WO2023033434A1

WO2023033434A1 - Eye drop use support device, method, and recording medium

Info

Publication number: WO2023033434A1
Application number: PCT/KR2022/012571
Authority: WO
Inventors: 신혜영
Original assignee: 가톨릭대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2021-09-01
Filing date: 2022-08-23
Publication date: 2023-03-09
Also published as: KR20230033323A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a device, a method, and a recording medium for supporting eye drop use and can provide a device, a method, and a recording medium for supporting eye drop use, wherein when a user uses at least one eye drop, information on adverse effects according to the use of the eye drop and use pattern information are generated to support the use of the eye drop by the user. In particular, the use pattern information about the eye drop use pattern of the user is provided through a notice and it is evaluated whether an improvement is made or not, whereby a device, a method, and a recording medium for supporting eye drop use, which helps the user use eye drops, can be provided.

Description

Apparatus, method and recording medium for supporting use of eye drops

The present embodiments provide an eyedrop use supporting device, method, and recording medium.

In a progressive disease such as glaucoma, it is important to maintain intraocular pressure at a certain level through drug treatment so as not to further damage the optic nerve. These drug treatments are appropriately prescribed from one to as many as 5 to 6 eye drops according to each patient's condition, and most eye drops are generally used once or two or three times a day. In particular, in order to use eye drops correctly, it is necessary to set a certain time during the day and follow the prescribed usage and dosage. However, patients who need to continuously use eyedrops experience considerable stress in remembering the time to use eyedrops in their busy daily lives, and in particular, in the socially active age group, forgetting and skipping drug use frequently occurs. In this way, there is a problem in that the effect of drug treatment is significantly reduced or the condition is rather aggravated as it frequently occurs that the eye drops cannot be used at a certain time.

In addition, eye drops can cause side effects, so you should carefully check the side effects listed in the drug manual. For example, eye drops with an antihistamine component are mainly used as eye drops for conjunctivitis, which can cause side effects such as drowsiness, vomiting, and blurred vision. In particular, patients who use several types of eye drops have a high risk of side effects, and it is difficult for patients to determine which type of eye drops caused side effects by themselves as they use several types of eye drops. However, it is realistically difficult for a patient to immediately visit a hospital when side effects occur.

Therefore, in order to safely and effectively use eyedrops for patients who need to continuously use eyedrops, a technique for analyzing the patient's eyedrop use pattern and providing an alarm and feedback so that the patient can train the eyedrop use habit is required. In addition, a technique for providing feedback is required so that the patient can appropriately respond to side effects that may occur after using eye drops.

Against this background, an object of the present embodiments is an apparatus and method for supporting the use of eye drops by generating side effect information and use pattern information according to the use of eye drops when a user uses at least one eye drop. and a recording medium.

In order to achieve the above object, in one aspect, the present embodiment provides an eyedrop use support device, information for obtaining at least one eyedrop-specific eyedrop information used by a user, user symptom information, and user eyedrop-specific use information. A user management unit that generates side effect information and use pattern information according to the use of eye drops using the acquisition unit and the use information for each eye drop, and generates customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and use pattern information. and a notification information generation unit configured to generate notification information for improving a user's use of eye drops based on side effect information or usage pattern information.

In another aspect, the present embodiment provides a method for supporting the use of eye drops, including an information acquisition step of obtaining at least one eye drop information for each eye drop used by a user, symptom information of the user, and use information for each eye drop of the user, and using information for each eye drop. A user management step of generating side effect information and usage pattern information according to the use of the eyedrops using the eyedrops, and generating customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and usage pattern information, and side effect information or usage pattern information It is possible to provide an eyedrop use support method comprising a notification information generation step of generating notification information for improving the user's eyedrop use based on the.

In another aspect, the present embodiment provides a recording medium on which a program for executing an eyedrop use support method is recorded, wherein at least one eyedrop information for each eyedrop used by a user, symptom information of the user, and usage information for each eyedropper of the user are obtained. An information acquisition function to generate side effect information and usage pattern information according to the use of eye drops using the use information for each eye drop, and generate customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and usage pattern information It is possible to provide a computer-readable recording medium in which a program implementing a user management function and a notification information generation function for generating notification information for improving the user's use of eye drops based on side effect information or use pattern information is recorded.

