Health management support program
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NIPRO CORP
- Filing Date
- 2026-01-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-30
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Abstract
Description
Health Management Support Program
[0001] The present invention relates to a program for supporting the health management of users.
[0002] In recent years, various programs for supporting the health management of users have been known. For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2022-60737, state information (vital data, symptom information, etc.) and behavioral information (medication information, dietary information, exercise information, etc.) of a patient are acquired from a patient terminal used by the patient, and based on the acquired information, a program for recommending matters that the patient should preferentially perform (for example, making a medical appointment at a medical facility) is disclosed.
[0003] For example, patients with chronic diseases such as chronic kidney disease (CKD) need to perform regular health management such as performing appropriate exercise daily to prevent the progression of the disease and measuring and recording their blood pressure daily to correctly grasp changes in their physical condition. The following disclosure aims to provide a health management support program that realizes a user interface with less operation burden and is easy to understand for patients so that patients with chronic diseases can easily perform daily health management using a terminal such as a smartphone.
[0004] To solve the above problems, the health management support program disclosed here, in order to support the health management of patients with chronic diseases, causes a processor of a patient's terminal to display a daily health management action schedule of the patient on the home screen of the health management support program regarding the health management actions that the patient is desired to perform constantly, receive an input of the execution result for the planned health management actions of the day from the patient, and generate a support message for the patient according to the input status of the execution result and present it on the home screen.
[0005] As described above, according to the following disclosure, it is possible to provide a health management support program that realizes a user interface with less operation burden and is easy to understand for patients.
[0006] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of the hardware configuration of the patient's terminal. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 8A is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 8B is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 8C is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 14 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display mode of the patient's terminal. Figure 15 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display on a patient's terminal. Figure 16 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display on a patient's terminal. Figure 17 is a block diagram showing an example of a system that uses a server to execute a health management support program. Figure 18 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display on a patient's terminal.
[0007] The embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of the hardware configuration of terminal 2, which installs and runs the health management support program.
[0008] Terminal 2 implements a function to support the patient's health management by executing a health management support program. In the following embodiments, a health management support program for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) (sometimes referred to as a "health management support app") will be described as a specific example. Terminal 2 is a terminal used by the patient and is composed of any hardware such as a smartphone, tablet, or wearable device such as a watch. As shown in Figure 1, Terminal 2 has a display 2a, a processor 2b, and a storage unit 2c. The health management support program is stored in the storage unit 2c, and the processor 2b reads and executes it. In addition to storing the health management support program and various data, the storage unit 2c also functions as a working memory for the health management support program. The display 2a is a touch panel and displays various screens and accepts patient operation and input.
[0009] Generally, CKD patients should engage in moderate exercise regularly to prevent or slow the progression of the disease. Furthermore, CKD patients are advised to measure and record vital signs such as blood pressure at least once a day, and to make this data available to their doctor or other healthcare professional, in order to accurately understand changes in their physical condition.
[0010] The health management support system 100 supports the health management of CKD patients by managing exercise schedules and measuring blood pressure at predetermined times, as health management behaviors that the system wants each patient to consistently perform, and by recording the results of these actions. For example, Figure 2 is an example of the home screen of the health management support application displayed on the display 2a of terminal 2. The home screen is, for example, a screen that displays a schedule for performing health management behaviors. The home screen (a) shown on the left side of Figure 2 is, for example, a screen that is displayed after a predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the health management support application was first launched on a given day, and after the startup process in which the screen transitions has been completed, or after confirming a sub-window such as a pop-up shown in Figure 16, which will be described later. Another example of a home screen is the screen that is displayed first when a reversible screen transition is possible after operating multiple irreversibly transitioning screens from the screen in which the startup process has been completed. The home screen (a) is a screen that the patient will always see during the startup or operation process without getting lost, and it is preferable to make it possible to confirm or operate the displayed screen with minimal operational burden. The home screen (a) includes a section that displays the day's exercise schedule (exercise schedule display section 21a) and a section that displays the day's blood pressure measurement schedule (measurement schedule display section 22a). The exercise schedule display section 21a displays the type of exercise to be performed on that day and the scheduled time for performance, according to the pre-set exercise schedule. In the example in Figure 2, it is shown that the exercise schedule is set to perform stretching at 8pm on that day.
