Family of same illness community recommendation program, family of same illness community recommendation device and family of same illness community recommendation method

Abstract

To recommend a family of a patient to join a family of the same illness community of a strong relationship.SOLUTION: A computer is caused to function as: family feature generation means for generating information indicating features of a family on the basis of information at least either on a patient or on a family inputted via a terminal by at least either the patient or the family; family community feature generation means for generating information indicating features of a family community composed by patients' families on the basis of information indicating features of the respective families participating in the family community; matching degree calculation means for calculating the matching degree of the family and the family community by comparing the information indicating the family feature with information indicating features of the family community; and display information generation means for determining a family community to recommend to the family on the basis of the matching degree of the family and the family community and presenting to the terminal the family community.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a same-disease family community recommendation program, a same-disease family community recommendation device, and a same-disease family community recommendation method. [Background technology]

[0002] There is a known system that calculates the similarity between a specific subject and multiple communities, and recommends communities that have a high affinity with the subject (for example, Patent Literature 1). In addition, there is a SNS that allows patients with the same disease, such as cancer patients, to search and view each other's profiles. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2008-107867 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Families of cancer patients have many worries unique to the family of a patient, such as doubts about how to treat a patient diagnosed with cancer, anxiety about future life, and differences in the way the patient and his / her family think about treatment (values). In order to relieve the worries, anxieties, and stress of such patients' families, it is effective for families with patients with the same disease to exchange information. However, there was no service that recommended families in the same situation suitable for information exchange to the family of a patient. For this reason, the family of a patient had to actively search for a family in the same situation by joining a voluntary organization, but it required time and effort to reduce the mental burden, and it was a high hurdle to find a family with a patient with the same disease. In addition, the system of Patent Document 1 is a system that connects an individual with a group with high affinity, but it was not suitable for connecting groups with each other, such as between patient families.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to recommend highly relevant communities of families with the same disease to patients' families. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A same-disease family community recommendation program according to one embodiment of the present invention causes a computer to function as: a family characteristic generation means for generating information indicating family characteristics based on information regarding the patient and / or family member input via a terminal by the patient and / or family member; a family community characteristic generation means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family community composed of the patient's family based on information indicating the characteristics of each family member participating in the family community; a match degree calculation means for calculating the match degree between the family and the family community by comparing the information indicating the family characteristics with the information indicating the characteristics of the family community; and a display information generation means for determining a family community to be recommended to the family based on the match degree between the family and the family community and presenting information about the family community on the terminal.

[0007] One embodiment of the present invention relates to a same-disease family community recommendation device, which comprises a family characteristic generation means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family based on information regarding the patient and / or family member input via a terminal by the patient or / and / or family member, a family community characteristic generation means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family community composed of the patient's family based on information indicating characteristics of each family member participating in the family community, a match degree calculation means for calculating a match degree between the family and the family community by comparing the information indicating the family characteristics with information indicating the characteristics of the family community, and a display information generation means for determining a family community to be recommended for the family based on the match degree between the family and the family community, and presenting information about the family community on the terminal.

[0008] A method for recommending a family community with the same disease according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a step of a computer generating information indicating characteristics of a family based on information regarding the patient and / or family member input via a terminal by the patient and / or family member; a step of a computer generating information indicating characteristics of a family community composed of the patient's family based on information indicating characteristics of each family member participating in the family community; a step of a computer calculating a degree of match between the family and the family community by comparing the information indicating the characteristics of the family with information indicating the characteristics of the family community; and a step of a computer determining a family community to recommend to the family based on the degree of match between the family and the family community, and presenting information about the family community on the terminal. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, highly relevant communities of families with the same disease can be recommended to the patient's family members. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a same-disease family community recommendation system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 1 is a flowchart showing the flow of a same-disease family community recommendation service provided by the same-disease family community recommendation system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of information on family characteristics generated by a family characteristic generating means 101 according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a match degree between a family and a family community calculated by a match degree calculation means 102 according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a same-disease family community recommendation screen displayed on a family terminal 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6]FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration when the server device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is realized by a computer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a same-disease family community recommendation system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the same-disease family community recommendation system 1 includes a server device (same-disease family community recommendation device) 10, a patient terminal 20, and a family terminal 30. The server device 10 is connected to the patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30 via a communication network N. The communication network N may be, for example, the Internet, a LAN, a dedicated line, a telephone line, an in-house network, a mobile communication network, Bluetooth (registered trademark), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), other communication lines, or a combination thereof, and may be either wired or wireless.

