JP2016122396A - Care management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a care management system enabling an entity to be cared to grasp whether a carer recognizes a notification issued from the entity to be cared.SOLUTION: A care management system of the present invention is a care management system including plural care terminals allocated to each carer, and plural cared terminals allocated to each entity to be cared and connected to the care terminals so that the cared terminals can communicate with the care terminals. The cared terminal includes notification means that transmits a notification signal to the care terminal. The care terminal includes notification output means that outputs a result of receiving the notification signal, which is sent from the cared terminal, to an output unit, and response means that transmits a response signal to the cared terminal, which has transmitted the notification signal, by inputting an acknowledgement signal from an input unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a care management system.

  In hospitals, nursing homes, and the like, it is necessary to sufficiently monitor the health status of a cared body such as a patient or a resident, and the carer regularly looks at the status of the cared body. Looking around the body being cared for constantly requires great effort for the caregiver, and there is a need to reduce the caregiver's effort.

  Therefore, it has been proposed to reduce the burden on the caregiver by automatically measuring the biological information of the care receiver and transmitting it to the caregiver. Specifically, in Patent Document 1, a mat having a sensor for detecting biological information is laid on a bed, a detection signal of the sensor is converted into an electric signal, and sent to a logic determination circuit. There has been proposed an apparatus for collecting and transmitting biometric information in which biometric information is judged and output by a circuit.

  And the apparatus which collects and transmits the said biological information transmits biological information to a caregiver, when there exists abnormal biological information of a to-be-cared body. A caregiver who has received an abnormal transmission of biological information immediately goes to the caregiver to care for the caregiver.

JP 2010-284498 A

  However, the device that collects and transmits the biometric information only collects and transmits the biometric information to the caregiver and cannot confirm whether the caregiver has received the information from the side of the care recipient. There is a problem that the care recipient becomes anxious.

  The present invention provides a care management system in which a cared body can grasp whether or not a caregiver recognizes a notification from the cared body.

The care management system of the present invention includes a plurality of care terminals assigned to each caregiver and a plurality of care receiver terminals assigned to each care recipient and connected to the care terminals so as to communicate with each other. Because
The care receiver terminal has a notification means for transmitting a notification signal to the care terminal,
The care terminal is a notification output means for outputting a reception result of the notification signal from the care receiver terminal to an output unit;
Response means for transmitting a response signal to the care receiver terminal that has transmitted the notification signal in response to an input of a confirmation signal from the input unit.

  Since the care management system of the present invention has the configuration as described above, the care recipient can reliably grasp whether the caregiver recognizes the notification from the care recipient, Therefore, the cared body does not have anxiety caused by not knowing whether the caregiver recognizes the notification from the cared body, and can wait for the caregiver's response with peace of mind.

It is the figure which showed the hardware constitutions of the care management system. It is the figure which showed the hardware constitutions of the care terminal. It is the figure which showed the hardware constitutions of the care receiver terminal. It is the figure which showed the hardware constitutions of the management terminal. It is the figure which showed an example of the owner information table of a care terminal. It is the figure which showed an example of the owner information table of a care receiver terminal. It is the figure which showed an example of the response table. It is the figure which showed an example of the retransmission table. It is the flowchart which showed the operation | movement of a notification means. It is the flowchart which showed the operation | movement of a notification output means. It is the flowchart which showed operation | movement of the response means. It is the flowchart which showed the operation | movement of a response output means. It is the figure which showed another example of the retransmission table.

  An example of the care management system A of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the care management system A includes a plurality of care terminals 1 assigned to each caregiver, and a plurality of care recipients assigned to each care receiver and connected to the care terminal 1 in a communicable manner. The terminal 2 and the management terminal 3 connected so that communication with the care receiver terminal 2 is included.

  The care management system A includes a plurality of care terminals 1, and each care terminal 1 is assigned to each caregiver. The care terminal 1 only needs to be communicably connected to a care receiver terminal described later, and a known portable communication device can be used. Examples thereof include a smartphone, a tablet-type portable communication terminal, and a mobile phone. .

