JP2004113315A - Mastication frequency counter and health management system using the mastication frequency counter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mastication frequency counter that easily provides the frequency of mastication until the end of a meal, and a health management system carrying out a health management based on mastication frequency data. <P>SOLUTION: In the health management system for carrying out a medical examination by providing mealtime in a medical examination schedule, data obtained by measuring the physical information on subjects for health management by a medical examination and data acquired by measuring the frequency of mastication of the subjects for health management during the mealtime are stored, and advice information on health management is prepared on the basis of weights associated with the mastication frequency data. The system offers advice on dietary life by putting together the mastication frequency data and physical information including weights, and the like. One can realize his failure to measure the frequency of mastication and negligence of the frequency of mastication through the medical examination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a health management system that incorporates a mastication frequency counter and a mastication frequency that detect the number of mastications when eating food and notify that the number of mastication has been reached.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The mastication exercise not only crushes the food taken into the mouth, but also performs the first stage digestion by saliva, and at the same time, appropriately promotes a series of digestive absorption exercises in the digestive tract via the central nervous system.
[0003]
In recent years, due to changes in eating habits, soft and palatable foods tend to increase, and masticatory movements tend to decrease. It is known that when food is suddenly pushed into the stomach and intestine, rapid digestion and absorption causes a rapid rise in blood sugar and blood lipids, which increases insulin secretion and is likely to cause obesity. ing. This can be improved only by consciously performing proper chewing movements and suppressing rapid digestion and absorption. In addition, the masticatory movement moderately stimulates the sense of taste and smell, enhances the satisfaction of eating, and slows the rapid digestion and absorption as described above, thereby preventing reactive hypoglycemia occurring after eating. This makes it possible to suppress the amount of meal as a whole.
[0004]
In this sense, chewing has always been encouraged. However, once a meal is started, it is actually difficult to actually execute the meal unless the person intentionally increases the number of chewing times.
[0005]
Therefore, a chewing frequency counter having a function of detecting a chewing motion by vibration or sound, counting and displaying the detection result, and notifying by a sound when a set number of times is reached has been developed. Are known.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-11560
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-11-123185
[0007]
In Patent Literature 1, the number of times of mastication is counted, and a sound is given each time the number of times of mastication reaches a predetermined value such as 10, 20, or 30 times. Then, when it is detected that the food has been swallowed, the number of times up to that point is compared with a standard value.
[0008]
Also, in Patent Document 2, when the target number of times of mastication is input, and the target number of times is reached, a sound is given, and the target number of times is displayed while counting thereafter, and after a predetermined time, the sound and the target number of times are reached. Display and counter are cleared.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the conventional mastication frequency counter only counts the number of chewing times of a bite of food and informs the user of the count number by sound or display. There was an annoyance that I had to keep a record. Further, comparison with past data could not be performed.
[0010]
Furthermore, when a medical check-up is performed, meal guidance based on health examination data and questionnaires on dietary habits and introduction of meal menus served at lunch are conducted, but guidance based on the number of chewing times is not performed. .
[0011]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mastication frequency counter that can easily know the number of mastications until the meal is completed, and a health management system that can perform health management based on the mastication frequency data.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned goal, in the invention of claim 1, each time the count value of the number of mastication times by the counting means reaches a predetermined number, it is notified by sound, light, text information, and the like, and each meal counted by the counting means. Since the number of times of mastication is stored, the number of times of mastication until the meal is completed and the number of times of the past are known, so that there is no need to make a note of the number.
[0013]
Further, in the invention of claim 2, the notification is made each time the count value of the counting means reaches the mastication target number input by the input means, and the number of mastications for each meal counted by the counting means is stored. During the meal, it is possible to know the number of mastications of one bite by notifying the number of mastications up to the end of the meal while checking the number of mastications of one bit by the notification of the target number of times.
[0014]
Further, in the invention according to claim 3, each time the count value of the counting means reaches the mastication target number input by the input means, the number of times of reaching the mastication target number input by the input means is counted for each meal. Because it is remembered, it is possible to know without knowing how many meals a single meal has been eaten.
[0015]
Then, in the invention of claim 4, it is selected whether or not to set the target number of mastication, and when the target number of mastication is set, it is notified every time the count value of the counting means reaches the target number of mastication. At the same time, the number of times the target number of chewing has been reached is stored for each meal, so it is possible to select whether or not to set the target number of chewing, and to record how many times a meal has been eaten. You can know without.
[0016]
According to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, there is provided a health management system for performing a health check by providing a meal time during the schedule of the health check, wherein the data obtained by measuring the physical information of the health management target person by the health check are provided. In addition, data on the number of times of chewing of the health care subject at the time of eating are stored, and health management advice information is created based on the stored measurement data. You can give advice on eating habits by integrating with physical information such as. Then, it is possible to re-recognize that the user has forgotten to pay attention to the number of mastication without usually measuring the number of mastication, through a physical examination.