[0012] The same disease family community recommendation system 1 is a system that provides a same disease family community recommendation service for, for example, a breast cancer patient and his / her patient family, which introduces (recommends) a community suitable for the family to interact with from among a plurality of same disease family communities composed of families with patients with the same disease. Specifically, a recommendation service for each family is realized by cooperation between a server device 10 and a dedicated app implemented in the terminals of the patient and the patient family. The patient can use the service via the patient terminal 20 by registering to use the dedicated app on his / her own terminal (user registration). The patient family is a family member of a patient who has registered to use the dedicated app, and may be able to register to use the app after receiving an invitation / approval from the patient. The dedicated app used by the patient and the family via the patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30 may be the same, and the patient and his / her family can communicate with each other, such as by exchanging information, via the app, but the patient and the family members of other patients may not be able to communicate with each other on the app. On the other hand, the family members of a patient can communicate with each other on the app.

[0013] In the example of FIG. 1, the patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30 are terminals owned by a patient and a family member of a certain family (family 1), respectively. The server device 10 matches family member 1 with a plurality of family communities (e.g., family community A, family community B) based on patient information and family information registered via dedicated apps implemented in the patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30, and recommends information on family communities with a high degree of match via the dedicated app. Note that, although only one patient terminal 20 and one family terminal 30 are illustrated in FIG. 1, in reality, the device is configured so that many terminals of patients and family members who are registered as users can be connected to the server device 10.

[0014] The server device 10 is installed in a company or the like that provides a same-disease family community recommendation service, and is a general-purpose computer equipped with a control unit (processor) 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication interface 13. Each of the server devices 10 may be composed of a single computer, or may be composed of multiple computers distributed over a communication network N. The server device 10 may also be constructed on a cloud.

[0015] The patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30 are terminals used by the patient and the patient's family, respectively. The patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30 can be any terminal device capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from the server device 10 via the communication network N, such as a personal computer (PC), a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30 each include a processor and a storage device as hardware.

[0016] In Figure 1, the family characteristic generation means 101, family community characteristic generation means 102, match degree calculation means 103, and display information generation means 104 provided in the server device 10 represent functional modules realized by the control unit 11 executing a program stored in the memory unit 12.

[0017] The family characteristic generating means 101 has a function of acquiring patient information and family information from the patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30, respectively, and generating information on the characteristics of each family member (typically, the relationship between the patient and the family member).

[0018] The family community characteristic generating means 102 has a function of generating information on the characteristics of the family community composed of the patient's family members. The characteristics of the family community may be, for example, an average of information on the characteristics of each family member participating in the community.

[0019] The match degree calculation means 103 has a function of calculating the match degree between a family and a family community by comparing the family characteristics generated by the family characteristic generation means 101 with the family community characteristics generated by the family community characteristic generation means 102.

[0020] The display information generation means 104 has the function of determining a family community to be recommended for each family based on information regarding the match degree between the family and the family community calculated by the match degree calculation means 103, and generating display information for the patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30.

[0021] The server device 10 also includes a patient family database 105 implemented in the storage unit 12. The patient family database 105 may be implemented in an external storage device such as on a cloud. The patient family database 105 stores a record including the following information for each patient family member: (1)Patient family background information This includes family structure, age of family members, area of ​​residence, employment status, etc. (2)Patient background information Schedule of patient's life events (children's graduation ceremonies, etc.) (3) Psychological information The characteristics of the patient and their family, their hopes for treatment, concerns about daily life, worries (medical, financial, lifestyle, work, etc.), and priorities of each value in treatment, etc. (4) Background information on the disease Breast cancer type (HER2 positive, hormone receptor positive, triple negative, hereditary), status at time of diagnosis (initial / recurrent), stage (stage 1, 2, 3, 4), etc. (5) Treatment background information Treatment history (surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, dietary therapy, counseling, etc.), supplementary treatment history (breast reconstruction, exercise therapy, dietary therapy, counseling, etc.), breast cancer treatment schedule (visits, admission and discharge, surgery, examinations, drug therapy, etc.), etc.

