Care assessment platform: an ICT-enabled home care model for secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Mohanraj Karunanithi; Marlien Varnfield; Hang Ding; Elsa Garcia; Frank Whittaker; Antti Sarela

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626316

Care assessment platform: an ICT-enabled home care model for secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010:2010:5266. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626316.

Authors

Mohanraj Karunanithi¹, Marlien Varnfield, Hang Ding, Elsa Garcia, Frank Whittaker, Antti Sarela

Affiliation

¹ The Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Brisbane, Australia.

PMID: 21096053
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626316

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading chronic diseases affecting developed countries. Traditional approach to secondary prevention of CVD through hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is hampered by the lack of uptake and adherence.

MeSH terms

Australia
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
Home Care Services / standards*
Humans
Medical Informatics*
Quality Assurance, Health Care / standards*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Secondary Prevention / standards*