  The care management system A includes a plurality of care receiver terminals 2, and each care receiver terminal 2 is assigned to each care receiver. The care receiver terminal 2 only needs to be communicably connected to the care terminal 1 and the management terminal 3 to be described later, and a known portable communication device can be used. For example, a smartphone, a tablet portable communication terminal, In addition to a mobile phone, an electronic terminal capable of measuring a biological signal of a care receiver is included. In addition, as a to-be-care object, the person who needs care, a pet, etc. are mentioned, for example.

  The care management system A includes a management terminal 3, and the management terminal 3 is assigned to an administrator of the care management system A. The management terminal 3 only needs to be communicably connected to the care receiver terminal 2 and can use a known portable communication device, such as a smartphone, a tablet-type portable communication terminal, and a mobile phone. .

  The care terminal 1, the care receiver terminal 2, and the management terminal 3 are connected to each other using a general-purpose communication protocol (for example, TCP / IP, NetBEUI) so that the care terminal 1, the care receiver terminal 2, and the management terminal 3 is distinguished by an identification number assigned in advance. In the following description, the care terminal 1, the care receiver terminal 2, and the management terminal 3 will be described using an example in which they are distinguished using IP addresses as identification numbers, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the care terminal 1. The nursing care terminal 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a storage device 12 such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) and HDD (Hard Disk Drive) corresponding to a storage unit, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 13, a RAM ( Random Access Memory) 14, an input device 15 such as a touch panel and a keyboard corresponding to the input unit, a touch panel corresponding to the output unit, an output device 16 such as a display and a speaker, other terminals and a public line (for example, the Internet) The communication unit 17 for enabling the communication is electrically connected.

  The ROM 13 and the storage device 12 of the care terminal 1 store control programs executed by the CPU 11 and various data. The RAM 14 stores a memory for temporarily storing setting values set based on various programs.

  Various programs (notification output program, response program, etc.) as various means (notification output means, response means, etc.) provided in the care terminal 1 are stored in the ROM 13 and the storage device 12 of the care terminal 1. Various means are realized by reading and writing data in the RAM 14 and the storage device 12 under the control of the CPU 11 by causing the CPU 11 and the RAM 14 to read various programs.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the care receiver terminal 2. The care receiver 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a storage device 22 such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) and HDD (Hard Disk Drive) corresponding to a storage unit, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 23, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 24, an input device 25 such as a touch panel and a keyboard corresponding to the input unit, an output device 26 such as a touch panel, a display and a speaker corresponding to the output unit, and other terminals and public lines (for example, the Internet) The communication unit 27 for enabling communication with the clock unit 28 and the clock unit 28 are electrically connected.

  Furthermore, a biological signal measuring device may be electrically connected to the CPU 21. Examples of the biological signal device include a piezoelectric sensor, an oxygen saturation measurement unit that measures arterial blood oxygen saturation, a body temperature measurement unit that measures body temperature, and a heart rate measurement unit that measures heart rate.

  Examples of the oxygen saturation measurement unit for measuring arterial oxygen saturation include a known device for measuring arterial oxygen saturation, such as a pulse oximeter.

  Examples of the body temperature measuring unit that measures body temperature include a known body temperature measuring device, such as a mercury thermometer, a kerosene thermometer, an alcohol thermometer, a thermistor thermometer, and an infrared thermometer.

  Examples of the heart rate measuring unit for measuring the heart rate include a known device for measuring the heart rate, such as a photoelectric pulse meter, an LED pulse meter, an infrared pulse meter, and a piezoelectric sensor. The heart rate is the number of beats of the heart per minute, and the pulse rate per minute can be substituted.

  In the ROM 23 and the storage device 22 of the care receiver terminal 2, a control program executed by the CPU 21 and various data are stored. The RAM 24 stores a memory for temporarily storing setting values set based on various programs.