[0022] Next, the flow of the same-disease family recommendation service by the same-disease family community recommendation system 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart in Fig. 2. The family characteristic generation means 101 acquires "patient information" and "family information" from the patient terminal 20 and the family terminal 30 (step S101). The acquired "patient information" and "family information" may be stored in the patient family database 105 as "registration information".

[0023] "Patient information" is information about the patient himself / herself. Patient information is mainly input by the patient himself / herself by operating the patient terminal 20, but may also be information input by the patient's family. Specifically, it includes general information about the patient (age, occupation, place of residence, sex, etc.), information about the condition (stage, treatment history, medication status, pain, etc.), information about the relationship with the family (amount of communication, etc.), and the degree of anxiety about each aspect of treatment and life (money, body, mind, family).

[0024] "Family information" is information about the patient's family. Family information is mainly input by the patient's family by operating the family terminal 30, but may also be information input by the patient himself / herself. Specifically, it includes general information about the family (age, occupation, place of residence, sex, relationship to the patient, etc.), information about the relationship with the patient (amount of communication, etc.), and the degree of anxiety about each aspect of treatment and life (money, body, mind, family).

[0025] The family characteristic generating means 101 generates information on the characteristics of the family based on the acquired patient information and family information (step S102). FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of information on the characteristics of the family generated by the family characteristic generating means 101. In the example of FIG. 3, there are items on the "relationship between the patient and the family" and items on the "degree of anxiety" as items indicating the characteristics of the family. The "relationship between the patient and the family" includes "place of residence" and "communication", and for "place of residence", a value is indicated according to whether the residence of the patient and the family is "far" (if they are apart by a certain amount, such as living in another prefecture) or "close" (if they live together or in the neighborhood). For "communication", a value is indicated according to whether the amount of communication, such as everyday conversations between the patient and the family, is "high" or "low". The "degree of anxiety" is indicated by a score of 0 to 100, which indicates how anxious the patient is about each of the items "money", "body", "mind", and "family". The higher the score, the higher the degree of anxiety.

[0026] Next, the family community characteristic generating means 102 generates information on the characteristics of the family community (step S103). The characteristics of the family community can be generated based on information on the characteristics of each family member participating in the community. FIG. 4 illustrates the characteristics of two family communities (A, B). As shown in FIG. 4, the items indicating the characteristics of the family community are the same as the items indicating the characteristics of each family member. The "residence" of the "relationship between the patient and the family" may be calculated by averaging information on the "residence" of each family member participating in the community ("far" or "close"). Similarly, the information on the "communication" of each family member participating in the community ("high" or "low") may be calculated by averaging information on the "communication" of each family member participating in the community.

[0027] The "proportion of topics within a community" corresponds to the "degree of anxiety" for each family member's characteristics. Specifically, it shows the percentage of topics that each item is discussed in the community. In the example of Figure 4, "family" is the most frequently discussed topic in both communities, indicating high interest. Note that instead of the "proportion of topics within a community," it is also possible to use the average "degree of anxiety" of each family member participating in the community.

[0028] Next, the match degree calculation means 103 compares the information on the family characteristics generated by the family characteristic generation means 101 with the information on the characteristics of each family community generated by the family community characteristic generation means 102, and calculates the match degree between the family and the family community (step S104).

[0029] As shown in FIG. 4, family 1 has a high match degree with family community A and a low match degree with family community B. The match degree calculation means 103 may determine the match degree based on the sum of the differences in each item indicating the characteristics of the family and the characteristics of the family community. For example, the match degree between a family and a family community may be calculated using the following formula. Note that for "residence", the following settings may be used: "distant" = "1" and "low" = "0", and for "communication", the following settings may be used: "high" = "1" and "low" = "0".

