Reasoning and Data Representation in a Health and Lifestyle Support System

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017:235:8-12.

Abstract

Case-based reasoning and data interpretation is an artificial intelligence approach that capitalizes on past experience to solve current problems and this can be used as a method for practical intelligent systems. Case-based data reasoning is able to provide decision support for experts and clinicians in health systems as well as lifestyle systems. In this project we were focusing on developing a solution for healthy ageing considering daily activities, nutrition as well as cognitive activities. The data analysis of the reasoner followed state of the art guidelines from clinical practice. Guidelines provide a general framework to guide clinicians, and require consequent background knowledge to become operational, which is precisely the kind of information recorded in practice cases; cases complement guidelines very well and helps to interpret them. It is expected that the interest in case-based reasoning systems in the health.

Keywords: data reasoning; data representation; health and lifestyle data infrastructure; health support system.

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Aging
  • Artificial Intelligence*
  • Cognition
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Humans
  • Knowledge
  • Life Style*
  • Nutrition Assessment