[0011] The exercise schedule display area 21a also displays a "Schedule Setting" button and a "Result Input" button. By tapping these buttons, patients can easily set their exercise schedule and input their exercise results. Here, we will first explain how to input exercise results by tapping the "Result Input" button after the patient has performed the exercise.
[0012] (Entering Exercise Results) When the "Enter Results" button is tapped in the exercise schedule display area 21a shown in Figure 2, the display on terminal 2 transitions to the exercise results input screen 23. On this exercise results input screen 23, the current date is set by default in the "Exercise Date" field. In addition, the exercise schedule display area 21a displays the types of exercise included in the patient's exercise schedule as options in the "Exercise Content" field. For example, on the exercise results input screen 23 displayed on September 24, 2024, 2024 / 9 / 24 is set as the exercise date. Then, the user taps the selection button for the type of exercise performed to place a check mark, and then taps the "Save" button. In this way, the patient can easily register the results of the exercise performed on that day from the exercise results input screen 23 displayed on terminal 2.
[0013] After transitioning to the exercise results input screen 23, the types of exercise designated as to be performed on that day in the exercise schedule are made selectable, as shown in Figure 3. This selection may be made by default in the initial transition state. For example, if "stretching" is designated in the exercise schedule for that day, a check mark will be displayed by default on the selection button next to "stretching". This eliminates the need to select the exercise content when exercising as planned, and makes it easy to save records. If stretching is not performed, uncheck the box and tap the "Save" button. Furthermore, if aerobic exercise other than stretching or strength training is performed, as explained above, tap the selection button for the type of exercise performed to place a check mark, and then tap the "Save" button.
[0014] (Changes to the home screen following input of exercise results) After inputting the exercise results as described above, the area on the home screen of the health management support app where the exercise schedule display area 21a was displayed changes to the exercise results display area 21b shown in the home screen on the right side of Figure 2 (b). The exercise results display area 21b displays "stretching," which is the type of exercise performed that day, and a message from the health management support app: "Completing your exercise as planned is a big step. Pay attention to any changes in your physical condition and continue at this pace." Note that multiple patterns of this message have been created in advance and stored in the memory unit 2c of terminal 2. It is desirable that the message be simple and within a predetermined number of characters (e.g., 100 characters) to match the size of the screen of terminal 2, so that the text in the exercise results display area 21b and the measurement results display area 22b can be read without scrolling or expanding the screen of terminal 2. Alternatively, the message may be selected based on the number of days the exercise was performed or the number of consecutive days the exercise was performed.
[0015] In this way, when a patient performs exercise as set in the exercise schedule, messages praising the exercise and encouraging continued exercise are displayed, which has the advantage of motivating patients to adhere to the exercise schedule and continue moderate exercise. In addition, while the display on the home screen of the health management support app changes after the exercise is performed as scheduled, the exercise schedule display area 21a showing the day's exercise schedule is displayed on the home screen until the result of completing the exercise is entered, so it is also effective in making it easy for patients to see whether they have completed the day's exercise and entered the results. Furthermore, the exercise results display area 21b also displays "Schedule Setting" and "Result Input" buttons, so by tapping these, patients can easily set the exercise schedule and input or modify exercise results.
[0016] (Setting the Exercise Schedule) Here, we will explain how to set the exercise schedule by tapping the "Schedule Settings" button in the exercise schedule display area 21a and the exercise results display area 21b. When you tap the "Schedule Settings" button, the exercise schedule setting screen 24 shown in Figure 4 will be displayed. On the exercise schedule setting screen 24, the patient can set the exercise schedule for the current week and the following week. (a) on the left of Figure 4 is screen 24a, which is displayed when the "This Week" tab is tapped on the exercise schedule setting screen 24, and (b) on the right is screen 24b, which is displayed when the "Next Week" tab is tapped. On screen 24a, you can set the exercise schedule from Sunday to Saturday of this week. Note that on this screen 24a, you can set the exercise schedule only for the current day and onward. In this example, since the current date is August 30th (Friday), the fields for August 29th and earlier are displayed in a state where they do not respond when tapped. As shown in Figure 4, the patient can set the exercises to be performed and the time to be performed on each day, and when they tap the "Save" button, the set results are saved in the memory unit 2c of terminal 2. Alternatively, the set exercise schedule can be saved to device 2. Similarly, for next week's exercise schedule, the patient can set the exercises and times to be performed each day, and the set exercise schedule will be saved by tapping the "Save" button.