[0030] Match degree between family and family community (Family 1, Family Community A) =(1 / 6){|Family 1's place of residence - Family community A's place of residence|+|Family 1's communication - Family community A's communication|+|Family 1's level of anxiety (money) - Share of topics discussed in family community A (money)|+|Family 1's level of anxiety (body) - Share of topics discussed in family community A (body)|+|Family 1's level of anxiety (mind) - Share of topics discussed in family community A (mind)|+|Family 1's level of anxiety (family) - Share of topics discussed in family community A (family)|}

[0031] The closer the match value is to "0," the higher the match degree. In the example in Figure 4, the match degree for both communities is the same for the level of anxiety and the proportion of topics, so the difference in match degree comes from the commonality of "place of residence" and "communication."

[0032] The display information generating means 104 determines a family community to be recommended for each family based on the match degree between the family and the family community calculated by the match degree calculating means 103 (step S105). For example, in the example of Fig. 4, family community A, which is determined to have a high match degree, is determined to be the family community to be recommended for family 1.

[0033] The display information generating means 104 displays the information of the recommended family community on the patient terminal and the family terminal of the target family (step S106). FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a same-disease family community recommendation screen displayed on the family terminal 30. As shown in FIG. 5, area P1 of the screen displays information on the recommended family community (family community A), and area P2 displays information on the characteristics (degree of anxiety) of the family receiving the recommendation (family 1). Specifically, area P1 displays information on the "residence" and "communication" of family community A, and information on the proportion of topics within the community. Area P2 shows the degree of anxiety for each item of family 1 on a graph, and the degree of anxiety for each item is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

[0034] If the patient family member of family 1 or the patient himself / herself decides that he / she would like to join family community A based on the information displayed on the screen illustrated in FIG. 5, he / she can select button B to interact with other family members participating in family community A via a dedicated app. If a member of family 1 does not select family community A, the family with the next highest match (e.g., family community B) may be recommended, and information about the family may be presented on a screen similar to that of FIG. 5. In this way, family communities in which family members with patients with the same disease participate can be recommended in order of highest match.

[0035] As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a family member with a patient such as breast cancer joins a community of family members with a patient with the same disease, a family community with a similar situation such as the relationship with the patient can be recommended.Family communities can be recommended in order of similarity.Furthermore, the features of the family community are displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

[0036] By utilizing the same disease family community recommendation system 1 according to the present invention, it is possible to introduce family communities that have similar relationships between patients and their families, making it easier for them to empathize with each other when discussing concerns or exchanging information, and increasing the likelihood of obtaining useful information.

[0037] In addition, for patients and families who are under a lot of mental stress, they can efficiently find a family community with which they have a high affinity without having to search for someone to talk to themselves, which helps to reduce the mental stress at an early stage without placing any unnecessary burden on the patient's family.

[0038] In the above, a specific example is described in which the degree of match between a patient and a family community is determined based on the patient and family's place of residence, communication, and the degree of anxiety regarding multiple items. However, the present invention may be configured to determine the degree of match between a family and a family community based on at least one of "(I) the social relationship between the patient and family," "(II) the psychological relationship between the patient and family," and "(III) the patient's disease status."

[0039] "(I) Social relationship between the patient and the family" is determined, for example, using classification according to a predetermined rule or a value quantified according to a predetermined rule based on (1) patient family background information and (2) patient background information stored in the patient family database 105. This makes it possible to recommend communities that include many families with the same or similar family structure, families with a similar age difference between the patient and their family, and families with similar life events planned.

[0040] "(II) Psychological relationship between the patient and the family" is determined, for example, based on (3) psychological information stored in the patient and family database 105, using classification according to a predetermined rule or a value quantified according to a predetermined rule. This includes the determination based on the priority of values ​​in treatment in the above embodiment. This makes it possible to recommend communities that include many families who share common points such as the degree of agreement between the treatment plans of the patient and the family, or the concerns of the patient or the family.

[0041] "(III) Patient's disease status" is determined, for example, using classification according to a predetermined rule or a value quantified according to a predetermined rule based on (4) disease background information and (5) treatment background information stored in the patient family database 105. This makes it possible to recommend communities that include many family members who have similar patient treatment statuses, years of treatment, and improvement status of illness, for example.

