JP2002230178A - Health management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a health management system capable of providing carefully considered service. SOLUTION: The health management system for managing user's health is provided with a health state measuring instrument 1 for measuring a health state and outputting health state data, a life state measuring instrument 3 for measuring a life state and outputting life state data and a deciding means 43 for deciding the user's condition on the basis of the health state data and the life state data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a health management system for managing a user's health, and more particularly, to a health management system for measuring a user's health condition and the like to grasp the user's situation and execute an emergency call or the like. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been proposed a home health management system in which data relating to a health condition is measured in each home, transmitted to a health management center via a communication network, and analyzed and judged by a specialist. An example of a conventional home health care system will be described. First, in the conventional home health management system, first, the user's health condition is measured at home using devices such as a sphygmomanometer and a thermometer. Then, the health condition data obtained by the measurement is transmitted to the health management center via the communication network. The health management center receives the health condition data and displays the health condition data on a display of the computer terminal. An expert such as a doctor analyzes the data based on the health condition data. This analysis result is notified to the user. Such a home health management system is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-140748.

On the other hand, recently, as the number of elderly people living alone increases, the number of homes provided with emergency notification devices at home has increased. By operating the emergency call button with a simple operation, this emergency call device can make a telephone connection with the health management center. Then, the health management center can grasp the state of the user by telephone. Here, if the health management center determines that the condition is bad by telephone, it is determined to be 119.
Call the number and call an ambulance.

[0004]

According to the conventional method,
Since the health condition is determined only from the measurement data of the health condition, detailed services cannot be provided. In addition, the emergency call button must be operated by the user, and there is a problem in that the user cannot operate the emergency call button, or only obtains an answer that is inconsistent with the telephone call and cannot grasp the situation.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a health management system capable of providing fine-grained services.

[0006]

A health management system according to the present invention is a health management system for managing a user's health, which measures a user's health and outputs health data. Means (for example, the health condition measuring device 1 in the present embodiment), and a living condition measuring device (for example, the living condition measuring device 3 in the present embodiment) for measuring the living condition of the user and outputting living condition data. Determining means for determining a state of the user based on the health condition data and the living condition data (for example,
Determination means 43) of the present embodiment. By monitoring not only the health condition data but also the living condition, the safety can be confirmed more finely. In addition, not only safety but also early detection such as wandering,
Even those with sudden changes can be dealt with early by reporting.

Preferably, the determining means determines that the human body is detected based on the health condition data, and determines that the user is not in the active state based on the living condition data. Is determined to be in an emergency.

It is desirable that the determining means execute an emergency call when it is determined that the user is in an emergency due to falling down or the like.

Further, the judging means is for a case where it is judged based on the health condition data that no human body is detected, and when the user is judged not to be active based on the living condition data, the user is wandering around. It may be determined that there is a high possibility that the operation is performed.

[0010] The determination means may be configured to determine that the human body is not detected based on the health condition data and to determine that the user is in an active state based on the living condition data. The attachment of the health condition measuring means to the user or the health condition measuring means itself may be determined to be abnormal.

Further, the health management system further comprises:
Counting means for counting the number of telephone calls from the health care center to the user for safety confirmation, wherein the determining means is that the number of telephone calls counted by the counting means is a certain value or more, and If it is determined based on the living state data that the user is not in an activity state, the user may be determined to be in an emergency. The judgment can be made in accordance with the characteristics of each subject so that the emergency call can be performed more reliably and an accurate treatment can be performed.

[0012] The apparatus may further comprise means for setting the number of times of monitoring based on the user's health condition determined based on the health condition data. As a result, the processing load can be reduced.

On the other hand, a health management method according to the present invention is a health management method for managing a user's health, comprising the steps of measuring a user's health state with a sensor and outputting health state data; The method includes the steps of measuring a living condition of the user and outputting living condition data, and determining a condition of the user based on the health condition data and the living condition data by a computer.

A health management program according to the present invention is a health management program for managing a user's health, and inputs, to a computer, health state data relating to the user's health state measured by a sensor. A step of inputting living state data relating to the living state of the user measured by the sensor, and a step of determining the state of the user based on the health state data and the living state data. This health management program may be stored in a storage medium.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a health management system according to the present invention. The health management system includes a health condition measuring device 1, a data transfer device 2, a living condition measuring device 3, and a data management terminal 4 in a general home, and can communicate with the data management terminal 4 via a communication network 6. Is provided with a terminal 5 of a health management center connected to the terminal.

