgery" (see content B in Fig. 4).

[0105] Treatment-related content d204 (content A "Procedure for tumor resection surgery") is displayed in association with the treatment schedule d104 ("Tumor resection surgery (hospitalization)"). Similarly, treatment-related content d210 (content B "Procedure for breast reconstruction surgery") is displayed in association with the treatment schedule d110 ("Discharge schedule"). In this way, treatment-related content is typically displayed in association with the treatment schedule to which it is most relevant.

[0106] The event-related content d206 is related to events among the related contents determined based on the patient background information. In Fig. 5, the event-related content d206 displays "public systems and insurance" (see content F in Fig. 4).

[0107] -Second embodiment- 2 and 6 to 8, another example of the operation of the information processing device 2 will be described. In the second embodiment, the operation of the information processing device 2 at the time when a cancer patient has completed a tumor resection surgery on the previous day (i.e., one week after the first embodiment, hereinafter referred to as the "second time point") will be described.

[0108] (Acquisition of patient background information) 6 shows patient background information acquired by the information processing device 2 at the second time point. The patient background information includes disease background information, treatment background information, and event information.

[0109] The disease background information includes the items of "type of breast cancer," "circumstances at the time of diagnosis," "physical condition," and "mental condition." In addition, each item is associated with values ​​of "hereditary," "recurrence," "pain from surgical scar," and "sense of loss."

[0110] The treatment background information includes the items "treatment history," "treatment schedule," and "values." In addition, each item is associated with the values ​​"chemotherapy, surgery," "cancer removal surgery: completed the day before, discharge: 2 weeks later, hospital visit: 3 weeks later," and "want to get better quickly."

[0111] The event information includes the items "insurance claim deadline" and "child's graduation ceremony." In addition, the value "one week later" is associated with each of the items.

[0112] At least some of the item values ​​included in the patient background information may change over time or as treatment progresses (see FIG. 3). Therefore, the relevant content to be provided to the cancer patient may also change.

[0113] (Determining related content) An example of a method for determining content based on patient background information at the second time point will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Note that descriptions of items whose values ​​have not changed since the first time point (i.e., "type of breast cancer," "circumstances at time of diagnosis," and "values") will be omitted.

[0114] 7, when the value of the item "physical condition" is "pain from surgical scar," the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "0," "0," "10," "5," "0," and "0," respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content C ("rehabilitation after surgery") and content D ("depression associated with cancer").

[0115] Furthermore, when the value of the "mental state" item is "sense of loss," the relevance of Contents A to F is calculated to be "0," "10," "0," "20," "0," and "5," respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for Content B ("Procedure for breast reconstruction surgery"), Content D ("Depression associated with cancer"), and Content F ("Public systems and insurance").

[0116] Furthermore, when the value of the "medical history" item is "chemotherapy, surgery", the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "0", "0", "5", "5", "0", and "0", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content C ("post-surgery rehabilitation") and content D ("cancer-related depression").

[0117] Furthermore, when the first value of the item "treatment schedule" is "tumor resection surgery time: the day before," the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "0," "15," "10," "5," "0," and "0," respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content B ("breast reconstruction surgery procedure"), content C ("post-surgery rehabilitation"), and content D ("cancer-related depression").

[0118] Furthermore, when the second value of the item "treatment schedule" is "discharge time: 2 weeks later", the relevance of content A to content F is calculated to be "0", "25", "10", "0", "10", and "0", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content B ("Procedure for breast reconstruction surgery"), content C ("Post-surgery rehabilitation"), and content E ("Notes for temporary discharge from hospital").

[0119] Furthermore, when the third value of the item "treatment schedule" is "hospital visit time: 3 weeks later", the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "0", "0", "15", "0", "0", and "5", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content C ("post-surgery rehabilitation") and content F ("public systems and insurance").

[0120] Furthermore, when the value of the item "Deadline for claiming insurance" is "1 week later," the relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "0," "0," "0," "0," "0," and "15," respectively. That is, a relatively high relevance is calculated for content F ("public systems and insurance").

[0121] Furthermore, when the value of the item "Child's Graduation Ceremony" is "1 week later", the relevance of Contents A to F is calculated to be "0", "0", "0", "0", "30", and "0", respectively. In other words, a relatively high relevance is calculated for Content E ("Precautions for Temporary Discharge from Hospital").