[0017]
Furthermore, in the invention of claim 7, data obtained by measuring the physical information of the health management target and data obtained by measuring the number of times of chewing of the health management target are stored, and the health management is performed based on the stored measurement data. The advice information for eating habits can be made comprehensively by combining mastication frequency data and related physical information such as weight, even if the physical information data and mastication frequency data are not the same day data. .
[0018]
In the invention of claim 8, at least one measurement request of the physical information and the mastication information is made to the health management target by the advice information, and the advice information is corrected by the measurement information returned from the health management target. As a result, the data can be updated while the health management target is conscious of the health management, and health advice can be provided with new information.
[0019]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Structure>
(1) System
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The health management data input device 101 is installed in a healthcare facility or the like of a company or a local government for inputting data. An advice device 102 that creates advice data and a health management terminal device 103 that is used by a health management target person at home to perform health management are connected to the Internet network 104.
[0020]
The Internet network 104 connects a public telephone line, a mobile telephone network, a LAN, a dedicated line, and the like to each other by an Internet service provider (ISP), and provides a plurality of medical examination data input devices 101, advice devices 102, and health management terminal devices 103. It is used as a network for performing data transmission using a common protocol between terminal devices.
[0021]
The mastication counter 100 is connected to the health check data input device 101 and the health management terminal device 103.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 2, the health examination data input device 101 includes a health examination data input unit 201 (input means) for inputting health examination data, a health examination data input from the health examination data input unit 201, and a chewing frequency counter 100. A medical examination data storage unit 202 (storage unit) for storing data from the medical examination data input unit 201 and a medical examination data display unit 203 for displaying data input by the medical examination data input unit 201 and data stored in the medical examination data storage unit 202 A health examination data transmission unit 204 that transmits data stored in the health examination data storage unit 202 to the advice device 102 via the Internet 104, and a control unit 205 that controls data input / output of each unit. I have. The health data input unit 201 is a keyboard, the health examination data storage unit 202 is an internal memory or hard disk, the health examination data display unit 203 is a display device such as a CRT, and the health examination data transmission unit 204 is an internet communication interface such as a network card. The control unit 205 can be constituted by a CPU.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 3, the advice device 102 includes an Internet communication unit 301 for an advice device that transmits and receives data via the Internet network 104, and a health examination data input device 101 based on data received by the Internet communication unit 301 for the advice device. A medical examination data receiving unit 302 that receives personal information and diagnostic data of a medical examination from the user, and an advice creating unit that calculates advice elements based on the data received by the medical examination data receiving unit 302 and creates advice data 303 (creating means); an advice notifying section 304 (notifying means) for registering the advice data created by the advice creating section 303 in a viewing location for the health management target so that the advice can be viewed by the health management target; Is a database that can be browsed by people A database 305, an advice response receiving unit 306 (receiving means) for receiving an advice response from a health care target person from data received by the internet communication unit for advice device 301, and health examination data received by the health examination data receiving unit 302 And an advice data storage unit 307 that stores the advice element created by the advice creation unit 303 and the advice response data received by the advice response reception unit 306.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 4, the health management terminal device 103 communicates data from the advice device 102 via the health management terminal Internet communication unit 401, which performs data communication with the Internet network 104, and the health management terminal Internet communication unit 401. An advice receiving unit 402 for receiving the information, an advice display unit 403 for displaying the advice data received by the advice receiving unit 402, a physical information measuring device (physical information measuring means) such as a thermometer and a weight scale, and the number of chewing times counter 100. Physical information data receiving section 404 for receiving the received physical information data, physical information data display section 405 for displaying the physical information data received by physical information data receiving section 404, and daily life data indicated on the advice data In response to the request for response Living contents data input unit 406 for inputting living contents data to be performed, living contents data display unit 407 for displaying the living contents data input by living contents data input unit 406, advice display unit 403 and physical information data display unit 405. A display unit 408 for displaying the contents from the life content data display unit 407 on the screen, a response data selection unit 409 for selecting and inputting response data to the advice with reference to the display unit 408, a life content data input unit 406, An input unit 410 having the function of the response data selection unit 409 as a push button switch, a data storage unit 411 for storing input data from the input unit 410 and reception data from the physical information data reception unit 404, and a response data selection unit The data selected in step 409 is read from the data storage unit 411 and Through the use Internet communication unit 401 and a advice response transmitter 412 to be transmitted to the Internet network 104.
[0025]
(2) Chewing counter
The mastication frequency counter 100 has a function of storing the counted data (data storage function), a function of outputting the stored data collectively at a certain period of time (graph output function), and specifying the stored data. It has a function of transferring data to a communication device (data transfer function), and as shown in FIG. 5, an input unit 17 (input means), a detection unit 18 (detection means), a counting unit 19, a display unit 20, , An output unit 21, a recognition unit 22, and a storage unit 23 (storage means). The display section 20 and the output section 21 are output means of the present invention.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 6, the input unit 17 includes a Start button 1 (a count start set button), an End button 2 (a count end set button), and a ▲ (up) button 3 (long press to increase the unit by 10 units. Press to perform 1 unit UP), ▼ (Down) button 4 (Press and hold for 10 units DOWN, short press to perform 1 unit DOWN), Set button 5 (Count number setting button) ), Clear button 6 (to clear the set number), Graph button 7 (Graph output button), m button 8 (Monthly data output button), w button 9 (Weekly data output button), and d button 10 (Daily data output button) and n button 11 (latest data output button).
