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A Mobile Cloud Shared Workspace to Support Homecare for Respiratory Diseases in Chile

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Respiratory diseases are a group of chronic diseases affecting the airways and other structures of the lungs, which cause thousands of breathing problems in Chile. Respiratory Therapy services comprise a variety of interventions that are related to airway management and maintenance of lung health. In Chile, RTs are predominantly carried out in hospitals, especially in high-intensity areas such as intensive care units. However, RTs also work in outpatient settings, for instance, patients can receive treatment at home in pulmonary rehabilitation programs. RTs at home involve an active role of the caregivers in charge of the patient’s health. In the case of informal caregivers, this situation results in a deterioration of the quality of life. At the same time, innovations in mobile and electronic healthcare open up new ways of supporting patients and caregivers. This brings up the question: how can we contribute to the quality of life of a patient’s support network and enhance RTs through the use of information technology and communication services? This paper presents a mobile cloud shared workspace to support and improve homecare for respiratory diseases. The platform is the result of research and development work performed during the last two years.

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Acknowledgements

This work was partially supported by VRI-PUC Interdisciplinary Grant No. 03/2013 and UC Center for Public Policies Grant 2015. Finally, we’d like to give special thanks to Claudio Jerez, CEO of TEVEUK Ltd, for providing the connection with homecare patients.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Andrés Neyem & Nicolas A. Risso

  2. Nursing School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Marie J. Carrillo, Angélica Farías & Macarena J. Gajardo

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Neyem, A., Risso, N.A., Carrillo, M.J., Farías, A., Gajardo, M.J. (2015). A Mobile Cloud Shared Workspace to Support Homecare for Respiratory Diseases in Chile. In: Bravo, J., Hervás, R., Villarreal, V. (eds) Ambient Intelligence for Health. AmIHEALTH 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9456. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26508-7_3

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