[0122] According to the above calculation results, the total relevance of contents A to F is calculated to be "30", "65", "60", "50", "40", and "35", respectively. In this example, similar to the first embodiment, the information processing device 2 determines, as the related content, the content whose total relevance is "40" or more. That is, content B ("Procedure for breast reconstruction surgery"), content C ("Post-surgery rehabilitation"), content D ("Depression associated with cancer"), and content E ("Things to note when temporarily discharged from hospital") are determined as the related content.

[0123] (View timeline) An example of a display screen on the patient terminal device 3a at the second time point will be described with reference to FIG.

[0124] In the example display screen of Fig. 8, a title d30, a time axis d300, a current time d302, a treatment schedule d304, an event d306, an event d308, a treatment schedule d310, a treatment schedule d312, treatment-related content d404, an event-related content d408, treatment-related content d410, and treatment-related content d412 are displayed. Note that the title d30, the time axis d300, and the current time d302 are similar to the title d10, the time axis d100, and the current time d102 described with reference to Fig. 5, respectively, and therefore will not be described below.

[0125] In this example, the treatment-related content d404, the event-related content d408, the treatment-related content d410, and the treatment-related content d412 are all web links, and by pressing this web link, a cancer patient can access a web page that displays text related to the content, etc.

[0126] The treatment schedule d304, treatment schedule d310, and treatment schedule d312 are elements displayed based on the "treatment schedule" item of the patient background information. In Fig. 8, the treatment schedule d304, treatment schedule d310, and treatment schedule d312 display "Tumor resection surgery (hospitalization) yesterday," "Scheduled to be discharged in 2 weeks," and "Outpatient visit in 3 weeks," respectively.

[0127] The event d306 and the event d308 are elements displayed based on the items "insurance claim deadline" and "child's graduation ceremony" of the patient background information at the second time point. In Fig. 8, "insurance claim in 1 week" and "child's graduation ceremony in 1 week" are displayed for the event d306 and the event d308, respectively.

[0128] The treatment-related content d404, the treatment-related content d410, and the treatment-related content d412 are related to treatment among the related contents determined based on the patient background information at the second time point. In Fig. 8, the treatment-related content d404, the treatment-related content d410, and the treatment-related content d412 each display "Depression Associated with Cancer" (see Content D in Fig. 7), "Procedure for Breast Reconstruction" (see Content B in Fig. 7), and "Post-Surgery Rehabilitation" (see Content C in Fig. 7).

[0129] Treatment-related content d404 (content D "Cancer-related Depression") is displayed in association with the treatment schedule d304 ("Tumor Resection Surgery (Hospitalization)"). Furthermore, treatment-related content d410 (content B "Procedure for Breast Reconstruction Surgery") is associated with the treatment schedule d312 ("Discharge Plan"). Furthermore, treatment-related content d412 (content C "Post-Surgery Rehabilitation") is associated with the treatment schedule d312 ("Hospital Visits"). In this way, treatment-related content is typically displayed in association with the treatment schedule to which it is most relevant.

[0130] The event-related content d408 is related to an event among the related contents determined based on the patient background information at the second time point. In Fig. 8, the event-related content d408 displays "Notes on temporary discharge" (see Content E in Fig. 7).

[0131] <4. Effects of the information processing device 2> As described above, a program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer 70 (described later) of an information processing device 2 to function as an acquisition means 100 that acquires patient background information used to determine a treatment plan for the patient, a first determination means 104a that determines treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient's treatment based on the patient background information, and a first display control means 108a that controls a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on the patient's terminal device 3a, where the timeline includes the treatment-related content.

[0132] As described above, patients tend to be confused, especially immediately after a diagnosis, and tend to collect excessive amounts of unnecessary information. In addition, there are cases where patients themselves are unable to find the information they want. In response to this, the information processing device 2 can assist patients in efficiently acquiring the information they need and need in a short period of time. Specifically, the information processing device 2 displays on the patient terminal device 3a a timeline generated based on patient background information, which is information that differs for each patient. In addition, the timeline includes treatment-related content determined based on the patient background information. This allows the patient to make a forecast regarding his or her own treatment. In addition, the treatment-related content allows the patient to collect detailed information regarding his or her own treatment.