[0017] Depending on the exercise schedule settings, the exercise schedule display area 21a on the home screen (a) in Figure 2 will display the exercise schedule in variations as shown in Figure 5. For example, Figure 5(a) shows an example of the display on a day when two types of exercise are set: stretching and strength training. Figure 5(b) shows an example of the display on a day when three types of exercise are set: stretching, aerobic exercise, and strength training. Figure 5(c) shows an example of the display on a day when no exercise is scheduled. In addition, in weeks when no exercise is scheduled for any day of the week, the message "Please set your exercise schedule for this week." will be displayed as shown in Figure 5(d).
[0018] In the case of CKD patients, too much exercise can have the opposite effect. Therefore, for each type of exercise, the number of days that can be performed within a given period (for example, "stretching up to 6 days a week") and the number of days that can be performed consecutively in conjunction with that exercise (for example, "strength training" up to 3 consecutive days) can be established as exercise schedule rules. These exercise schedule rules can be determined according to the advice of a doctor or other medical professional (or independently by each patient), depending on each patient's medical condition, age, etc. The exercise schedule rules determined for each patient are stored in the memory unit 2c of each patient's terminal 2.
[0019] When exercise schedule rules are established in this way, if an attempt is made to set an exercise schedule that does not conform to the established rules, the health management support app will display an error message on device 2. For example, if the exercise schedule rule is "stretching is limited to 6 days a week," as shown in Figure 6, if stretching is already scheduled for 6 days of the week excluding Friday, and then the user taps the Friday stretching slot, an error message will be displayed at the bottom of the exercise schedule setting screen 24 stating, "You can set up to 6 stretching sessions per week." Also, tapping the Friday stretching slot (as simulated with a white arrow in Figure 6) will not place a checkmark. In this way, by making it impossible to set an exercise schedule that violates the exercise schedule rules in the health management support app, it is possible to prevent situations where the patient's health deteriorates due to excessive exercise. Furthermore, by displaying an error message when such a setting is attempted, it is possible to make the patient aware that excessive exercise should be avoided.
[0020] Here, we have provided examples of exercise schedule rules to prevent excessive exercise, but you may also define the minimum types and days of exercise that should be performed as exercise schedule rules. For example, you could set a rule that "stretch at least three days a week," and if the schedule entered by the patient on the exercise schedule setting screen 24 does not meet this rule, an error message or a message requesting confirmation (for example, "It is desirable to stretch at least three days a week.") may be displayed.
[0021] As shown in Figure 4(b), patients can set their own detailed schedules for the following week. Alternatively, a basic exercise schedule pattern (default schedule) can be predetermined, and the system can automatically or at the patient's discretion set the following week's schedule to the default schedule. To allow the patient to choose whether or not to set the following week's schedule to the default schedule, for example, after the patient taps "Save" from the "This Week" tab or the "Next Week" tab on the exercise schedule setting screen 24, a pop-up screen 25 will be displayed as shown in Figure 7. On this pop-up screen 25, if the patient taps the box labeled "Set next week's schedule to the default schedule" to place a checkmark and then taps the "Save" button, the following week's schedule will be set to the default schedule.
[0022] Alternatively, the patient can set their exercise schedule for the following week on the "Next Week" tab in the exercise schedule setting screen 24, then tap "Save," and then, in the pop-up screen 25 shown in Figure 7, tap the box for "Set next week's schedule as the default schedule" to place a checkmark, and then tap the "Save" button. In this case, the schedule the patient has set as their exercise schedule for the following week will be saved as the default schedule for the future.