The health condition measuring device 1 is a device such as a sensor capable of measuring data indicating a health condition such as a body temperature, a blood pressure, a blood sugar level, an electrocardiogram value, and a body weight. Preferably, a portable vital sensor is used. Used. In this example, a plurality of types of health condition measuring devices 1a to 1n are provided, but one device may be provided depending on the situation of the user. The health condition measuring device 1 includes two types, a wearable type that can continuously and continuously measure a health condition, and a batch type that measures a health condition at a predetermined time.

Here, an example of the configuration of the health condition measuring device 1 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the health condition measuring device 1n includes a data measurement unit 11, a control unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a transmission unit 14. Here, the data measuring means 11 has a function of measuring data relating to the health condition, and the control means 12 has a function of controlling each component in the health condition measuring device 1n such as the data measuring means 11. , ROM, RAM and the like. The storage means 13 mainly has a function of storing measured health condition data and measurement time information thereof, and is constituted by a memory such as a RAM. The transmitting means 14 measures
It has a communication function of transmitting the health condition data and the measurement time information stored in the storage unit 13 to the data transfer device 2.

The data transfer device 2 is connected to a plurality of health condition measuring devices 1 n via terminals and the like, receives the health condition data and the measurement time information transmitted by the health condition measuring devices 1, and receives a data management terminal 4. It has a function to transfer to. FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the data transfer device 2.
As shown in FIG. 3, the data transfer device 2 includes a control unit 21, a data reading unit 22, and a wireless unit 23.
It has. The control means 21 has a function of controlling each component in the data transfer device 2, and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM
And so on. The data reading unit 22 has a function of receiving health condition data and measurement time information from the health condition measuring device 1. The wireless unit 23 has a function of wirelessly transmitting the health condition data and the measurement time information received by the data reading unit 22 to the data management terminal 4.

The living condition measuring device 3 is a device such as a sensor for measuring the living condition of the user, and is a device capable of detecting the state of the user's activity. The living condition measuring device 3 includes, for example, an infrared sensor for confirming the presence / absence of a user, a flow meter for measuring the flow rate of water, a sensor for detecting opening and closing of a door, and an emergency button (switch). , A camera or the like that captures indoor conditions. The living condition measuring device 3 is connected to the user management terminal 4 by wire, and is usually a stationary type installed and fixed in a house, but may be portable.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the living condition measuring device 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the living condition measurement device 3n includes a data measurement unit 31, a control unit 32, a storage unit 33, and a transmission unit 34. Here, the data measuring means 31 has a function of measuring data relating to living conditions, and the control means 32 has a function of controlling each component in the living condition measuring device 3n such as the data measuring means 31. , ROM, RAM and the like. The storage means 33 mainly has a function of storing measured living state data and information on the measured time, and is configured by a memory such as a RAM. The transmitting means 34 is measured,
It has a communication function of transmitting living state data and measurement time information stored in the storage unit 33 to the data management terminal 4.

The data management terminal 4 receives and stores the health condition data, the living condition data measured by the health condition measuring device 1 and the living condition measuring device 3 and the measurement time information thereof, and a predetermined predetermined time. Has the function of judging the situation of the user according to the standard and transmitting the result to the terminal 5 of the health care center. Further, the data management terminal 4 transmits the data itself to the terminal 5 of the health management center for the health condition data.

Here, an example of the configuration of the data management terminal 4 is shown in FIG. The data management terminal 4 is configured, for example, by installing a dedicated software program on a dedicated computer or a personal computer, and as shown in FIG.
2. It comprises a judgment means 43, a storage means 44 and a display means 45. The input means 41 inputs health condition data and the like from the health condition measuring device 1 via the data transfer device 2,
It also has a function of directly inputting living state data and the like from the living state measuring device 3. The control means 42 has a function of controlling each component in the data management terminal 4, and includes a CPU, an RO,
M, RAM, etc. The determining unit 43 has a function of determining the user's situation based on the health condition data and the living condition data, and executing a predetermined process. This determination processing operation will be described later in detail. Storage means 44
Has a function of mainly storing the health condition data and living condition data input by the input means 41 and their measurement time information, and is constituted by a memory such as a RAM.
The display unit 45 is a display such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT, and has a function of displaying the content determined by the determination unit 43 and the analysis result of the health condition data transmitted from the terminal 5 of the health management center.