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 7, the detection unit 18 is attached so as to hit the temporomandibular joint of the health care target person, and the mastication detection means (mastication detection means) detects the mastication movement and movement by the movement of the jaw joint that moves each time the health care target person bites food. The sensor 26 may be an earphone-type device that detects the pressure or vibration applied to the ear every time it bites.
[0028]
The counting unit 19 is a processor that processes the detected signal.
[0029]
The display unit 20 is a liquid crystal panel 12 (displays the count value and the total value) for displaying the count value as shown in FIG.
[0030]
The output unit 21 includes a printing unit 30 that prints stored data as a graph or the like on paper 24 as shown in FIG. 7, a connector 27 to which a transfer cable (USB or SCSI) is connected, and a memory for storing data. And a card mounting portion 28.
[0031]
The printing unit 30 includes a printing paper 24 such as thermal paper for outputting a graph or the like, a thermal head 31 for printing data on the printing paper 24, a cutter 15 for cutting the printing paper 24, a transport roller 32, 33.
[0032]
The recognizing unit 22 includes a buzzer 16 (speaker for a notification sound of a set number of times) shown in FIG. 8 (a notification unit), and outputs a notification sound when the count value reaches the set number of times. The notification means may be a means for notifying by light, character display, or the like in addition to sound.
[0033]
The storage unit 23 has a memory for storing the count value.
[0034]
Inside the mastication counter 100, a battery 25 serving as a power source for carrying is housed in addition to the printing unit 30 as shown in FIG.
[0035]
On the side of the mastication counter 100, as shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the connector 27 to which the transfer cable is connected and the mounting portion 28 of the memory card, a power supply connector to which a power supply cord for use on a desk is connected. 29 and a connector 34 for the sensor 26 are provided.
[0036]
Further, on the back side, in addition to the buzzer 16 as shown in FIG. 8, a power switch 13, a discharge port 14 for discharging the printing paper 24, and a detachable cover for exchanging the printing paper 24 and the battery 25. 35 are provided.
[0037]
The mastication counter 100 configured as described above detects the masticatory movement by the sensor 26, repeats counting and displaying up to the count value set by the input unit 17, notifies a sound when the set number is reached, and accumulates data. Then, it is output as data for a certain period. If necessary, data transfer is performed using a transfer cable.
[0038]
<Operation>
Although the health management system and the mastication counter 100 are configured as described above, the operation is as follows. First, the mastication counter 100 will be described, and then the system will be described.
[0039]
Chewing counter
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
▲ 1 ▼ When setting the target number of chewing
Turn on the power switch 13 and set the target number of chewing times for one bite of food (the target value of the number of chewing times from when the food is put into the mouth until swallowing) using the ▲ (up) button 3 and ▼ (down) button 4 I do. When the set value is confirmed by the Set button 5, the set value is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 12 as a set value (S1).
[0040]
Then, the mastication detection sensor 25 is attached to the joint of the jaw before the start of the meal (S2), and at the start of the meal, the start button 1 is pressed to instruct the start of the count (S3).
[0041]
It is determined whether or not the target number of times has been set (S4), the mastication movement is detected by the sensor 25 at the start of the meal (S5) (S6), and the number of mastication times is counted (S7).
[0042]
The count result is displayed in the Total column of the liquid crystal panel 12. When counting up to the set number (S8), the buzzer 16 notifies the user that the set number has been reached (S9). It is determined whether or not the meal has been completed based on whether or not the End button 2 has been pressed (S10). If the meal has been completed, the count result is accumulated in the memory of the accumulation unit 23 as accumulated data (S11). Then, the count value is automatically cleared (S12).
[0043]
As described above, the buzzer sounds every time the number of times of mastication reaches the set number of times, which is an indication of ending the mastication for the current bite, and a signal to move to the next bite.
[0044]
By clearing the count, it is possible to recognize how many more mastications are required each time up to the number of mastication settings for one mouthful.
[0045]
By automatically repeating the above-mentioned counting during meals, it is not necessary to enter the number of times during meals, so that meals can be enjoyed without interruption and meals can be enjoyed.
[0046]
When the End button 2 is pressed at the end of the meal, the counting is completed (S20), the data is accumulated (S21), and the final total value is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 12 (S22).
[0047]
At this time, a start time, an end time, a meal time, each number and a total number are recorded as accumulated data.