[0023] (Confirmation of Exercise Content) An "Exercise" icon is displayed at the bottom of the app screen. When a patient taps this icon, the basic exercise screen 31, which shows recommended exercise menus for CKD patients, is displayed, as shown in Figure 8A. In Figure 8A, stretching, aerobic exercise, and strength training are displayed in the menu, but the exercise menu is not limited to these. When a patient selects "Strength Training" on the basic exercise screen 31, the exercise content list screen 32 belonging to the strength training category is displayed, as shown in Figure 8B. The exercise content list screen 32 also displays explanations of the effects of strength training and precautions. When a patient selects a button for each exercise item displayed on the exercise content list screen 32, they are taken to a detailed guidance screen for that exercise item. For example, when a patient taps the "Leg Raises" button displayed at the bottom in Figure 8B, a guidance screen explaining how to perform leg raises is displayed, as shown in Figure 8C. The guidance screen may be a still image or a video. By viewing the guidance screen, the patient can perform the exercises set in their schedule. Furthermore, in Figures 8A to 8C, a button with the same or similar function as the "Result Input" button on the home screen (a) of Figure 2 may be placed anywhere on the screen. This allows for easy input of results after performing an exercise without having to navigate back to the home screen (a) of Figure 2.
[0024] (Blood Pressure Measurement Support Function) The above describes the exercise schedule, but now we will describe the blood pressure measurement support function of the health management support app. As shown in Figure 2, for example, when the health management support app is opened for the first time on a given day, the home screen (a) displays a measurement schedule display area 22a that shows the blood pressure measurement schedule for that day. The measurement schedule display area 22a on the home screen (a) shown on the left side of Figure 2 shows that blood pressure measurements are scheduled to be taken twice on that day, at 7:00 and 23:00. At this time, one time display is shown larger than the other. For example, in Figure 2 (a), the time display for "7:00" is shown larger than the time display for "23:00". This makes it easier to see the most recent scheduled time for measurement. In this embodiment, visibility is improved by making the characters of the most recent time display relatively larger than the other time displays, but instead of changing the size of the characters, the most recent measurement time may be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner by making the characters bold, blinking, adjusting the color intensity, or any other manner.
[0025] The measurement schedule display area 22a also displays a "Schedule Setting" button and a "Result Input" button. By tapping these buttons, the patient can set the blood pressure measurement schedule and input the measurement results. Here, we will first explain how to input the measurement results by tapping the "Result Input" button after the patient has performed the blood pressure measurement.
[0026] (Entering Blood Pressure Measurement Results) When the "Enter Results" button is tapped in the measurement schedule display area 22a shown in Figure 2, the display on terminal 2 transitions to the blood pressure measurement result input screen 26 shown in Figure 9. On this blood pressure measurement result input screen 26, the current date is set by default in the "Measurement Date" field. At this time, the "Time Zone" field may have a check mark set by default to the earlier of the time zones included in the patient's blood pressure measurement schedule for which results have not yet been entered. In the example in Figure 9, blood pressure measurements are scheduled to be taken twice, in the morning and at night, but since no measurement results have been entered for September 24, 2024, the "Morning" time zone is set with a check mark by default. The patient enters the blood pressure measured by the blood pressure monitor along with the measurement time into the "Systolic Blood Pressure" field and "Diastolic Blood Pressure" field on this blood pressure measurement result input screen 26, and taps the "Save" button. As a result, the entered blood pressure data is saved in the memory unit 2c along with the measurement date, time zone, and measurement time. On the other hand, if you forgot to take a measurement in that time zone, tap the "Measurement forgotten" box to place a checkmark, and then tap the "Save" button. In this case, the memory unit 2c will save that there is no measurement data for that time zone on that measurement date.
[0027] (Changes to the home screen following input of measurement results) If the measurement schedule is set to measure blood pressure twice a day (morning and evening), the measurement schedule display area 21a shown in the left home screen (a) of Figure 2 will be displayed until the input of the results for either measurement is complete. Once the input of the two blood pressure measurement results for the morning and evening is completed, the part of the home screen of the health management support app that displayed the measurement schedule display area 22a will change to the measurement result display area 22b shown in the right home screen (b) of Figure 2. In the example of home screen (b) in Figure 2, the measurement result display area 22b displays the two measurement data for that day, along with a message from the health management support app: "Great! You have completed your morning and evening measurements. Continuing this will form the basis of your health management." It is desirable that this message be simple, around 100 characters or less, so that it can be read without scrolling or expanding the screen of terminal 2. Thus, when a patient performs blood pressure measurements as set in the measurement schedule, the system displays messages praising the patient for the measurement and encouraging them to continue, which has the advantage of motivating patients to adhere to the blood pressure measurement schedule and continue taking measurements. In addition, while the display on the home screen of the health management support app changes after the measurement is taken as scheduled, the measurement schedule display area 22a showing the day's measurement schedule is displayed on the home screen until the measurement results are entered, making it easy for patients to see whether or not they have completed the blood pressure measurement and result entry for the day. Furthermore, the measurement result display area 22b also displays "Schedule Setting" and "Result Entry" buttons, and by tapping these, patients can set the measurement schedule and enter or modify measurement results.