[0133] Furthermore, the patient background information may change over time and as treatment progresses (see Figs. 3 and 6). Even in such cases, the information processing device 2 can provide the patient with appropriate information at the appropriate time. For example, at the above-mentioned first point in time (i.e., the point in time before the tumor resection surgery), the timeline displays information that a diagnosed patient may need immediately, such as "procedures for tumor resection surgery" and "public systems and insurance" (see Fig. 5). On the other hand, at the above-mentioned second point in time (i.e., the point in time after the tumor resection surgery), the timeline displays information that a post-operative patient may need, such as "post-operative rehabilitation" and "procedures for breast reconstruction" (see Fig. 8).

[0134] In one embodiment, the patient is suffering from a chronic disease including cancer, leukemia, sarcoma, myeloma, stroke, myocardial infarction, hypertensive disease, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, chronic renal failure, and / or depression, schizophrenia, and dementia. Also, in one embodiment, the patient is a cancer patient.

[0135] Chronic diseases such as cancer place a particularly large mental burden on patients and cause considerable confusion immediately after diagnosis, so there is a particular need for recommending treatment-related content to patients using the information processing device 2. Furthermore, because chronic diseases require a long period of time to treat, there is a particular need for the information processing device 2 to provide appropriate information in response to changes in the patient's condition.

[0136] In one embodiment, the patient background information includes disease background information regarding the type of cancer, stage of cancer, symptoms of cancer, circumstances at the time of diagnosis, and / or physical and / or mental condition of the patient.

[0137] The disease background information is particularly useful in determining information for a patient to learn about his / her own disease. That is, according to this configuration, the information processing device 2 can more efficiently support the patient to learn about his / her own disease. This can suppress the patient from feeling excessive anxiety and support the patient to undergo treatment in a positive manner.

[0138] In one embodiment, the patient background information includes treatment background information regarding the patient's treatment schedule, treatment history, adjunctive treatment history, treatment values, and / or treatment concerns and / or concerns.

[0139] The treatment background information is particularly useful in determining information for a patient to consider his / her own treatment plan. That is, according to this configuration, the information processing device 2 can more efficiently support a patient to consider his / her own treatment plan. This can support a cancer patient to select a treatment plan that satisfies him / her.

[0140] In one embodiment, the patient background information may further include event information relating to events other than the patient's treatment, and the first display control means 108a controls the timeline to display the treatment schedule and the events in a distinguishable manner.

[0141] According to this configuration, the relationship between the treatment schedule and events (e.g., various life events) is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner, thereby more efficiently supporting cancer patients in planning their treatment and lifestyle.

[0142] In one embodiment, the program disclosed herein further causes the computer 70 of the information processing device 2 to function as a second determination means 104b that determines event-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient based on at least the event information, and the timeline further includes the event-related content.

[0143] Patients tend to be confused immediately after being diagnosed with a disease, and may not know where to start or how to research insurance or public systems. This configuration makes it possible to provide patients with appropriate information on matters other than treatment.

[0144] Note that information related to insurance, etc. that a patient may need may differ depending on the patient's illness, treatment plan, etc. Therefore, when determining event-related content, information other than event information included in the patient background information is also useful.

[0145] In one embodiment, the treatment background information includes information regarding a first schedule and a second schedule related to the patient's treatment, and the treatment-related content may include a first content related to the first schedule and a second content related to the second schedule, and the first display control means 108a controls the first content to be displayed in association with the first schedule on the timeline, and controls the second content to be displayed in association with the second schedule.

[0146] According to this configuration, it is possible to further improve the visibility of the timeline. Specifically, according to this configuration, for each treatment schedule, treatment-related content that is particularly highly related to the treatment schedule is displayed in association with the treatment schedule, so that the patient can recognize the treatment schedule and the treatment-related content as a set.

[0147] In one embodiment, the first determiner 104a determines the therapy-related content based on a time remaining until a time point associated with the therapy schedule.

