Healthc Inform Res.  2016 Jul;22(3):243-249. 10.4258/hir.2016.22.3.243.

Development of Child-Teen Obesity Treatment Service Platform

• Lim K
• Lee BM
• Lee Y

• KMID: 2357403
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2016.22.3.243

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study aimed to develop an effective and efficient obesity treatment and management service platform for obese children/teenagers.
METHODS
The integrated smart platform was planned and established through cooperation with service providers such as hospitals and public health centers, obese children/teenagers who constitute the service's user base, and IT development and policy institutions and companies focusing on child-teen obesity management and treatment.
RESULTS
Based on guidelines on intervention strategies to manage child-teen obesity, we developed two patient/parent mobile applications, one web-monitoring service for medical staff, one mobile application for food-craving endurance, and one mobile application for medical examinations.
CONCLUSIONS
The establishment of the integrated service platform was successfully completed; however, this study was restrictively to the hospital where the pilot program took place. The effectiveness of the proposed platform will be verified in the future in tests involving other organizations.

Keyword

Obesity; Pediatric Obesity; Delivery of Health Care; Mobile Applications; User-Computer Interface

MeSH Terms

Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Medical Staff
Mobile Applications
Obesity*
Pediatric Obesity
Public Health
User-Computer Interface

Figure

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  Figure 1 Diagram of the service platform for child-teen obesity treatment and management.

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  Figure 2 Mobile 5-minute appetite endurance service.

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  Figure 3 Service platform for child-teen obesity treatment and management.

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  Figure 4 Child-teen obesity treatment and management processes.

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