Healthc Inform Res.  2012 Sep;18(3):199-207. 10.4258/hir.2012.18.3.199.

Effect of Integrated Personalized Health Care System on Middle-Aged and Elderly Women's Health

• Lee HJ
• Kang KJ
• Park SH
• Ju SJ
• Jin MH
• Park BN

• KMID: 2229471
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2012.18.3.199

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Body weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat, and blood pressure are important indicators of a person's health. In this experimental study, we evaluated the effectiveness of an integrated personalized health care system, Health Improvement and Management System (HIMS)-everyday, which instantly provides subjects with biofeedback on their measured body weight, BMI, body fat and blood pressure using a database that stores subjects-customized information.
METHODS
The subjects of this study used the system once or twice a week for 8 weeks. We analyzed the changes in their body weight, BMI, body fat, and blood pressure according to their respective usage of the system, and analyzed the changes in their perceived health status and health promoting behavior accordingly.
RESULTS
Subjects' body weight, BMI, and blood pressure decreased significantly with respect to their individual usage of the system. Subjects who used the system more frequently showed significant improvement in their body weight, BMI, and body fat. However, subjects' perceived health status and health promoting behavior did not improve significantly.
CONCLUSIONS
The study showed that the biofeedback-based personalized health care system was effective in controlling middle-aged and elderly women' body weight, BMI, body fat, and blood pressure.

Keyword

Information System; Health Behavior; Biofeedback; Women's Health

MeSH Terms

Adipose Tissue
Aged
Biofeedback, Psychology
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Delivery of Health Care
Health Behavior
Humans
Information Systems
Women's Health

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  Figure 1 External appearance of the personalized health care system.

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  Figure 2 Outline of physical health indicator management part.

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  Figure 3 Outline of life style management part.

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