[0148] The relevance of content to a patient may change over time. For example, the relevance of content "Procedure for tumor resection surgery" to a patient is higher when the tumor resection surgery is scheduled in one week than when the surgery is scheduled in six months. That is, the relevance of content to a patient varies depending on the time remaining until the treatment schedule. With this configuration, the time remaining until the treatment schedule is included as a parameter for determining the treatment-related content, and therefore the information processing device 2 can provide the treatment-related content to the patient at a more appropriate timing.

[0149] In one embodiment, the program of the present disclosure causes the computer 70 of the information processing device 2 to further function as a second display control means 108b that controls so that questions regarding the patient's disease or treatment are displayed on the patient's terminal device 3a, and a receiving means 102 that receives answers to the questions, and the patient background information further includes information regarding the answers.

[0150] According to this configuration, it becomes possible to determine related content based on the answer from the patient, and therefore the information processing device 2 can provide the information required by the patient with higher accuracy.

[0151] In one embodiment, the patient demographic information includes information regarding the patient's age, family status, and / or life interests and / or concerns.

[0152] The information to be provided to the patient may vary depending not only on the patient's disease and treatment, but also on the patient's age, family structure, and lifestyle interests or concerns, etc. With this configuration, the information processing device 2 can provide the patient with the information he or she needs with higher accuracy.

[0153] In one embodiment, the first determiner 104a determines the therapy-related content from a plurality of content that has been certified as to the reliability of the content.

[0154] The information on the Internet contains a fair amount of unreliable information. With this configuration, the information processing device 2 can provide patients with information whose contents have been certified as reliable. As a result, it is possible to prevent patients from getting confused by receiving erroneous information.

[0155] The effects of the information processing device 2 described above are merely examples, and do not limit the scope of application of the present disclosure.

[0156] <5. Hardware configuration> 9, an example of a hardware configuration in which the above-mentioned information processing device 2 and terminal device 3 are realized by a computer 70 will be described. Note that the functions of each device can also be realized by dividing them into multiple devices.

[0157] As shown in FIG. 9, a computer 70 includes a processor 700, a storage device 702, an input I / F 704, a data I / F 706, a communication I / F 708, and a display device 710.

[0158] The processor 700 controls various processes in the computer 70 by executing programs stored in the storage device 702. For example, each functional unit included in the control unit of the information processing device 2 and the terminal device 3 can be realized by the processor 700 executing the programs stored in the storage device 702.

[0159] The storage device 702 is a storage medium such as a random access memory (RAM), etc. The RAM temporarily stores the program code of the program executed by the processor 700 and data required when the program is executed.

[0160] The storage device 702 may also be a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a flash memory. The storage device 702 stores an operating system and various programs for implementing the above-mentioned configurations. The storage medium storing the various programs may be a non-transitory computer readable medium. In addition, the storage device 702 may store a table for registering various information and a DB for managing the table. Such programs and data are loaded into the storage device 702 as necessary and referred to by the processor 700.

[0161] The input I / F 704 is a device for receiving input from a user. Specific examples of the input I / F 704 include a camera, a button, a microphone, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, various sensors, and a wearable device. The input I / F 704 may be connected to the computer 70 via an interface such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

[0162] The data I / F 706 is a device for inputting data from outside the computer 70. A specific example of the data I / F 706 is a drive device for reading data stored in various storage media. The data I / F 706 may be provided outside the computer 70. In that case, the data I / F 706 is connected to the computer 70 via an interface such as a USB.

[0163] The communication I / F 708 is a device for performing data communication with an external device of the computer 70 via the communication network 5 in a wired or wireless manner. The communication I / F 708 may be provided outside the computer 70. In that case, the communication I / F 708 is connected to the computer 70 via an interface such as a USB.

[0164] The display device 710 is a device for displaying various types of information. Specific examples of the display device 710 include a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, and a display of a wearable device. The display device 710 may be provided outside the computer 70. In that case, the display device 710 is connected to the computer 70 via, for example, a display cable. In addition, when a touch panel is adopted as the input I / F 704, the display device 710 can be configured integrally with the input I / F 704.

[0165] The components of the information processing device 2 and the terminal device 3 described in the above embodiment are assumed to realize a predetermined process in cooperation with other hardware by the processor 700 executing a program stored in the storage device 702. In other words, these components are assumed to be software or firmware, and also corresponding hardware, and in both concepts, they are also described as "functions," "means," "parts," "processing circuits," "units," or "modules," and can be interpreted as each of these.