[0048]
If it is desired to output the data as a graph (S23), the data is output by pressing the graph button 7. At this time, the period to be output is designated (S24) by using m (monthly) / w (weekly) / d (every day) / n (latest) buttons 8 to 11.
[0049]
The data for the designated period is printed as a graph as shown in FIG. 10 (S25), and is discharged from the paper discharge port 14. This graph shows the total number of meals when the target number of mastication is set, and the variation from the average value is small.
[0050]
When displayed or printed as a numerical value, for example, the result is as shown in FIG.
[0051]
When it is desired to transfer the stored data (S26), the transfer is performed using a transfer cable, and the data is transferred via a mobile phone or a personal computer (S27).
[0052]
Further, data can be transferred using a memory card without performing communication.
[0053]
The conventional mastication frequency counter has no data accumulation function, but only counts the number of mastication times, and only allows the user to recognize the number of achievements. However, the mastication frequency counter 100 can eliminate the burden of recording by the user, and can eliminate the troublesomeness of entry, omission of entry, and discomfort during eating.
[0054]
In addition, it is possible to grasp the effect of increasing the number of mastications for one bite during a meal and the number of mastications of the whole meal by using the mastication number counter 100 to improve the eating habits.
[0055]
(2) When the target number of chewing is not set
The power switch 13 is turned on, and the target number is set to “999” using the ▲ (up) button 3 and the ▼ (down) button 4.
[0056]
After that, the Set button 5 is pressed to determine the target number of times. Thereby, the set value is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 12 (S1). (Total count only)
Before starting a meal, the mastication detection sensor 26 is attached to the joint of the jaw (S2).
[0057]
At the start of a meal, the user presses the Start button 1 to instruct the start of counting (S3).
[0058]
It is determined whether the target number of times has been set (S4), the masticatory movement is detected by the sensor 25 with the start of the meal (S14) (S15), and the number of mastications is counted (S16).
[0059]
In addition, the count result is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 12, and it is determined whether the meal is completed (S17), and the result is stored in the memory of the storage unit 23 as storage data.
[0060]
When the end button 2 is pressed at the end of the meal, the counting ends (S20), and the final total value is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 12 (S22).
[0061]
At this time, the start time and the total number of times are recorded as accumulated data (S21).
[0062]
In this way, when the user wants to eat without worrying about the number of mastications for each bite, the count is added without clearing the count, and the total number of mastications in one meal is counted.
[0063]
When the data at this time is output as a graph (S25), the result is as shown in FIG. This graph shows the total number of times for each meal when the target number of chewing times is not set.
[0064]
When output as a numerical value, for example, it is as shown in FIG.
[0065]
(2) System
Next, the procedure of the health management of the health management target person in the health management system will be described with reference to the configuration diagrams and block diagrams of FIGS. 1 to 4 and the health management flowcharts of FIGS.
[0066]
In this embodiment, a medical checkup in which a meal is provided and a health check is performed on a health check day will be described as an example. During the schedule, a physical examination will be conducted in the morning, the number of chewings will be measured at lunch, and the results of the examination will be explained to each person in the afternoon.
[0067]
▲ 1 ▼ Health check
The healthcare worker submits a previously mailed questionnaire at the check-in desk. This questionnaire contains living content data such as smoking amount, alcohol consumption, sleep time, stress level, eating habits, exercise habits, past illness, subjective symptoms, family hereditary diseases, and the like.
[0068]
After the reception, the health management target undergoes a physical examination in the morning using a physical information measuring device. The diagnostic data of the physical examination is height, weight, body fat percentage, resting blood pressure, resting pulse rate, resting heart rate, urine test data, blood test data, and other physical information measurement data.
[0069]
(2) Chewing count
At lunch, the sensor 26 is attached to the joint of the jaw, and the number of mastications during a meal is measured using the mastication number counter 100.
(3) Data input
[0070]
When the health check is completed, a keyboard as the health check data input unit 201 is input to the health check data input device 101 together with the diagnostic data of the health management target person along with personal information which is general information for specifying the state of the individual such as gender and date of birth. (S601 in FIG. 14). The input data is stored in the health examination data storage unit 202 and can be confirmed by displaying the data on the display as the health examination data display unit 203 of the health examination data input device 101 at the same time. When the control unit 205 recognizes that the input of the medical examination data has been completed, the data stored in the medical examination data storage unit 202 is transferred to the medical examination data transmitting unit 204 to the advice device 102 via the Internet network 104. A series of data is transmitted (S602). The transmission data can be easily distinguished from the data of another person or another day by using the personal information, the medical examination data, and the identifier indicating that the data content is the data of each person. The identifier is composed of the name of the health management target, a serial number updated for each transmission data, and the date and time.
[0071]
If the measurement device for health examination has a data communication function, the diagnostic data can be automatically input or automatically transmitted using the data communication function, so that the trouble of data input and transmission can be saved.