[0042] The server device 10 may score the degree of match for the items (I) to (III) and recommend family communities in descending order of total score. In addition, a family searching for a family community may be allowed to specify an item to be emphasized in the search. For example, weighting of each of the three items (e.g., I:II:III=1:3:2) may be allowed to be specified. In this case, when the match degree calculation means 102 scores the degree of similarity, the total score may be calculated after multiplying the score of each item by the specified weighting.

[0043] In addition, after interacting with the recommended family community, feedback on whether or not the relationship was actually felt to be strong may be accepted. For example, a graded evaluation such as "similar circumstances, very close, somewhat close, not very close, not close at all" may be made. The feedback results may be recorded in the patient family database 105 and may be referred to the next time a recommendation is made.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the service is described as being targeted at breast cancer patients and their families, but it is also effective for cancer patients other than breast cancer and their families. For example, other types of cancer such as lung cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, esophageal cancer, and cervical cancer may be used. In addition, the type of disease is not limited to cancer, and similar services can be provided to patients and their families with serious diseases such as diseases with long treatment periods or diseases with little information on treatment.

[0045] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the above-described embodiment is merely an example in every respect, and should not be interpreted as being restrictive. For example, the order of each of the above-described processing steps can be arbitrarily changed or executed in parallel as long as no contradiction occurs in the processing content.

[0046] (Hardware configuration) An example of a hardware configuration in which the server device 10 is realized by a computer 70 will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Note that the functions of each device can also be realized by dividing them into a plurality of devices.

[0047] As shown in FIG. 6, 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 .

[0048] The processor 700 controls various processes in the computer 70 by executing programs stored in the storage device 702. For example, each functional unit of the server device 10, the patient terminals 20A and 20B, and the family terminals 30A and 30B can be realized by the processor 700 executing the programs stored in the storage device 702.

[0049] The storage device 702 is a storage medium such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. The RAM temporarily stores the program code of the program executed by the processor 700 and data required when the program is executed.

[0050] 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.

[0051] 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).

[0052] 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.

[0053] 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.

[0054] 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.

[0055] The components of the server device 10, the patient terminals 20A and 20B, and the family terminals 30A and 30B described in the above embodiment are assumed to realize predetermined processing 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.

[0056] The embodiment of the present invention can also be described as follows: (Appendix 1) Computer, a family characteristic generating means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family member based on information on at least one of the patient and the family member inputted via a terminal by at least one of the patient and the family member; a family community characteristic generating means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family community constituted by the patient's family members based on information indicating characteristics of each family member participating in the family community; a match degree calculation means for calculating a match degree between the family and the family community by comparing information indicating characteristics of the family with information indicating characteristics of the family community; A same-disease family community recommendation program that determines a family community to be recommended to the family based on the degree of match between the family and the family community, and functions as a display information generation means that presents information about the family community on the terminal.

[0057] (Appendix 2) The family characteristic generation means A family community recommendation program for patients with the same disease described in Appendix 1, which generates information indicating the relationship between the patient and the family based on information entered by the patient and information entered by the family as information indicating the characteristics of the family.

[0058] (Appendix 3) The family characteristic generation means A community recommendation program for families with the same disease as described in Appendix 1 or 2, which generates information indicating the degree of anxiety that the patient and family feel about multiple items in their treatment and life based on information entered by the patient and information entered by the family as information indicating the characteristics of the family.

[0059] (Appendix 4) The family community feature generation means includes: A family community recommendation program for families with the same disease described in any one of Appendices 1 to 3, which generates information indicating characteristics of the family community by averaging information indicating the characteristics of each family member participating in the family community.

[0060] (Appendix 5) The display information generating means A family community recommendation program for a same-disease family described in any one of appendix 1 to 4, which presents information about family communities in order of the highest degree of match.

[0061] (Appendix 6) The match degree calculation means A family community recommendation program for patients with the same disease described in any one of appendix 1 to 5, wherein when calculating the degree of match, the degree of match is calculated by reflecting weightings specified by the patient or his / her family for multiple items that indicate family characteristics.