[0028] Furthermore, after entering the morning blood pressure measurement results, the measurement schedule display area 22a on the home screen will show the blood pressure value from the morning measurement, as well as the scheduled time for the evening measurement, "23:00," as shown in Figure 10(a). The patient can see this and realize that they need to measure their blood pressure one more time that evening. Also, as mentioned above, if the user has entered that they forgot to measure their blood pressure in the morning, as shown in Figure 10(b), it will show that there are no measurement values for the morning time zone.
[0029] (Setting the Measurement Schedule) Here, we will explain how to set the measurement schedule by tapping the "Schedule Setting" button in the measurement schedule display area 22a and the measurement result display area 22b. When you tap the "Schedule Setting" button, the measurement schedule setting screen 27 shown in Figure 11 will be displayed. On the measurement schedule setting screen 27, the patient can set the morning and evening blood pressure measurement schedule (time). In the example in Figure 11, the morning blood pressure measurement is set to 8:00 and the evening blood pressure measurement is set to 20:00. When the patient sets the times for the morning and evening blood pressure measurements and taps the "Save" button, the set results are saved in the memory unit 2c of the terminal 2.
[0030] (Notification when results are not entered) As described above, in the health management support app according to this embodiment, the patient can set an exercise schedule and a blood pressure measurement schedule. If the results are not entered even after the scheduled time for exercise or blood pressure measurement has passed, according to the exercise schedule and blood pressure measurement schedule set by the patient, a message prompting the patient to enter the results may be displayed on terminal 2. For example, in the notification screen 28 shown in Figure 12, a message prompting the patient to enter the measurement results for the blood pressure measurement scheduled for 7:00 on Wednesday, August 14th is displayed. In addition, this notification screen 28 also displays messages prompting the patient to enter the results of the exercise (stretching and aerobic exercise) scheduled for 20:00 on Monday, August 12th, and messages prompting the patient to enter the results of the exercise (stretching, aerobic exercise, and strength training) scheduled for 20:00 on Tuesday, August 13th. When the user taps the tab for each message, they are taken to a screen to enter the results of that exercise schedule or measurement schedule, and the patient can enter the results of the exercise or blood pressure measurement. Once the patient has completed entering the results, the corresponding notification message will no longer be displayed on the screen.
[0031] (Calendar Display) The health management support app according to this embodiment can also display the exercise and measurement status for one month in a calendar format. For example, by tapping the calendar icon displayed at the bottom right of the health management support app on terminal 2, a calendar 29 is displayed on the screen of terminal 2, as shown in Figure 13. On the calendar 29, the status of exercise and blood pressure measurement are displayed by symbols for each day. The representation of the symbols is arbitrary, but in the example in Figure 13, a circle filled with yellow is used when exercise was recorded as scheduled, a circle drawn with a yellow line is used when exercise was scheduled but not recorded, and there is no yellow symbol on days when no exercise was scheduled. In addition, a circle filled with green is used when blood pressure measurements were recorded twice a day, in the morning and evening, a green circle with the left half filled with green is used when blood pressure measurements were recorded only in the morning, a green circle with the right half filled with green is used when blood pressure measurements were recorded only at night, and a circle drawn with a green line is used when blood pressure measurements were not recorded. By displaying the status of exercise and blood pressure measurements on a calendar using symbols, patients and healthcare professionals can see at a glance whether or not exercise and blood pressure measurements are being properly recorded.