[0072]
4) Creation of advice data
In the advice device 102, the personal information and the diagnostic data of the medical examination are received by the medical examination data receiving unit 302 from the Internet network 104 via the Internet communication unit 301 for the advice device (S701 in FIG. 15). The advice creating unit 303 extracts necessary items for creating advice information from the received personal information and medical examination data (S702), and calculates advice elements for creating advice data using the extracted items. Is performed (S703), and advice data for health management is created based on the obtained elements (S704). The created advice data is stored in the advice database 305 by the advice notifying unit 304 as data dedicated to the health management target who is a health checkup recipient, and the advice is registered (S705).
[0073]
Advice includes guidance on improving lifestyle habits such as bedtime and exercise time, dietary guidance on meal menus, snacks, chewing frequency, etc., requests for response to life content data such as bedtime, exercise content, meal menu, weight, Register the items necessary for improving the health of the health care target subject from the response request of the physical information measurement data such as the body fat percentage, the number of steps, the amount of energy consumed, the blood pressure, the blood sugar level, the number of mastications, and the like.
[0074]
The necessary items from the personal information and the diagnostic data of the medical examination include (1) age, (2) gender, (3) height, (4) weight, (5) body fat percentage, (6) systolic blood pressure, (7) ) Diastolic blood pressure, (8) total cholesterol level, (9) triglyceride level, (10) LDL cholesterol level, (11) HDL cholesterol level, (12) fasting blood glucose level, (13) resting pulse rate, ( 14) Extraction of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γGTP), (15) life intensity, (16) preexisting illness, (17) presence or absence of family genetic disease, etc., is particularly effective for prevention of lifestyle-related diseases.
[0075]
In the calculation process of the advice element for creating the advice data, the extracted data is indexed to determine the possibility of becoming a lifestyle-related disease. For example, as the possibility of arteriosclerosis, assuming that the total cholesterol value is TC and the HDL cholesterol value is HDLC, the arteriosclerosis index can be calculated by the following formula.
[0076]
Atherosclerosis index = (TC-HDLC) ÷ HDLC
It is said that arteriosclerosis is more likely to occur if the arterial stiffness index is 5 or higher, and secondary hyperlipidemia is a cause of hyperlipidemia due to diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and kidney disease. In the case of bloodemia, first give dietary advice to help treat those diseases. When the LDL cholesterol level is high, the user requests dietary advice for restricting cholesterol intake, a response request for measurement data of body fat percentage and energy consumption, and a response request for a meal menu.
[0077]
For obesity, BMI (Body Mass Index) and body fat percentage are used. BMI is the following equation.
[0078]
BMI = weight (kg) ÷ (height (m) × height (m))
In general, it is said that the health level is high if the BMI is close to 22, but in consideration of the body fat percentage, for example, if a male has a body fat percentage of 30% or more, obesity is clearly obesity. It requests dietary advice to be restricted, requests response of measured data of weight, body fat percentage and energy consumption, and requests response of meal menu.
[0079]
In addition, the BMI is obtained from the height and the weight extracted from the medical examination data, the advice determination index according to the BMI is obtained, and the advice determination index according to the body fat percentage is obtained. And whether to request measurement of body weight and body fat percentage.
[0080]
Also, the satiety center that makes people feel full is working 20 to 30 minutes after starting a meal, but many obese people eat fast and eat more than necessary before the satiety center works. Would. The time spent eating in this way is very important for improving eating style. Therefore, the time spent for lunch is calculated, and it is advised whether the time spent for meal is sufficient.
[0081]
Diabetes is a disease in which the function of lowering the blood sugar level is deteriorated, but mild diabetes can be mostly treated by preventing overeating and exercising moderately. Therefore, I advise you to eat slowly and chew slowly to prevent overeating.
[0082]
For those who are concerned about health management who have a short meal time and few chewing times, `` Avoid the dish of one dish like a bowl, choose a menu with as many items as possible, and make a habit of putting chopsticks in each bite Let's prepare the contents of the advice.
[0083]
▲ 5 Explanation of test result
When the advice data is created in this way, explanation of various data and meal guidance based on the number of times of mastication and the like are performed while interviewing.
[0084]
At this time, advice contents corresponding to the mastication status and the actual state of eating are displayed on the call screen from the advice device 102 based on the determination information. Since the health care target person is presented with specific measures for improving the way of eating in accordance with the actual situation of his / her way of eating, it is easy to practice the improvement.
[0085]
(6) Consultation via the Internet
After the date of the medical examination, consultation is provided using the health management terminal device 103 of each home via the Internet network 104.
[0086]
The health management target person connects to the advice device 102 from the home health management terminal device 103 via the Internet 104. Then, an advice request is made to the advice device 102, and advice from the advice database 305 to the health management target is received by the advice receiving unit 401 from the data dedicated to each person via the Internet network 104 (S801 in FIG. 16). The advice is displayed on the advice display unit 403 of the display unit 408 (S802). For access to the data dedicated to the health management target, the access code to this data is registered in advance in the health management terminal 103 used by the health management target, and the health management terminal 103 transmits the data to the advice device 102. By including an access code for identifying a health care target in the advice request, access to data dedicated to the health care target is permitted.
