Smith Joshua C, Schatz Bruce R
Dept of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2010 Nov 13;2010:757-61.
According to the CDC, chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes cause 75% of healthcare spending in the United States and contribute to nearly seven in ten American deaths. However, despite the prevalence and high-cost of chronic disease, they are also among the most preventable of health problems1. How can we use technology to improve self-care, reduce costs, and lessen the burden on medical professionals? Devices to help manage chronic illness have been marketed for years, but are these specialized devices really necessary? In this paper, the authors identify the aspects of the major chronic illnesses that most need to be controlled and monitored in the US today and explore the feasibility of using current mobile phone technology to improve the management of chronic illness. Here we show that even the average mobile phone is capable of improving the management of all relevant health features in some way.
根据美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的数据，心脏病、癌症和糖尿病等慢性病导致了美国75%的医疗支出，并且在美国近十分之七的死亡案例中都有这些疾病的因素。然而，尽管慢性病普遍存在且成本高昂，但它们也是最可预防的健康问题之一。我们如何利用技术来改善自我护理、降低成本并减轻医疗专业人员的负担？多年来，帮助管理慢性病的设备一直在市场上销售，但这些专门的设备真的有必要吗？在本文中，作者确定了当今美国主要慢性病中最需要控制和监测的方面，并探讨了使用当前手机技术改善慢性病管理的可行性。我们在此表明，即使是普通手机也能够在某种程度上改善对所有相关健康特征的管理。