[0032] Furthermore, tapping any day on Calendar 29 will display a bottom sheet showing the results of exercise and blood pressure measurements for that day, as shown in Figure 14, appearing from the bottom of the screen. Tapping the section showing the exercise results or the section showing the blood pressure measurement results will transition the screen to the exercise result input screen 23 shown in Figure 3 or the blood pressure measurement result input screen 26 shown in Figure 9, where you can input the exercise results or blood pressure measurement results. Therefore, by looking at the symbols displayed on Calendar 29, you can identify days for which results have not yet been entered, and by tapping those days, you can later add missing data or modify data that has already been entered.
[0033] (Weekly Evaluation) Below Calendar 29, an evaluation of the exercise and blood pressure measurement performance for the week including the current day (weekly evaluation) is displayed. In the example in Figure 13, for the week from August 18th to August 24th (the current day is August 23rd), the achievement level for exercise and blood pressure measurement is represented by icons resembling kidneys. For exercise, the number of days it was performed is represented by the number of filled-in stars, indicating that it is at the third level out of five. By showing the evaluation as "Number of days performed (number of stars)," where the number of days with stars increases by performing the exercise once a day, the evaluation of the number of days performed can be presented in an easy-to-understand way so that patients can intuitively understand it. In addition, "Achievement level" indicates the percentage of days performed during the period from the beginning of the week to the current day, or from the beginning to the end of the week. The icons graphically display multiple levels of achievement (percentage of days performed) in a visually understandable way. For example, in the examples (a) to (f) in Figure 15, the achievement level is shown in six levels, with (a) being the highest achievement level and (f) being the lowest achievement level. Figure 15(a) shows an achievement level of 81% to 100%, (b) shows an achievement level of 61% to 80%, (c) shows an achievement level of 41% to 60%, (d) shows an achievement level of 21% to 40%, (e) shows an achievement level of 1% to 20%, and (f) shows an achievement level of 0%. When the achievement level is calculated using the number of days from the start of the week to the current day as the denominator, for example, if the plan is carried out as scheduled on the first day of the week, the achievement level for that day will be 1 / 1 = 100%, and the icon will show a high achievement level as in Figure 15(a). On the other hand, if the execution rate is calculated using the period from the start of the week to the end of the week (i.e., 7 days) as the denominator, even if the plan was carried out as scheduled on the first day of the week, the achievement level will be 1 / 7, and the icon will show a low achievement level as in Figure 15(e), which can lead to a decrease in motivation. Therefore, it is preferable to use the number of days from the start of the week to the current day as the denominator when calculating the achievement level. By the way, in this embodiment, the starting day for evaluating the degree of achievement is Sunday, but the starting day could also be Monday, and is not limited to a specific day of the week.
[0034] Regarding blood pressure measurement, the number of days it was performed is represented by the number of filled-in stars, indicating that it was at the fifth stage out of five. The kidney icon, as shown in Figure 15(a), indicates a high level of achievement. The number of stars may vary based on the ratio of days performed to a week, and the level of achievement may be confirmed by the number of days performed rather than the ratio. In this embodiment, the goal is to have the measurement performed five days a week, and the stars are set to five stages so that all stars are filled in when the measurement is performed five days a week. However, the stars may also be set to three stages, or even seven stages corresponding to the number of days in a week.
[0035] (Monthly Evaluation) In addition, the health management support app according to this embodiment can also display an evaluation of the exercise and blood pressure measurement performance over a month. For example, in the example in Figure 16, the monthly evaluation screen 30 is displayed as a pop-up on terminal 2. In the monthly evaluation screen 30 of Figure 16, the evaluation (achievement level) for exercise and blood pressure measurement for July is represented by icons resembling kidneys. For exercise, the percentage of days performed is represented by the number of filled-in stars, indicating that it is the third level out of five, and the kidney icon indicates a low level of achievement, as shown in Figure 15(e). Similarly, for blood pressure measurement, the number of days performed is represented by the number of filled-in stars, indicating that it is the fifth level out of five, and the kidney icon indicates a high level of achievement, as shown in Figure 15(a). This pop-up may be automatically displayed as a pop-up showing the evaluation for the previous month when the app is opened for the first time after the first day of each month. Alternatively, by checking the previous month in the calendar shown in Figure 13, the monthly evaluation may be displayed by replacing the "weekly evaluation" section of the previous month. This allows for a short-term understanding of implementation status through weekly evaluations for the current month, and enables observation of long-term monthly evaluations for past months.
