JP2001005885A - Health condition support system using communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily provide required health condition information and further to perform a health condition check by easily asking health without caring of the other person. SOLUTION: A mental health information provider server 11 is provided with a client file 11 describing client addresses showing clients and a central processing unit(CPU) 15 periodically reads the health condition information out of a mental health information data base 16 and defines the health condition information as transmission data corresponding to the client file. These transmission data are applied through a communication network 12 to terminal equipment 14 by network communication equipment 19. The mental health information provider server is provided with a home page publishing information detailed rather than the health condition information as home page information and in response to home page access from the terminal equipment, the CPU applies the home page information to the terminal equipment. Then, questions related to health are published on the home page and when the client answers the question from the terminal equipment, corresponding to this answer, the CPU generates a reply showing the health condition of the terminal user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a health support system using a communication network, and more particularly to a mental health support system using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a variety of information communication services have become widespread on communication networks such as the Internet. Information communication services using communication networks are not only used in the business field but also in the entertainment and education fields. It is taking place.

[0003] By the way, with the complication of social structure and the like, consultations on mental health (mental health) tend to increase, and seminars such as mental health education are conducted to cope with such a situation. . In seminar-type mental health education, trainees are gathered in one place and instructors provide information necessary for mental health.

[0004]

[0005] However, in the case of mental health education in the form of a seminar, not only must a person go to a predetermined venue, but also the student receives a large amount of information in a short period of time, and as a result, the information necessary for himself / herself is obtained. It will be difficult to choose the right one. Further, when the amount of information is large, the degree of understanding of the student tends to decrease.

In addition, since the privacy of each individual is delicately related to mental health, even if each student tries to ask a question, he or she will hesitate to ask a question due to the relationship with other students. . This is a problem in that it is difficult to check one's own mental state even if one simply attends seminar-type mental health education. Institutions have to check their own mental status, which makes it worthless to take mental health education.

An object of the present invention is to provide a health support system which can easily obtain necessary health information.

[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a health condition support system that can easily ask a health question without being conscious of another person.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a health support system that allows each individual to easily check the health.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a communication system including an information providing server and a plurality of clients connected to the information providing server via a communication network. A database in which information on a plurality of health conditions is stored as health condition information, and distribution means for periodically distributing the health condition information to the client at predetermined intervals as transmission data are provided. Health support system using communication network

[0010] For example, the communication network is the Internet, and the distribution means distributes the health condition information to the client using a broadcast service of electronic mail. The transmission data is within a predetermined number of characters (250 characters).

More specifically, the distribution means periodically reads out the health status information from the database and a client list in which a client address indicating the client is described, and reads the health status information according to the customer list. A central processing unit that uses information as the transmission data; and a network communication device that sends the transmission data over the communication network. The information providing server further includes more detailed information than the health condition information. Is provided as homepage information, and the central processing unit provides the homepage information to the client in response to homepage access from the client. Then, a question about health is posted on the homepage, and when the client answers the question, the central processing unit generates a reply indicating the health condition of the client according to the answer and gives the reply to the client. .

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mental health support system shown includes a mental health information providing server 1.
A plurality of customer devices 13 are connected to the mental health information providing server 11 via a communication network 12. In the illustrated example, the Internet is used as the communication network 12. The customer device 13 is, for example, a communication device installed in a company, and a plurality of terminal devices (for example, personal computers) 14 are connected to each customer device 13.

The mental health information providing server 11 is installed by a mental health information provider and provides mental health information by a mail magazine as described later. For example, the mental health information providing server 11 provides mental health information with stress at the core, and thereby promotes understanding and interest to prevent burnout. Further, the mental health information providing server 11 provides medical institution information and a list that can provide the support required by the reader (terminal user).

The mental health information providing server 11 includes a central processing unit 15 for controlling input / output of various mental health information, and the mental health information providing server 11 stores mental health information and various information. And a customer file 17 in which a customer list (customer address) and customer information are stored. Then, the mental health information database 16 and the customer file 17 are updated by the mental health information provider as needed. For example, the information in the mental health information database 16 and the customer file 17 are rewritten using the input device 18 and new information is added.

Further, the mental health information providing server 1
1 includes a plurality of customer devices 1 via a communication network 12.
3 has a network communication device 19 functioning as an interface between the central processing unit 15 and the communication network 12. That is, the central processing unit 15 sends various kinds of mental health information over the communication network 12 by the network communication device 19 as transmission data. Further, in the central processing unit 15, as will be described later, the customer device 13 sends the communication network 12
And stores it in the customer information file 17 as reception data.

The central processing unit 15 transmits mental health information as transmission data in a predetermined cycle (for example, once to five times a week) by an e-mail simultaneous broadcasting service. For example, the central processing unit 15 accesses the mental health information database 16 once a week on Monday,
Get mental health information.

The central processing unit 15 distributes mental health information to each customer device 13 by a broadcast service of electronic mail via a communication network using a network communication device 19 according to a customer list in a customer file 17. . This transmission data is received by each customer device 13,
The data is distributed to the terminal device 14 connected to the customer device 13.
The transmission data is transmitted with an essence of approximately 250 characters or less, which is a readable amount at a glance, in consideration of the burden on the terminal user.