The terminal 5 of the health care center is configured by installing a dedicated software program on a dedicated computer or personal computer. The terminal 5 of the health management center has communication means, and can automatically and automatically collect health condition data via the communication network 6. Health Management Center Terminal 5
In, data is managed by classifying and organizing the areas to be monitored (residential areas, etc.).

The communication network 6 is a communication network such as a public network or the Internet. In this example, the communication network 6 functions as a communication path between the data management terminal 4 provided at home and the terminal 5 of the health management center.

Next, the overall processing operation in the health management system according to the present invention will be described. The health condition data measured by the health condition measuring device 1 is transmitted to the data transfer device 2 together with the measurement time information.
The data transfer device 2 transfers the health condition data and the measurement time information to the data management terminal 4 by wireless communication. The data management terminal 4 receives the health condition data and the measurement time information and stores them in the storage unit 44. On the other hand, the living condition measuring device 3 measures the living condition data and transmits it to the data management terminal 4 together with the measurement time information.
The data management terminal 4 receives the living state data and the measurement time information and stores them in the storage unit 44.

The data management terminal 4 reads out the health condition data and the living condition data stored in the storage means 44,
The determination means 43 determines the state of the user according to a predetermined standard based on these data, and executes a predetermined determination process. For example, when it is determined that the user is in an emergency state, information that an emergency call is to be made is transmitted to the health management center. As a result of the judgment, if it is necessary to notify the result to the terminal 5 or the like of the health care center,
The determination result is transmitted to the terminal 5 of the health management center via the communication network 6. On the other hand, the health condition data stored in the storage means 44 is transmitted to the terminal 5 of the health management center via the communication network 6.

The terminal 5 of the health management center receives the judgment result and the health condition data via the communication network 6 and executes a process corresponding to the judgment result. In addition, the terminal 5 receives the health condition data, transmits the data to a specialist such as a doctor, and requests an analysis.

Next, the determination flow by the determination means 43 of the data management terminal 4 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 7, and FIG. First, the judgment means 43
Analyzes the health condition data stored in the storage means 44, and determines the presence or absence of a human body detection based on the criterion of whether the health condition data obtained when the measurement is performed on the human body is acquired (S601). . Here, when it is determined that there is no human body detection, the process proceeds to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 and will be described later.

If the judging means 43 judges that the human body is detected, the health condition data is further analyzed in detail to judge whether there is a problem with the health condition (S602).
Specifically, the determination is made according to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not the blood pressure value is within a predetermined range (S801). If it is determined that the blood pressure value is out of the predetermined range, it is determined that there is a problem (S8).
05). When it is determined that the blood pressure value is within the predetermined range, it is determined whether the blood sugar level is within the predetermined range (S8).
02) If it is determined that the value is out of the predetermined range, it is determined that there is a problem (S805). When it is determined that the blood sugar level is within the predetermined range, it is determined whether the heart rate is within the predetermined range (S803). When it is determined that the heart rate is outside the predetermined range, there is a problem. Is determined (S
805). When it is determined that the heart rate is within the predetermined range, it is determined that there is no problem with the health condition (S8).
04).

If it is determined that there is no problem with the health condition as a result of the determination regarding the health condition (S602), the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a problem with the health condition, the living condition data is analyzed from the storage means 44, and it is determined whether there is a water use record within a predetermined period based on the data obtained from the water flow meter. (S603). When it is determined that there is a track record of using water, a response of level 3 is executed (S608). FIG. 9 shows the correspondence of level 3. In this case, information to the effect that telephone communication is necessary only for the user himself is transmitted to the terminal 5 of the health care center via the communication network 6. At terminal 5 of the health management center,
The information that the telephone contact is necessary is received and displayed on the display. Then, based on this display, the operator makes a telephone call to the user.

