A Digital Framework to Support Providers and Patients in Diabetes Related Behavior Modification

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017:235:589-593.

Abstract

We present Diabetes Web-Centric Information and Support Environment (D-WISE) that features: (a) Decision support tool to assist family physicians to administer Behavior Modification (BM) strategies to patients; and (b) Patient BM application that offers BM strategies and motivational interventions to engage patients. We take a knowledge management approach, using semantic web technologies, to model the social cognition theory constructs, Canadian diabetes guidelines and BM protocols used locally, in terms of a BM ontology that drives the BM decision support to physicians and BM strategy adherence monitoring and messaging to patients. We present the qualitative analysis of D-WISE usability by both physicians and patients.

Keywords: Behaviour Modification; Decision Support; Diabetes; Knowledge Management; Ontology; Self-Management; Semantic Web.

MeSH terms

  • Behavior Therapy*
  • Canada
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical*
  • Diabetes Mellitus / therapy*
  • Health Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Knowledge Management*
  • Physicians, Family
  • Semantic Web