[0087]
The advice content displayed on the advice display unit 408 is content registered as data dedicated to health management subjects, and provides guidance on improving lifestyle habits such as bedtime and exercise time, and dietary guidance on meal menus, snacks, and the number of chews. And requests for responses to daily life data such as smoking, drinking, sleeping hours, stress levels, diet, exercise, subjective symptoms, height, weight, body fat percentage, steps, energy consumption, body temperature, blood pressure, The items required for improving the health of the health care subject are indicated from the response requests for the physical information measurement data such as the pulse rate, urine sugar level, blood sugar level, and heart rate.
[0088]
If there is a request for measuring the number of mastication times in the advice content, the health management target measures the number of mastication times with the mastication number counter 100 and transmits the measurement data to the health management terminal device 103.
[0089]
When there is a weight measurement request in the advice content, the weight is measured by the weight scale, and the measurement data is transmitted from the weight scale to the health management terminal device 103. The weight scale has an infrared data transmission function, and the health management terminal device 103 receives the weight by the physical information data receiving unit 404 (S803), displays the weight on the physical information data display unit 405 of the display unit 408, and simultaneously displays the data. The storage unit 411 stores the weight together with the data reception date and time (S804).
[0090]
When there is a response request for meal contents in the advice contents, the health management target person inputs a meal menu of the day as a response from the life contents data input unit 406 of the input unit 410 (S805). The life content data display unit 407 of the display unit 408 displays the contents of the meal content response request and the data input by the life content data input unit 406 as a life content data response request and a life content data response, respectively. The storage unit 411 stores the meal menu input by the life content data input unit 406 together with the data input date and time (S806).
[0091]
After confirming the physical information measurement data and the living content response data on the display unit 408, the health care target person selects data to be returned to the advice device 102 by the response data selection unit 409 (S807), and stores the selected data in data. The unit 411 sends the advice response transmission unit 412 to the Internet network 104 via the health management device Internet communication unit 401 (S808), so that at least one item from the physical information measurement data and the life content data is provided for the advice. Return as response. The delivery of the advice response data to the advice apparatus 102 may be performed by a system that transmits the advice response data by e-mail or transmits the advice response data to the advice apparatus 102 by file transfer (for example, FTP) or data transfer (for example, HTTP). Furthermore, the health management terminal Internet communication unit 401 checks the advice database 305 to determine whether a new advice has been registered, and if there is a new advice, repeats the process from receiving the advice (S801).
[0092]
When the advice device 102 receives the advice response data via the advice device Internet communication unit 301 (S706 in FIG. 15), the advice response data is read by the advice response reception unit 306 (S707), and the advice creation unit 303 receives the advice response data. Using the advice response data, a calculation process of an advice element for correcting the advice content is performed (S708), and corrected advice data for health management is created based on the obtained elements (S709). The created correction advice data is stored in the advice database 305 by the advice notification unit 304 as data dedicated to the health care target person who is the subject of the health examination, and the correction advice is registered in the same manner as the new advice. (S705). In this embodiment, the advice creating unit 303 functions as both an advice creating unit and an advice creating unit.
[0093]
Also, the health examination data received by the health examination data receiving unit 302, the advice element calculated by the advice creating unit 303, and the advice response data received by the advice response receiving unit 306 are all sequentially stored by the advice data storage unit 307. In the calculation process of the advice element for correcting the advice, a new advice element is calculated using the past health examination data, the advice element, and the advice response data.
[0094]
(7) Follow-up
If the measured data does not improve even after continuing to improve the lifestyle as requested by the advice for a while, relax the health improvement point of the person in the current direction as long as it is not in the danger area of sickness and ease the enforcement of the lifestyle improvement by the advice To reduce the burden on life.
[0095]
In this way, by modifying the parameters for the health level of each individual and giving advice while recalculating the health stability point of each individual, the quality of life (QOL) is reduced with the load on the life of the individual as small as possible. The system is designed to improve health without lowering health.
[0096]
In this way, by evaluating the contents of the response to the advice and fully understanding the daily lifestyle of the health management target, only the necessary lifestyle improvement advice is notified to the health management target at any time, thereby ensuring a more reliable life. It can encourage improvement. In addition, since the advice is corrected after grasping the individual differences and the individual's life intensity based on the response content of the advice, the health management can be performed by improving the life as little as possible for each individual.
[0097]
As described above, according to this embodiment, the health management can be performed by checking the health management advice based on the health examination with the health management terminal device, and furthermore, the daily life contents and the physical information measurement data can be obtained. Is transmitted to the advice device and the advice is corrected, so that a suitable advice can be obtained at each time.
[0098]
Further, when the health care subject receives a regular health checkup, new diagnostic data is again input from the health checkup data input device 101 and received by the advice device 102, and advice is given in consideration of the lifestyles of the patient so far. By correcting the above, more accurate health care advice can be created.