[0062] (Appendix 7) a family characteristic generating means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family member based on information on at least one of the patient and the family member inputted via a terminal by at least one of the patient and the family member; a family community characteristic generating means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family community constituted by the patient's family members based on information indicating characteristics of each family member participating in the family community; a match degree calculation means for calculating a match degree between the family and the family community by comparing information indicating characteristics of the family with information indicating characteristics of the family community; The same-disease family community recommendation device is provided with a display information generation means for determining a family community to be recommended to the family based on the degree of match between the family and the family community, and presenting information about the family community on the terminal.

[0063] (Appendix 8) A step of generating information indicating characteristics of the family based on information on at least one of the patient and the family inputted by at least one of the patient and the family via a terminal by the computer; A step of generating information indicating characteristics of a family community constituted by the patient's family members based on information indicating characteristics of each family member participating in the family community by the computer; A step of calculating a match degree between the family and the family community by a computer comparing information indicating characteristics of the family with information indicating characteristics of the family community; A method for recommending a family community with the same disease, comprising a step of a computer determining a family community to be recommended to the family based on the degree of match between the family and the family community, and presenting information about the family community to the terminal. [Explanation of symbols]

[0064] 1…Same-disease family community recommendation system 10. Server equipment 11...Control section 12...Storage section 13...Communication interface 20A, 20B: Patient terminal 30A, 30B...Family terminal 70…Computer 101...Family characteristic generation means 102...Family community feature generation means 103...Means of calculating match degree 104...Display information generation means 105…Patient Family Database 700…processor 702...Storage device 704…Input I / F 706…Data I / F 708…Communication I / F 710...Display device

Claims

1. Computer, a family characteristic generating means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family member based on information on at least one of the patient and the family member inputted via a terminal by at least one of the patient and the family member; a family community characteristic generating means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family community constituted by the patient's family members based on information indicating characteristics of each family member participating in the family community; a match degree calculation means for calculating a match degree between the family and the family community by comparing information indicating characteristics of the family with information indicating characteristics of the family community; A same-disease family community recommendation program that determines a family community to be recommended to the family based on the degree of match between the family and the family community, and functions as a display information generation means that presents information about the family community on the terminal.

2. The family characteristic generation means The same disease family community recommendation program of claim 1 , which generates information indicating the relationship between the patient and the family based on information entered by the patient and information entered by the family as information indicating the characteristics of the family.

3. The family characteristic generation means The same disease family community recommendation program of claim 1, which generates information indicating the degree of anxiety felt by the patient and family regarding multiple items in treatment and life based on information entered by the patient and information entered by the family as information indicating the characteristics of the family.

4. The family community feature generation means includes:

2. The same disease family community recommendation program according to claim 1, wherein information indicating characteristics of the family community is generated by averaging information indicating characteristics of each family member participating in the family community.

5. The display information generating means The same-disease family community recommendation program according to claim 1 , wherein information on family communities is presented in order of the degree of match.

6. The match degree calculation means The same-disease family community recommendation program according to claim 1 , wherein when calculating the degree of match, the degree of match is calculated by reflecting weightings designated by the patient or his / her family for a plurality of items indicating family characteristics.

7. a family characteristic generating means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family member based on information on at least one of the patient and the family member inputted via a terminal by at least one of the patient and the family member; a family community characteristic generating means for generating information indicating characteristics of a family community constituted by the patient's family members based on information indicating characteristics of each family member participating in the family community; a match degree calculation means for calculating a match degree between the family and the family community by comparing information indicating characteristics of the family with information indicating characteristics of the family community; The same-disease family community recommendation device is provided with a display information generation means for determining a family community to be recommended to the family based on the degree of match between the family and the family community, and presenting information about the family community on the terminal.

8. A step of generating information indicating characteristics of the family based on information on at least one of the patient and the family inputted by at least one of the patient and the family via a terminal by the computer; A step of generating information indicating characteristics of a family community constituted by the patient's family members based on information indicating characteristics of each family member participating in the family community by the computer; A step of calculating a match degree between the family and the family community by a computer comparing information indicating characteristics of the family with information indicating characteristics of the family community; A method for recommending a family community with the same disease, comprising a step of a computer determining a family community to be recommended to the family based on the degree of match between the family and the family community, and presenting information about the family community to the terminal.

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