[0166] <6. Variations> The information processing device 2 may acquire feedback on related content and information on browsing history from the cancer patient, and change the method of determining related content based on the feedback and browsing history.

[0167] In the above embodiment, the timeline is described as being displayed on the patient terminal device 3a, but this is not limited to this. The timeline may be displayed on the family terminal device 3b and the doctor terminal device 3c.

[0168] In the above embodiment, the timeline is described as a simple display of the treatment schedule, events, etc., but the timeline may display details of the treatment schedule, events, etc. (e.g., time, place, doctor in charge, etc.) In addition, the timeline may be able to switch between the simple display and the detailed display in response to an operation by the cancer patient.

[0169] The information processing device 2 may support application of medical expense deductions and high-cost medical care benefits systems based on at least the response information.

[0170] In the above embodiment, the program according to the present disclosure has been described as running on the information processing device 2, but this is not limited thereto. The program according to the present disclosure may also run on the terminal device 3.

[0171] In the above embodiment, the example in which the related content is displayed on the timeline has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The related content may be displayed separately from the timeline (for example, below or above the timeline).

[0172] In the above embodiment, the related content is a web link, and an example in which the title is displayed has been described, but this is not limited thereto. The related content may be, for example, a link displayed as "Check details." In other words, the related content displayed on the timeline may be an instruction or method for checking the content (without including substantial content (e.g., text and images explaining a treatment)).

[0173] In the above embodiment, an example of the display screen of the patient terminal device 3a is shown, but the display screen is not limited to this. For example, the screen may be scrolled according to the operation of the cancer patient. In this case, it may be possible to check future schedules than the schedule described in the above embodiment. In addition, in order to prevent the cancer patient from becoming confused by being exposed to excessive information, a predetermined limit may be set on the number or types of schedules that the cancer patient can view. For example, the cancer patient may not be able to display schedules more than two months in the future on the timeline.

[0174] <7. Other embodiments> The following aspects are also included within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0175] [Appendix 1] A program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer 70 to function as an acquisition means 100 that acquires patient background information used to determine a treatment plan for the patient, a first determination means 104a that determines treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient's treatment based on the patient background information, and a first display control means 108a that controls a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on the patient's terminal device 3a, the timeline including the treatment-related content. [Appendix 2] In the program described in Appendix 1, the patient may be suffering from a chronic disease including at least one of cancer, leukemia, sarcoma, myeloma, stroke, myocardial infarction, hypertensive disease, diabetes, cirrhosis of the liver, chronic renal failure, and depression, schizophrenia, and dementia. [Appendix 3] In the program described in Appendix 2, the patient may be a cancer patient.

[0176] [Appendix 4] In the program described in Appendix 3, the patient background information may include disease background information regarding at least one of the patient's cancer type, cancer stage, cancer symptoms, physical condition, and mental condition.

[0177] [Appendix 5] In the program described in any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 4, the patient background information may include treatment background information regarding at least one of the patient's treatment schedule, treatment history, adjunctive treatment history, values ​​regarding treatment, and treatment interests or concerns.

[0178] [Appendix 6] In the program described in Appendix 5, the patient background information may further include event information relating to events other than the patient's treatment, and the first display control means 108a may control the timeline to display the treatment schedule and events in a distinguishable manner.

[0179] [Appendix 7] The program described in Appendix 6 may further cause the computer 70 to function as a second determination means 104b for determining event-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient based at least on the event information, and the timeline may further include the event-related content.

[0180] [Appendix 8] In the program described in any one of Supplementary Notes 5 to 7, the treatment background information may include information relating to a first schedule and a second schedule regarding the patient's treatment, the treatment-related content may include a first content related to the first schedule and a second content related to the second schedule, and the first display control means 108a may control the first content to be displayed in association with the first schedule on the timeline, and may control the second content to be displayed in association with the second schedule.

[0181] [Appendix 9] In the program according to any one of Supplementary Note 5 to Supplementary Note 8, the first determination means 104a may determine the treatment-related content based on a remaining period until a time point associated with the treatment schedule.

[0182] [Appendix 10] The program described in any one of Appendices 1 to 9 may further cause the computer 70 to function as a second display control means 108b that controls the display of questions regarding the patient's disease or treatment on the patient's terminal device 3a, and as a receiving means 102 that receives answers to the questions, and the patient background information may further include information regarding the answers.