[0099]
Note that each function of the advice device 102 is configured by a workstation or a personal computer having a CPU, a storage unit, and an Internet communication unit, and each process is executed according to a program written in the storage unit. It is possible to easily change the reference parameters.
[0100]
Also, the health management terminal device 103 is executed using a personal computer having an Internet communication unit at home, and each process is executed according to a program, and measurement data from the physical information measuring device is input using a personal computer keyboard. In this case, the same effect can be obtained without bringing a new terminal device into the home.
[0101]
In addition, by realizing programs and data for causing a computer to execute these devices, it can be easily realized by a general-purpose computer in a home or a company. In addition, by using a recording medium on which the program and data are recorded, it is easy to install software on a general-purpose computer.
[0102]
In addition, in the weight loss method based on the habit of checking the number of mastications and eating well, it is possible to record the number of mastications by simply pressing a key with an empty hand even at meal time, and to improve the way of eating the recorded result Because the output can be easily understood in this way, the number of chewing times can be checked very easily as compared with the troublesome and cumbersome conventional method of replacing chopsticks with a pen when eating.
[0103]
In addition, since the health care target can input the number of chews for each bite, the judgment means compares the input mastication times with the desired number of mastications and diagnoses the health management target person's mastication tendency to judge the quality. In addition, it is not only possible to omit the trouble of checking whether or not the health care subject himself / herself has successfully chewed the target number of times, and it is also possible to present a more accurate and detailed determination of how to eat to the health care subject.
[0104]
In addition, the health management subject can experience and recognize that a sufficient feeling of satiety can be obtained by chewing well, thereby encouraging a proper eating habit by sufficient chewing.
[0105]
In addition, since the time required for the health care target person to eat is automatically calculated, the determination means can determine how to eat the health care target person together with the time spent for the meal. In addition, it is important to chew well and take a moderate amount of time to eat a meal in order to lose weight, and it is easy to obtain information on meal time that is important in evaluating how to eat It is possible to make a determination on a more accurate eating method including the above.
[0106]
Since the storage means for storing the information of the determination means is provided, it is useful for grasping the actual situation and tendency of the long-term mastication state and eating state of the health care subject.
[0107]
In addition, it is possible to input physical information related to the health of the health care target person, and it is determined including information such as weight and blood sugar level that affect the state of chewing and eating, and presented to the health care target person, so daily eating The effect of the improvement can be confirmed, which is convenient for health management.
[0108]
Furthermore, since the advice means presents advice information based on the mastication status and the actual state of eating of the health management target person, the health management target person can easily execute a concrete improvement of the eating method.
[0109]
In addition, since the mastication is automatically detected and the number of mastications for each bite is counted, it is not necessary to count the number of mastications during a meal, which is very convenient.
<Modification>
[0110]
(1) The advice correction by the advice device is made for each advice response, but usually the same advice is repeatedly registered only by calculating the health degree of the examinee based on the advice response, and the health stable point is changed at regular intervals. If the advice and the advice are corrected, it is possible to more effectively confirm the degree of improvement in the life of the examinee and change the stable health point.
[0111]
(2) In the above embodiment, the access from the health management terminal device 103 of the advice device 102 is directly read from the database. However, if the Internet communication unit for the advice device has the functions of a web server and a database server, The health management terminal device 103 can open the homepage of the advice device 102 and browse personal advice from the advice database using functions such as CGI. If the health management terminal device 103 has only a homepage browser, a special Eliminates the need for database access features.
[0112]
(3) The advice is registered in the advice database of the advice device 102. However, if the advice is directly transmitted to the health management terminal device 103 by e-mail, the advice device 102 does not need a large database capacity, and The management terminal device 103 only has an e-mail transmission / reception function and does not need a database access function.
[0113]
(4) In the above embodiment, each terminal device is connected via the Internet network 104. However, there is no problem in performing data transmission by performing data communication using only a public telephone line or a mobile telephone network. The use of a communication protocol can prevent data eavesdropping from the outside, which is effective in terms of communication data protection.
[0114]
(5) In the above embodiment, the diagnosis data of the health examination is inputted to the health examination data input device 101 and is notified to the advice device 102 via the network. However, the advice device 102 is provided with input means such as a keyboard. If the configuration is such that diagnostic data is directly input to the advice device, the procedure of inputting the diagnostic data to the health diagnostic data input device 101 and notifying the advice device 102 via the network can be omitted.
[0115]
(6) In the above embodiment, the health management terminal device 103 is provided with the health management terminal Internet communication unit so that the health management terminal device 103 can directly communicate with the Internet via the mobile phone network. If an interface or an interface for a modem or a terminal adapter is provided, communication can be performed via a mobile telephone network or a public telephone network or an ISDN line network by an externally connected mobile telephone or a modem or a terminal adapter. Since the mobile phone communication function is not required, the size and the price can be reduced.