FIGS. 2 to 4 show examples of the above essence. The essence shown in FIG. 2 contains information about stress as mental health information, and the essence shown in FIG. 3 contains information about Blue Monday as mental health information. Further, in the essence shown in FIG. 4, information on another stress is posted as mental health information. 2 to 4, information and a list of medical institutions that can receive support are listed following the mental health information.
In addition, the link address of the homepage is posted, here, the measurement of stress level, mental health,
Links to questions about stress and relaxation.

The homepage 20 contains information exceeding the essence described above. When a link destination address is accessed from the terminal device 14, this link destination address is transmitted from the customer device 13 to the mental health via the communication network 12. The information is provided to the information providing server 11. That is, the link destination address is received by the network communication device 19 and received by the central processing unit 15. The central processing unit 15 accesses the corresponding homepage 20 according to the link destination address, and distributes homepage information posted on the relevant homepage 20 from the network communication device 19 to the customer device 13 via the communication network 12. As a result, the home page information is displayed on the terminal device 14 accessing the home page 20.

As described above, the amount of information exceeding the essence is posted on the homepage of the mental health information providing server 11, and the terminal user who browses the essence searches the homepage as necessary to obtain necessary information. Obtainable.

Now, assume that the terminal device 14 accesses a homepage relating to the measurement of the stress level (FIG. 2).
5), and the mental health information providing server 11 distributes the questionnaire shown in FIG. When the user of the terminal device 14 answers the question on the questionnaire, each answer is sent to the central processing unit 15 as received data. The central processing unit 15 analyzes the received data to obtain an analysis processing result, and obtains, for example, a stress checker shown in FIG. 6 based on the analysis processing result.

The stress checker is distributed from the network communication device 19 to the customer device 13 via the communication network 12, is given from the customer device 13 to the terminal device 14, and is displayed on the terminal device 14. As shown in FIG. 6, the stress checker lists your fatigue (psychological and physical), your behavior pattern, and life events, and the user of the terminal device 14 enters the questionnaire. By answering, you can know your own fatigue level. The result of the above-described analysis processing is stored in the customer information file 17 together with the received data for each customer.

Further, by accessing the link destination address example shown in FIG. 2, detailed information on mental health, stress, and relaxation can be obtained.

[0025] In this way, the mental health information of the customer can be easily provided by periodically distributing the mental health information to the customer (client) by the broadcast service of the electronic mail. That is,
It is possible to obtain necessary information appropriately without attending seminar-style mental health education.

Further, for years of stress management,
Content (information) can be provided based on the results of health care and mental health care, and the person who receives the e-mail (customer) obtains a question e-mail from the homepage as necessary and answers this question, It becomes possible to know one's own health condition. That is, communication between the information provider and the recipient can be performed, and thereby, it is possible to obtain a feeling that the recipient is supported. In addition, since information is exchanged by e-mail, there is an advantage that a user can easily ask a question without being aware of privacy issues.

In the above-described example, a system for a customer such as a company has been described. However, a general individual may directly connect a personal computer to a communication network such as the Internet to obtain necessary information. Good. In addition, various types of health information may be distributed without being limited to mental health.

[0028]

As described above, in the present invention, mental health information is periodically delivered to a customer (client) by a broadcast service of electronic mail, so that mental health information that is easily required is provided. In addition to being able to obtain questions, there is an effect that questions about mental health can be easily made without being conscious of other people.

Further, according to the present invention, since the client can obtain a question e-mail from the homepage as needed and answer this question to know his / her own health condition, each individual can easily perform a mental health check. There is also an effect that can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a health condition support system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of mental health information by a broadcast service.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of mental health information by the broadcast service.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing still another example of mental health information by the broadcast service.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a questionnaire posted on a homepage.

6 is a diagram showing a degree of fatigue based on an answer to the questionnaire shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Mental health information providing server 12 Communication network 13 Customer device 14 Terminal device 15 Central processing unit 16 Mental health information database 17 Customer file 18 Input device 19 Network communication device 20 Homepage

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A communication system comprising: an information providing server; and a plurality of clients connected to the information providing server via a communication network, wherein the information providing server includes information on a plurality of health conditions. And a distribution means for periodically distributing the health condition information to the client as transmission data at a predetermined cycle, the health condition support using a communication network. system. 2. The health condition support system using a communication network according to claim 1, wherein the distribution means distributes the health condition information to the client using an e-mail broadcast service. A health condition support system using a communication network. 3. The health support system using a communication network according to claim 1, wherein the communication network is the Internet. 4. A health condition support system using a communication network according to claim 1, wherein said transmission data is within a predetermined number of characters. Health support system. 5. The health support system using a communication network according to claim 1, wherein the distribution unit periodically reads the health information from a customer file in which a client address indicating the client is described, and the database. A communication network comprising: a central processing unit that reads status information and uses the health status information as the transmission data according to the customer file; and a network communication device that sends the transmission data over the communication network. Health support system using. 6. The health condition support system using a communication network according to claim 5, wherein the information providing server includes a home page on which more detailed information than the health condition information is posted as home page information. A health support system using a communication network, wherein the central processing unit provides the home page information to the client in response to a home page access from the client. 7. The health support system using a communication network according to claim 6, wherein a question about health is posted on the home page, and when the client answers the question, the central processing unit starts processing. A health status support system using a communication network, wherein a response indicating the health status of the client is generated in response to the answer and the reply is provided to the client.