If it is determined that there is no water use record, it is further determined whether the door has been opened or closed within a predetermined period (S604). If it is determined that the door is opened or closed within a predetermined period, the above-described level 3 is performed.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the door is not opened or closed within the predetermined period, it is further determined whether or not the activity of the user is reflected in the image captured by the camera (S605). When it is determined that the state of the user's activity is reflected, the above-mentioned level 3 correspondence is executed.

When it is determined that the activity of the user is not reflected, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the user has collapsed (S606), and the level 1 correspondence is executed (S6).
07). In this example, as shown in FIG. 9, the notification indicating that the call to the 119th, the contact to the caregiver, and the contact to the person are necessary is transmitted to the terminal 5 of the health care center via the communication network 6. I do. The terminal 5 of the health care center receives the information and displays it on the display. Then, based on this display, the operator makes a 119 call, contacts the caregiver, and makes a telephone call to the person. Here, these communications may be automatically performed by a computer instead of the operator. The communication to the caregiver and the telephone communication to the person can be realized by using a well-known voice synthesis unit and voice recognition unit. In addition, the operator does not execute the 119 call, the contact to the caregiver, and the contact to the person at the same time, but executes the contact to the person first, and cannot contact the person, and cannot confirm the safety. In this case, the caregiver may be contacted, and if it is not possible to confirm the safety, a 119 call may be made.

Next, determination of presence or absence of human body detection (FIG. 6: S6
01), the case where it is determined that no human body is detected will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the judgment means 43
Analyzes the living condition data stored in the storage means 44 and determines whether there is a track record of using tap water within a predetermined period based on the data acquired from the tap water flow meter (S70).
1). If it is determined that there is a track record of using water, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the health condition measuring device 1 will be attached to the human body or that the health condition measuring device 1 itself will malfunction (S70).
6), the level 3 correspondence is executed (S707). That is,
Notify the health care center to call the user.

If it is determined that there is no water use record, it is further determined whether the door has been opened or closed within a predetermined period (S604). If it is determined that the door is opened or closed within the predetermined period, the response of level 3 is executed (S
707).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the door is not opened or closed within the predetermined period, it is further determined whether or not the activity of the user is reflected in the image captured by the camera (S705). When it is determined that the state of the user's activity is reflected, the correspondence of level 3 is executed (S7).
07).

When it is determined that the state of the user's activity is not reflected, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the user is wandering (S704), and the level 2 correspondence is executed (S704).
705). In this example, as shown in FIG. 9, information indicating that contact with the caregiver and contact with the person is required is transmitted to the terminal 5 of the health management center via the communication network 6. The terminal 5 of the health care center receives the information,
Display on the display. Then, based on this display, the operator performs contact with the caregiver and telephone contact with the person. Here, these communications may be automatically performed by a computer instead of the operator.
The contact to the caregiver and the telephone call to the person can be realized by using particularly well-known voice synthesis means and voice recognition means. Also, the operator does not execute the contact to the caregiver and the contact at the same time, but to the contact at first, and if the contact cannot be made and the safety cannot be confirmed, May be contacted.

Here, the number of times of contact from the health management center may be counted in the data management terminal 4. In the data management terminal 4, the judgment means 43
If the count value within the predetermined period is equal to or more than a certain value, and if data indicating the activity state of the user is not detected in the living state data measured by the living state measuring device 3, the user falls down. And it is determined that an emergency has occurred. As a result, it is possible to quickly detect an emergency state for a user who has many callbacks from the health management center.

An emergency button is also provided, which is used not only for the data from the living condition measuring device 1 but also for the health management center when the individual is conscious and requests a help due to “bad feeling”. Is accepted as an "emergency call" and must be confirmed.

Next, control of the number of times of monitoring in the health management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The data management terminal 4 collects data from the health condition measuring device 1 and the living condition measuring device 3 and determines the frequency by the determining means 43, but changes the frequency based on the result of the health condition check based on the health condition data.

The data management terminal 4 analyzes the health condition data stored in the storage means 44 and judges the health condition (S1001). The health condition is based on data such as blood pressure, blood sugar level, pulse, and the like.
002), health level B (S1003), health level C (S10
04). When it is determined that the degree of health is A, the number of monitoring is set to, for example, once an hour (S
1005). When it is determined that the degree of health is B, the number of monitoring is set to, for example, six times an hour (S1006). If it is determined that the degree of health is C, the number of monitoring is set to, for example, 12 times an hour (S1007). With such a configuration, the load on the data management terminal 4 can be reduced without deteriorating the monitoring function.