[0116]
(7) In the above embodiment, the case where the health management system is used in the medical checkup is described. However, by measuring the mastication data with the mastication frequency counter 100 at the time of lunch on the day of the medical checkup at a school or a company, school children and students can be measured. It can also be used as a health management system for employees.
[0117]
(8) In the above embodiment, the physical information and the number of times of mastication were measured on the day of the medical examination, but both data may be data on separate days.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a medical examination data input device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an advice device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a health management terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an entire configuration of a mastication counter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a front view of the mastication counter of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a side view of the mastication counter of FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a rear view of the mastication counter of FIG. 5;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing control contents of a mastication counter.
FIG. 10 is a graph example when a target number of times is set.
FIG. 11 is a graph example when a target number is not set.
FIG. 12 is an example of weekly data when a target number of mastications is set.
FIG. 13 is an example of weekly data when the target number of chewing times is not set.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the medical examination data input device in one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the advice device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation of the health management terminal in one embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Start button
2 End button
3 ▲ (up) button
4 ▼ (down) button
5 Set button
6 Clear button
7 Graph button
8m button
9 w button
10 d button
11 n button
12 LCD panel
13 Power switch
14 Paper exit
15 Paper cutter
16 Buzzer
17 Input section
18 Detector
19 count section
20 Display
21 Output section
22 Recognition unit
23 Storage unit
24 printing paper
25 batteries
26 sensors
27 Transfer Cable Connector
28 Memory Card Mounting Portion
29 Power connector
100 chewing counter
101 Medical examination data input device
102 Advice device
103 Health management terminal
104 Internet Network
201 Health check data input section
202 Health check data storage
203 Health check data display
204 Health check data transmission unit
301 Internet communication unit for advice device
302 Medical examination data receiving unit
303 Advice Creation Department
304 Advice notification section
305 Advice Database
306 Advice response receiving unit
307 Advice data storage unit
401 Internet communication unit for health management terminal
402 Advice receiving unit
403 Advice display section
404 Physical information data receiving unit
405 Physical information data display
406 Life content data input unit
407 Life content data display
408 display
409 Response data selection unit
410 Input unit
411 Data storage unit
412 Advice response transmission unit

Claims (8)

Detection means for detecting a masticatory movement during a meal;
Counting means for counting the number of times of mastication in response to the output of the detecting means,
Notification means for notifying each time the count value of the counting means reaches a predetermined number;
Storage means for storing the number of times of chewing for each meal counted by the counting means,
An output means for outputting data stored in the storage means. Detection means for detecting a masticatory movement during a meal;
Input means for inputting the number of times of mastication,
Counting means for receiving the output of the detection means and counting the number of times of mastication,
Notifying means for notifying each time the count value of the counting means reaches the number of times of mastication input by the input means,
Storage means for storing the number of times of chewing for each meal counted by the counting means,
An output means for outputting data stored in the storage means. Detection means for detecting a masticatory movement during a meal;
Input means for inputting the number of times of mastication,
Counting means for receiving the output of the detection means and counting the number of times of mastication,
Notifying means for notifying each time the count value of the counting means reaches the number of times of mastication input by the input means,
Storage means for storing the number of times the number of mastication target number input by the input means has been reached for each meal,
An output means for outputting data stored in the storage means. Detection means for detecting a masticatory movement during a meal;
Input means for inputting whether or not to set a target number of chewing;
Counting means for receiving the output of the detection means and counting the number of times of mastication,
When the target number of mastication is set by the input unit, a notification unit that notifies each time the count value of the counting unit reaches the target number of mastication input by the input unit,
Storage means for storing the number of times the number of mastication target number input by the input means has been reached for each meal,
An output means for outputting data stored in the storage means. In a health management system for providing a meal time during the schedule of the health check and performing the health check,
Physical information measuring means for measuring the physical information of the health care target person by the health check,
A chewing frequency counter that measures the number of chewing times of the health care subject during the meal,
Storage means for storing measurement data of the physical information measurement means and measurement data of the mastication counter,
Creating means for creating advice information for health management based on the measurement data stored in the storage means. In a health management system for providing a meal time during the schedule of the health check and performing the health check,
Input means for inputting the physical information of the health care target person measured by the health check,
A chewing frequency counter that measures the number of chewing times of the health care subject during the meal,
Storage means for storing the measurement data input from the input means and the measurement data of the mastication counter,
Creating means for creating advice information for health management based on the measurement data stored in the storage means. Input means for inputting physical information of the health care target person;
Chewing frequency counter for measuring the number of chewing of the health care target person,
Storage means for storing the measurement data input from the input means and the measurement data of the mastication counter,
Creating means for creating advice information for health management based on the measurement data stored in the storage means. The health management system according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
Notification means for making at least one measurement request of the physical information and the mastication information to the health management target by the advice information created by the creation means,
Receiving means for receiving the measurement information returned from the health care target person,
Correction means for correcting the advice information based on the received measurement information.

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