  Various programs (notification program, response output program, etc.) as various means (notification means, response output means, etc.) provided in the care receiver terminal 2 are stored in the ROM 23 and the storage device 22 of the care receiver terminal 2. Various means are realized by reading and writing data in the RAM 24 and the storage device 22 under the control of the CPU 21 by causing the CPU 21 and the RAM 24 to read various programs.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the management terminal 3. The management terminal 3 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31, a storage device 32 such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) and HDD (Hard Disk Drive) corresponding to a storage unit, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 33, a RAM ( Random Access Memory) 34, an input device 35 such as a touch panel and a keyboard corresponding to the input unit, an output device 36 such as a touch panel, a display and a speaker corresponding to the output unit, and other terminals and public lines (for example, the Internet) A communication unit 37 for enabling communication with is electrically connected.

  In the ROM 33 and the storage device 32 of the management terminal 3, a control program executed by the CPU 31 and various data are stored. The RAM 34 stores a memory for temporarily storing setting values set based on various programs.

  In the ROM 33 and the storage device 32 of the management terminal 3, various programs as various means included in the management terminal 3 are stored. Various means are realized by reading and writing data in the RAM 34 and the storage device 32 under the control of the CPU 31 by reading various programs on the CPU 31 and the RAM 34.

  The storage device 12 of the care terminal 1 stores an owner information table that stores the name of the caregiver to which the care terminal 1 is assigned. As shown in FIG. 5, the owner information table stores the name of the owner of the care terminal 1, that is, the name of the caregiver assigned to the care terminal 1. In FIG. 5, “Taro Caregiver” is registered as the name of the caregiver. Registration and deletion of the name of the caregiver in the owner information table is performed using the input device 15 of the care terminal 1.

  The storage device 22 of the care receiver 2 stores an owner information table that stores the names of the care receivers to which the care receiver terminals 2 are assigned. As shown in FIG. 6, the owner information table stores the name of the owner of the care receiver terminal 2, that is, the name of the care receiver to which the care receiver terminal 2 is assigned. In FIG. 6, “Taro to be cared” is registered as the name of the body to be cared for. Registration and deletion of the name of the care receiver in the owner information table are performed using the input device 25 of the care receiver 2.

  A response table is stored in the storage device 22 of the care receiver terminal 2. In this response table, as shown in FIG. 7, the caregiver assigned to the care terminal 1 that has transmitted the response signal in response to the notification signal from the care receiver 2 and the response time when the response signal is received are registered. ing. For example, in FIG. 7, the name of the caregiver and the response time are registered as a pair in the response table. Note that the name of the caregiver and the response time in the caregiver registration table are deleted using the input device 25 of the care receiver terminal 2.

  A re-transmission table is stored in the storage device 22 of the care receiver terminal 2. In this retransmission table, as shown in FIG. 8, the number of transmissions and the limit number of times when the care receiver 2 transmits a notification signal to the care terminal 1 are registered.

  The care receiver terminal 2 has notification means for transmitting a notification signal to the care terminal 1. The notification signal from the care receiver 2 to the care terminal 1 only needs to include content that the care receiver to which the care receiver terminal 2 is assigned wants to notify the caregiver. Examples of the content of the notification signal include an abnormality in the health of the cared body, a request to accompany the toilet, a request for an object desired by the cared body, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the notification program corresponding to the notification means is activated by an input from the input device 25 of the care receiver terminal 2 (step 1), and an input screen is displayed on the output device 26 of the care receiver terminal 2. (Step 2), the input device 25 waits for the input of the content (notification content) to be notified from the care recipient to the caregiver on the input screen, and after the input of the notification content is confirmed (Step 3), the owner The name of the cared body registered in the information table is read (step 4), and the notification content and the name of the cared body are transmitted as a notification signal to all the care terminals 1 that can communicate with the cared terminal 2 ( Step 5). Along with the transmission of this notification signal, the time at which the notification signal was transmitted to the care terminal 1 is read from the clock unit and temporarily stored in the storage device 22. Furthermore, “1” is registered after the number of transmissions in the retransmission table is reset (step 6).

