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Implementing autonomy in a diabetes management system.

Lesley-Ann Black·Conor McMeel·Michael McTear·Norman Black·Roy Harper·Michelle Lemon
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We have developed a speech-based telemedicine system which enables patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus to send frequent, home-monitored health data via the telephone to the point of care. The decision support module in the system was tested using data from a cohort of 10 patients generated over a two-year period. Results from the tests indicate that the system is effective in providing personalized feedback to the patient and in generating alerts for the clinical user. The work suggests that this method of care delivery is practical, informative, and may improve the efficiency of chronic health-care delivery by reducing costs and improving patient-physician communication between hospital visits.

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Chronic DiseaseCohort StudiesCommunicationDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic AngiopathiesFeedbackHumansHypertensionPhysician-Patient RelationsRemote ConsultationJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Lesley-Ann Black, Conor McMeel, Michael McTear, Norman Black, Roy Harper, Michelle Lemon. 2005. Implementing autonomy in a diabetes management system.. https://doi.org/10.1258/1357633054461886

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