Next, another configuration example of the home system in the health management system according to the present invention will be described. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 11, the health condition measuring device 1 and the living condition measuring device 3 are provided with wireless communication means, and information such as health condition data is transmitted to the data management terminal 4 by radio. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 12, particularly, the health condition data and the measurement time information measured by the health condition measuring device 1 are stored in the IC card 7 and read into the data management terminal 4.

In the above-described example, the data management terminal 4 is provided with the judgment means 43 to execute various judgments.
May be provided to execute the above-described determination. In this case, the data management terminal 4 basically transmits the data and the measurement time information measured by the health condition measuring device 1 and the living condition measuring device 3 to the terminal 5 of the health management center via the communication network 6 as it is. Will be.

In the above example, the situation of the user is determined on the basis of the health condition data and the living information data.
m) and the like, and the location may be monitored.

Further, in the above-described example, the health condition measuring device 1, the data transfer device 2, the living condition measuring device 3, and the data management terminal 4 are installed in a general home, and the terminal 5 is provided in a remote health management center. Although the configuration has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to install all these configurations in a so-called nursing home or a large-scale hospital.

As described above, the health condition and the living condition are measured together, and the data are stored. If there is a problem, the problem is reported at any time and the condition is confirmed. Monitoring the health of the elderly,
Early detection such as wandering and early response in an emergency can be performed.

In the above example, various programs installed on the hard disk or the like of the computer are:
It can be stored on various types of storage media and can be transmitted via communication media. Here, the storage medium includes, for example, a floppy (registered trademark).
Includes disks, hard disks, magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, ROM cartridges, RAM memory cartridges with battery backup, flash memory cartridges, nonvolatile RAM cartridges, and the like. The communication medium includes a wired communication medium such as a telephone line, a wireless communication medium such as a microwave line, and the like.
Internet is also included.

[0048]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a health management system capable of providing detailed services.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a health management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a health condition measuring device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a data transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a living condition measuring device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a data management terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the health management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing of the health management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the health management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a corresponding process in the health management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of the health management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a system configuration diagram of a health management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a system configuration diagram of a health management system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 health condition measuring device 2 data transfer device 3 living condition measuring device 4 data management terminal 5 terminal of health management center 6
Communication network

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A health management system for managing a user's health, comprising: a health status measuring means for measuring a health status of a user and outputting health status data; A health management system comprising: a living condition measuring unit that outputs data; and a determining unit that determines a state of the user based on the health condition data and the living condition data. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining unit determines that the human body is detected based on the health condition data, and determines that the user is not in the active state based on the living condition data. 2. The health management system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that an emergency has occurred. 3. The health management system according to claim 2, wherein said judging means executes an emergency call when judging that said user is in an emergency. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining unit determines that the human body is not detected based on the health condition data, and determines that the user is not in the active state based on the living condition data. 2. The health management system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that the possibility of wandering is high. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining means determines that no human body is detected based on the health condition data, and determines that the user is in an active condition based on the living condition data. The health management system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that the measurement means is attached to the user or the health condition measurement means itself has an abnormality. 6. The health management system has counting means for counting the number of telephone calls from the health management center to the user for confirming safety, and the judging means includes the telephone communication counted by the counting means. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the number of times is equal to or more than a certain value and the user is determined not to be in an active state based on the living state data, the user is determined to be in an emergency. Health management system. 7. The health management system according to claim 1, further comprising means for setting the number of times of monitoring based on the health condition of the user determined based on the health condition data. 8. A health management method for managing a user's health, comprising: measuring a user's health condition with a sensor and outputting health condition data; measuring a user's living condition with the sensor; A health management method comprising: outputting status data; and determining a status of the user based on the health status data and the living status data by a computer. 9. A health management program for managing a user's health, comprising the steps of: inputting health state data relating to a user's health state measured by a sensor; and a life related to the user's living state measured by the sensor. A health management program for causing a computer to execute a step of inputting state data and a step of determining a state of the user based on the health state data and the living state data. 10. A storage medium storing the health management program according to claim 9.