  In the above, an input screen is displayed on the output device 26 of the care receiver 2 by the notification program, and the notification content is input to the input screen. While the device is attached and the biological signal of the care receiver is always measured by the biological signal measuring device, the notification program is always activated, and the biological signal measured by the biological signal measuring device is detected by the notification program. When the state of the cared for body is automatically determined according to a predetermined standard based on the condition, and the state of the cared for body is determined to be in a state requiring care (care required state), The notification content that the care-required state is required and the name of the care recipient may be automatically transmitted to the care terminal 1 as a notification signal (step 5). Along with the transmission of this notification signal, the time at which the notification signal was transmitted to the care terminal 1 is read from the clock unit and temporarily stored in the storage device 22. Furthermore, “1” is registered after the number of transmissions in the retransmission table is reset (step 6).

  As shown in FIG. 10, a notification signal is transmitted from the care receiver 2 to the care terminal 1 by the notification program, and when this notification signal is received by the care terminal 1 (step 7), the notification output of the care terminal 1 is output. A notification output program corresponding to the means is automatically activated (step 8), and the name and notification content of the care receiver are output to the output device 16 of the care terminal 1 as a result of receiving the notification signal (step 9). The output form of the name of the care recipient and the notification content to the output device 16 of the care terminal 1 is not particularly limited. For example, the output form that displays the name of the care receiver and the notification content on the display, the speaker takes care of The output form etc. which output the name of a body and the content of notification by voice are mentioned. Note that the output of the name of the care recipient and the notification content to the output device 16 of the care terminal 1 is automatically stopped after a certain time has elapsed.

  When the name of the care recipient and the notification content are output to the output device 16 of the care terminal 1 by the notification output program, the response program corresponding to the response means is started by the notification output program, as shown in FIG. An input screen for selecting whether or not to respond to the notification content from the care receiver is displayed on the output device 16 of the care terminal 1 by the response program (step 10). It is judged whether or not a confirmation signal for responding to the notification content from the care recipient is input from the input device 15 to the input screen of the care terminal 1 (step 11). Thus, the name of the caregiver is read from the owner information table (step 12), and a response signal including the name of the caregiver is transmitted to the care receiver terminal 2 that has transmitted the notification signal (step 13). The IP address of the care receiver terminal 2 is temporarily stored in the storage device 12 by the response program, and a response signal is transmitted to the care receiver terminal 2 based on this information. In addition, the display of the input screen for selecting whether or not to respond to the notification content from the care receiver is automatically closed after a predetermined time has elapsed (step 11-1).

  As shown in FIG. 9, the presence or absence of reception of a response signal from the care terminal 1 after transmitting the notification signal to the care terminal 1 is always confirmed by the notification program of the care receiver terminal 2 (step 14). . As shown in FIG. 12, when the care receiver terminal 2 receives a response signal from the care terminal 1, a response output program corresponding to response output means is activated by the notification program (step 15). The response output means outputs a reception result indicating that the response signal has been received from the care terminal 1 to the output device 26 of the care receiver terminal 2 (step 16). By the output to the output device 26, the care receiver can understand that the care recipient recognizes the notification content, and the care receiver can wait for the caregiver to arrive with peace of mind. As the output form of the reception result indicating that the response signal has been received from the care terminal 1 to the output device 26 of the care receiver 2, the care receiver recognizes the fact that the caregiver responds to the notification of the care receiver. For example, an output form that displays the name of the caregiver who responded on the display, a voice that means that the caregiver responded from the speaker, for example, “Taro caregiver is coming soon. "Please rest assured that Taro caregivers will come to you."

  Further, the response output means receives the response signal from the care terminal 1 and the name of the caregiver (the name of the caregiver assigned with the care terminal 1 that transmitted the response signal in response to the notification signal of the care receiver terminal 2). ) Is registered in the response table (step 17). By confirming the name of the caregiver registered in the response table and the time when the response signal is received, the care status of the care recipient can be confirmed.

  On the other hand, if the care receiver 2 does not receive a response signal from the care terminal 1, whether or not a predetermined waiting time has passed after the first notification signal is sent to the care terminal 1 is determined. If it is determined (step 18) and the predetermined standby time has not elapsed, the process returns to step 14 and the same operation as described above is repeated. The waiting time is stored in the storage device 22 of the care receiver terminal 2.

  On the other hand, when the predetermined waiting time has elapsed, the notification content and the name of the care receiver are again transmitted as notification signals to all the care terminals 1 that can communicate with the care receiver 2 by the notification program. Then, “1” is added to the number of transmissions in the retransmission table (step 19).