[0036] As described above, by displaying the status of exercise and blood pressure measurement over a week or a month using icons and graded evaluations, patients can understand at a glance whether their performance is good or bad. Therefore, this health management support program contributes to improving the status of exercise and blood pressure measurement.
[0037] [Modifications] The above description is one embodiment of a health management support program and does not limit the scope of the rights of this application. The above-described embodiment can be modified in various ways.
[0038] [Modification 1] In the above embodiment, a configuration in which the health management support program is executed on the patient's terminal 2 was illustrated. However, the system may be configured to execute the health management support program in a system having a server that can communicate with the patient's terminal 2. For example, Figure 17 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of one embodiment of a health management support system 100 having a server 1. In the health management support system 100 shown in Figure 17, the server 1 is a computer equipped with a processor and can communicate with each of the terminals 2 of multiple patients via a network such as the Internet (not shown). In Figure 17, only one server 1 is shown, but the health management support system 100 may have multiple servers, in which case the multiple servers may be distributed in remote locations.
[0039] In this modified example 1 of the health management support system 100, the server 1 includes a storage unit that stores programs and data at least temporarily. In the health management support system 100, the health management support program may be executed on the processor of the terminal 2, as in the above embodiment, and various data (exercise schedule, blood pressure measurement schedule, execution results, etc.) may be stored on the storage unit of the server 1 for each patient. Alternatively, the health management support program may be executed on the processor of the server 1, data input from the patient may be received and transmitted to the server 1, and the terminal 2 may be used as an input / output device to display the processing results of the server 1 on the display of the terminal 2.
[0040] [Modification Example 2] In the present embodiment, the form in which the display of the home screen is transitioned by the patient performing data input has been described. However, for "rest" days when there is no planned exercise, it may be configured such that data indicating that it was a rest day can be automatically input based on the fact that the day has passed without the patient performing data input.
[0041] [Modification Example 3] For example, in the above embodiment, a health management support program for CKD patients has been exemplified. However, the management target of the health management support program disclosed herein is not limited to CKD patients and can be patients with various diseases. For example, it can be targeted at patients with diabetes, hypertension, obesity, malignant neoplastic diseases, heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, sighing, lung diseases, allergic diseases, or combinations of these diseases. Also, although exercise and blood pressure measurement have been exemplified as specific examples of health management actions, the health management actions are not limited to these. For example, diet, excretion, sleep time, alcohol consumption, blood measurement such as measuring the time of taking medicine, blood glucose level, weight measurement, etc. can be health management actions.
[0042] [Modification Example 4] CKD refers to a state in which the function of the kidneys has declined. However, as an example, CKD patients who use the application in the present embodiment can be based on the criteria that they are patients with a GFR of 15 or more and 59 or less, or patients who belong to the category of proteinuria or albuminuria regardless of the severity with a GFR of 60 or more.
[0043] [Modification Example 5] In the present embodiment, a graph may be created based on the blood pressure data recorded by the patient and displayed on the screen. Specifically, an icon named "Graph" is displayed at the lower part of the application screen. When the patient taps this icon, a blood pressure graph screen 33 can be displayed in a manner shown in, for example, (a) to (c) of FIG. 18.
[0044] [Modification Example 6] In the above embodiment, an embodiment of the present invention has been described as a program executed by the processor of the terminal. However, the present invention can also be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.
[0045] The embodiments disclosed herein can be described as follows.
[0046] [Item 1] A health management support program for supporting the health management of patients with chronic diseases, which causes a processor of a patient's terminal to display, on a home screen of the health management support program, a schedule of the patient's health management actions for the day regarding the health management actions that the patient is desired to perform constantly; receive an input of an execution result for the schedule of the health management actions for the day from the patient; and generate a support message for the patient according to the input status of the execution result and present the support message on the home screen.
[0047] [Item 2] The health management support program according to Item 1, wherein the health management action is exercise, and the health management action schedule includes an exercise schedule that encourages the patient to perform within a predetermined period.
[0048] [Item 3] The health management support program according to Item 2, wherein the processor is further caused to display a setting screen for inputting the exercise schedule, and the setting screen is displayed so that the exercise execution time and the type of exercise can be set for each day of the week.