[0183] [Appendix 11] In the program according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 10, the patient background information may include information regarding at least one of the patient's age, family structure, and life interests or concerns.

[0184] [Appendix 12] In the program according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 11, the first determination means 104a may determine the treatment-related content from a plurality of contents certified regarding the reliability of the contents.

[0185] [Appendix 13] An information processing device 2 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit that acquires patient background information used to determine a treatment plan for the patient, a first determination unit that determines treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient's treatment based on the patient background information, and a first display control unit that controls a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on the patient's terminal device 3a, where the timeline includes the treatment-related content.

[0186] [Appendix 14] An information processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer 70 to execute the steps of acquiring patient background information used to determine a treatment plan for the patient, determining treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient's treatment based on the patient background information, and controlling a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on the patient's terminal device 3a, the timeline including the treatment-related content. [Explanation of symbols]

[0187] 1...system, 2...information processing device, 3...terminal device, 3a...patient terminal device, 5...communication network, 10...control unit, 14...storage unit, 100...acquisition means, 102...reception means, 104...determination means, 104a...first determination means, 104b...second determination means, 106...generation means, 108...display control means, 108a...first display control means, 108b...second display control means

Claims

1. Computer, An acquisition means for acquiring patient background information used in determining a treatment plan for the patient; A first determination means for determining treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the treatment of the patient based on the patient background information; A first display control means for controlling a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on the terminal device of the patient, the timeline including the treatment-related content; A program that functions as a

2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the patient is suffering from a chronic disease including at least one of cancer, leukemia, sarcoma, myeloma, stroke, myocardial infarction, hypertensive disease, diabetes, cirrhosis, chronic renal failure, depression, schizophrenia, and dementia.

3. The program of claim 2 , wherein the patient is a cancer patient.

4. The program according to claim 3 , wherein the patient background information includes disease background information relating to at least one of the type of cancer, the stage of cancer, symptoms of cancer, circumstances at the time of diagnosis, physical condition, and mental condition of the patient.

5. The program according to claim 1 , wherein the patient background information includes treatment background information regarding at least one of the patient's treatment schedule, treatment history, supplementary treatment history, values ​​regarding treatment, and treatment interests or concerns.

6. The patient background information further includes event information relating to events other than the patient's treatment; The program according to claim 5 , wherein the first display control means controls the timeline to display the treatment schedule and the events in a distinguishable manner.

7. Computer, and further functioning as a second determination means for determining event-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the patient based on at least the event information; The program of claim 6 , wherein the timeline further comprises the event-related content.

8. the treatment context information includes information regarding a first schedule and a second schedule regarding the treatment of the patient; the treatment-related content includes first content related to the first schedule and second content related to the second schedule; The program according to claim 5 , wherein the first display control means controls the first content to be displayed in association with the first schedule on the timeline, and controls the second content to be displayed in association with the second schedule on the timeline.

9. The program according to claim 5 , wherein the first determination means determines the treatment-related content based on a remaining period until a time point associated with the treatment schedule.

10. The computer, A second display control means for controlling a question regarding the disease or treatment of the patient to be displayed on the terminal device of the patient; A receiving means for receiving an answer to the question; It also functions as The program of claim 1 , wherein the patient background information further includes information regarding the answer.

11. The program according to claim 1 , wherein the patient background information includes information regarding at least one of the patient's age, family structure, and life interests or concerns.

12. The computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the first determination means determines the treatment-related content from a plurality of pieces of content that have been certified regarding the reliability of their contents.

13. An acquisition unit that acquires patient background information used to determine a treatment plan for the patient; A first determination unit that determines treatment-related content that is estimated to be highly relevant to the treatment of the patient based on the patient background information; a first display control unit that controls a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on the terminal device of the patient, the timeline including the treatment-related content; and An information processing device comprising:

14. On the computer, Obtaining patient background information for use in determining a treatment plan for the patient; determining treatment-related content that is likely to be relevant to the treatment of the patient based on the patient background information; controlling a timeline generated based on the patient background information to be displayed on the patient's terminal device, the timeline including the treatment-related content; An information processing method.

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