  The notification program compares the number of transmissions in the retransmission table with the limit number to determine whether the number of transmissions is less than the limit number (step 20). If the number of transmissions is less than the limit number, step Returning to step 14, the above operation is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the number of transmissions is the same value as the limit number, it is a case where none of the care terminals 1 responds despite the notification from the care receiver terminal 2 to the care terminal 1 multiple times. By the notification program, a warning signal indicating that no nursing care terminal 1 responds is transmitted to the management terminal 3 (step 21).

  A state where none of the care terminals 1 responds to the notification from the care receiver terminal 2 is an emergency. Therefore, the transmission of the warning signal from the care receiver terminal 2 to the management terminal 3 may be performed by e-mail using communication via the Internet in addition to communication using the IP address as the identification number.

  When the management terminal 3 receives a warning signal from the care receiver terminal 2, a warning signal is output to the output device 36 of the management terminal 3, the administrator recognizes the above situation, and the administrator directly The emergency response such as going to and or contacting the caregiver by telephone is taken.

  In the above description, whether or not the notification signal is notified again by the notification program of the care receiver terminal 2 is determined based on the limit number, but may be determined based on the limit time instead of the limit number. In this case, the elapsed time is registered in the retransmission table instead of the number of transmissions, and the limit time is registered instead of the limit number (see FIG. 13).

  In step 5 above, along with the transmission of the notification signal to the care terminal 1, the time when the notification signal was transmitted to the care terminal 1 is read from the clock unit and temporarily stored in the storage device 22, and retransmitted in step 19 Instead of adding “1” to the number of times of transmission of the table, the time is read from the clock unit 28 by the notification program, and the elapsed time is calculated based on this time and the time read in step 5. The time is registered in the retransmission table. Next, in step 20, instead of comparing the number of transmissions and the limit number, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time is shorter than the limit time (step 20). If the elapsed time is shorter than the limit time, Returning to step 14, the same operation as described above is repeated. On the other hand, when the elapsed time is equal to or longer than the limit time, a warning signal indicating that no nursing care terminal 1 responds is transmitted to the management terminal 3 by the notification program (step 21). Since the steps other than the above are the same operations as described above, description thereof will be omitted.

  Thus, the care receiver 2 can confirm that the notification has been recognized by the caregiver by receiving the response signal from the care terminal 1 in response to the notification from the care receiver terminal 2. It is possible to stabilize the condition of the body to be cared with psychological relief.

  Even if no caregiver responds to the notification from the care recipient, a warning signal is transmitted to the management terminal, so that the caregiver is properly cared for by the caregiver. It is checked whether or not the caregiver is being cared for.

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Claims (6)

A care management system comprising a plurality of care terminals assigned to each caregiver and a plurality of care receiver terminals assigned to each care recipient and connected to the care terminals in a communicable manner;
The care receiver terminal has a notification means for transmitting a notification signal to the care terminal,
The care terminal is a notification output means for outputting a reception result of the notification signal from the care receiver terminal to an output unit;
A care management system comprising: response means for transmitting a response signal to the care receiver terminal that has transmitted the notification signal in response to an input of a confirmation signal from an input unit. 2. The care management system according to claim 1, wherein the care receiver terminal has response output means for outputting a reception result of the response signal from the care terminal to the output unit. 3. The care management system according to claim 2, wherein the response output means outputs the reception result of the response signal from the care terminal to the output unit by voice. The notification means transmits the notification signal again to the care terminal when no response signal is received from the care terminal after a predetermined time has elapsed since the notification signal was notified to the care terminal. 4. The care management system according to any one of 3 above. The terminal further includes a management terminal that is communicably connected to the care receiver, and the notification means does not receive a response signal from the care terminal after the limit number of times or the limit time has elapsed since the notification signal was first notified to the care terminal. In this case, the care management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a warning signal is transmitted to the management terminal. 6. The care management system according to claim 1, wherein the response output unit stores the care terminal that transmitted the response signal and the time when the response signal was received in the storage unit.

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