Disease Activity Assessment Service Using Structured Symptom Questionnaires
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Solution Overview
Problem
Patients struggle to determine the activity of their diseases accurately, leading to potential missed opportunities for timely medical intervention due to difficulty in distinguishing between natural healing processes and disease worsening.
Innovation Solution
A service provision method and device that evaluates disease activity based on user responses to question information, generating and classifying question and answer lists, integrating scores, and utilizing measurement data to determine disease activity and provide timely intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If patients self-assess their disease activity based on perceived symptoms, then they can take immediate self-care measures, but they cannot accurately determine whether symptoms indicate natural healing or disease worsening
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a communication device as an intermediary between the patient and healthcare provider. The device collects symptom information through structured questionnaires, processes this data using algorithms, and transmits results to healthcare providers. This intermediary system enables timely assessment while maintaining accuracy by systematically capturing and analyzing symptom data rather than relying on patient self-judgment alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where symptom information is continuously collected, processed, and transmitted to healthcare providers who can then provide guidance back to patients. The feedback loop includes real-time symptom monitoring, automated analysis of disease activity changes, and prompt notification to healthcare providers when intervention may be needed, enabling both timely and accurate assessment.
2Reliability
If medical services become more specialized and complex, then treatment quality improves, but patients cannot keep pace with information acquisition and healthcare provider selection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables patients to self-assess their symptom information through automated questionnaires and data collection features. The system allows patients to independently input symptoms, receive automated analysis of their disease activity, and get guidance on when to seek medical intervention. This self-service capability empowers patients to navigate complex medical services without requiring extensive medical knowledge.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication device serves as an intermediary that bridges the information gap between patients and specialized medical services. It systematically collects symptom data, processes it through algorithms, and presents actionable insights to patients, making complex medical assessment accessible to laypeople without requiring them to understand specialized medical terminology or procedures.
3Measurement precision
If patients monitor their symptoms continuously, then they can detect changes early, but they cannot distinguish between natural healing processes and disease worsening
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the disease assessment process into distinct components: symptom collection through standardized questionnaires, automated processing of symptom data, analysis of disease activity changes, and generation of actionable recommendations. This segmentation simplifies the overall complexity by breaking down the assessment into manageable steps that can be automated and standardized.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual medical assessment with automated digital processing. Instead of requiring patients to interpret their symptoms or doctors to manually evaluate each symptom change, the system uses algorithms to automatically analyze symptom patterns, determine disease activity changes, and generate recommendations. This substitution of mechanical/digital systems for manual processes reduces complexity while maintaining or improving assessment accuracy.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a method, device, and program for providing a service to determine the activity level of a disease on the basis of responses to question information designed to evaluate the activity level of a disease that a user possesses, thereby allowing for quick intervention by a doctor according to the determined activity level. The method includes: collecting symptom information for various diseases; generating multiple pieces of question information and a list of answers for evaluating the activity level for each of the various diseases on the basis of the collected symptom information; acquiring information about the disease that a user possesses; providing the user with question information and an answer list corresponding to the disease that the user possesses; and determining the activity level of the disease that the user possesses on the basis of the answers to the question information obtained from the user.