[0049] [Item 4] An exercise schedule rule including at least one of the number of days that can be set in a week and the number of consecutive days that can be set is defined for each type of exercise. The health management support program according to Item 3, wherein when an exercise schedule that violates the exercise schedule rule is about to be input into the setting screen, the processor is further caused to display an error message.
[0050] [Item 5] The health management support program according to any one of Items 1 to 4, wherein the health management action is measurement of the patient's biological data, and the health management action schedule includes a biological data measurement schedule that encourages execution at a predetermined timing.
[0051] [Item 6] The health management support program according to Item 5, wherein the support message includes biological data.
[0052] [Item 7] The health management support program described in Item 5, wherein the processor further executes a process to display a data registration screen for inputting the measurement results of the biological data, the data registration screen includes a selection of the measurement date of the biological data, a time zone for the measurement time, and an input field for the measurement data.
[0053] [Item 8] The data registration screen includes a button that allows the user to select and input that measurement was not performed if biometric data measurement was not carried out according to the biometric data measurement schedule, as described in Item 7 of the health management support program.
[0054] [Item 9] A computer-readable recording medium containing the health management support programs described in Items 1-8.
[0055] [Item 10] A method for operating a health management support program that assists in the health management of patients with chronic diseases, comprising: a first processing step of displaying the patient's daily health management activity schedule on the home screen of the health management support program; a second processing step of receiving input from the patient regarding the results of the planned health management activities for the day; and a third processing step of generating a support message for the patient according to the input status of the execution results and displaying it on the home screen.
[0056] [Item 11] The method according to Item 10, wherein, in the second processing step, if there are items for which the input of the execution result has not been completed, the third processing step is not performed, and the results of the second processing step and the health management schedule for the day related to the items for which the input of the execution result has not been completed are displayed simultaneously on the home screen.
[0057] 1: Server, 2: Terminal, 100: Health management support system
Claims
1. A health management support program for assisting the health management of patients with chronic diseases, wherein the program causes the processor of the patient's terminal to execute the following processes: a process to display the patient's daily health management schedule on the home screen of the health management support program with respect to health management actions that the patient is encouraged to perform on a regular basis; a process to receive input from the patient regarding the results of the daily scheduled health management actions; and a process to generate a support message for the patient according to the input status of the execution results and display it on the home screen.
2. The health management support program according to claim 1, wherein the health management behavior is exercise, and the health management behavior schedule includes an exercise schedule that the patient is encouraged to perform within a predetermined period.
3. The health management support program according to claim 2, wherein the processor is further made to perform a process to display a settings screen for inputting the exercise schedule, and the settings screen displays the exercise duration and type of exercise for each day of the week in a configurable manner.
4. For each type of exercise, exercise schedule rules are defined, which include at least one of the number of days that can be set per week and the number of consecutive days that can be set, and the health management support program according to claim 3, further causing the processor to execute a process to display an error message when an exercise schedule that violates the exercise schedule rules is entered into the setting screen.
5. The health management support program according to claim 1, wherein the health management behavior is the measurement of a patient's biological data, and the health management behavior schedule includes a biological data measurement schedule that prompts the patient to perform the behavior at predetermined times.
6. The health management support program according to claim 5, wherein the support message includes biometric data.
7. The health management support program according to claim 5, wherein the processor further executes a process to display a data registration screen for inputting the measurement results of the biological data, the data registration screen includes a date for measuring the biological data, a selection of a time zone for the measurement time, and an input field for the measurement data.
8. The health management support program according to claim 7, wherein the data registration screen includes a button that allows the user to select and input that measurement was not performed if biological data measurement was not carried out according to the biological data measurement schedule.
9. A computer-readable recording medium that stores the health management support programs described in claims 1 to 8.
10. A method for operating a health management support program that assists in the health management of patients with chronic diseases, comprising: a first processing step of displaying the patient's daily health management activity schedule on the home screen of the health management support program; a second processing step of receiving input from the patient regarding the results of the planned health management activities for the day; and a third processing step of generating a support message for the patient according to the input status of the execution results and displaying it on the home screen.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, in the second processing step, if there are items for which the input of execution results has not been completed, the third processing step is not performed, and the results of the second processing step and the health management schedule for the day related to the items for which the input of execution results has not been completed are displayed simultaneously on the home screen.