1 is a diagram exemplarily illustrating a system to which an apparatus for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an eyedrop use support device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an overall operation of generating customized information and notification information by the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of generating and using side effect information by the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of generating and using use pattern information by the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

6 is a flowchart of a method for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

7 is a diagram conceptually illustrating the configuration of a recording medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure relates to an eyedrop use support device, method, and recording medium.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Some embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to components of each drawing, the same components may have the same numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present embodiments, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present technical idea, the detailed description may be omitted. When "comprises", "has", "consists of", etc. mentioned in this specification is used, other parts may be added unless "only" is used. In the case where a component is expressed in the singular, it may include the case of including the plural unless otherwise explicitly stated.

Also, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used in describing the components of the present disclosure. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, sequence, order, or number of the corresponding component is not limited by the term.

In the description of the positional relationship of components, when it is described that two or more components are "connected", "coupled" or "connected", the two or more components are directly "connected", "coupled" or "connected". ", but it will be understood that two or more components and other components may be further "interposed" and "connected", "coupled" or "connected". Here, other components may be included in one or more of two or more components that are “connected”, “coupled” or “connected” to each other.

In the description of the temporal flow relationship related to components, operation methods, production methods, etc., for example, "after", "continued to", "after", "before", etc. Alternatively, when a flow sequence relationship is described, it may also include non-continuous cases unless “immediately” or “directly” is used.

On the other hand, when a numerical value or corresponding information (eg, level, etc.) for a component is mentioned, even if there is no separate explicit description, the numerical value or its corresponding information is not indicated by various factors (eg, process factors, internal or external shocks, noise, etc.) may be interpreted as including an error range that may occur.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a system to which an apparatus 100 for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied may be implemented by including a server 110 and a network 120 .

The apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops 100 is a device capable of performing the method for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and includes hardware such as an electronic device capable of executing a program, software executed by a processor, or a combination thereof. can be implemented

According to one example, when the eye drops use support device 100 is implemented as hardware, it includes a general PC such as a general desktop or laptop, and includes a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and a mobile communication terminal. It may include a mobile terminal and the like. However, this is an example, and any electronic device capable of communicating with the server 110 and inputting information is not limited to its name or type and can be widely interpreted. Also, according to an example, the apparatus 100 for supporting use of eye drops may be implemented as an application capable of inputting information according to a user's manipulation and performing a method for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, it may be an eyedrop use support application or program, but it may be widely interpreted without being limited to its name or type.

The server 110 may be connected to an unspecified number of clients (including the device 100) and/or other servers through the network 120. Accordingly, the server 110 may refer to a computer system that receives a request for performing a task from a client or another server and derives and provides a result of the task, or refers to computer software (server program) installed for such a computer system. can

According to an example, the server 110 may collect, store, and manage environmental data including component data, usage and dosage data, and side effect data of eye drops. In addition, the server 110 may transmit corresponding data according to the request of the apparatus 100 for supporting the use of eye drops. For example, the server 110 may provide environment data to the eye drop use support device 100 through an application corresponding to the eye drop use support service.

In addition, the server 110 is understood as a broad concept including, in addition to the above-described server program, a series of application programs that operate on the server 110 and, in some cases, various databases built inside or outside. It should be. Here, the server 110 may refer to an aggregate of data in which data such as information or data is structured and managed for the purpose of being used by a server or other device, and may also refer to a storage medium for storing such an aggregate of data. there is.

In addition, the server 110 may include a plurality of databases classified according to a data structure method, management method, and type. In some cases, the server 110 may include a database management system (DBMS), which is software that allows information or data to be added, modified, deleted, and the like.

Meanwhile, the network 120 is a network that connects the eyedrop use support device 100 and the server 110, and may be a closed network such as a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). It may be an open network such as the Internet. Here, the Internet refers to the TCP/IP protocol and various services existing in its upper layer, namely HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), Telnet, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), DNS (Domain Name System), SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), It refers to a worldwide open computer network structure that provides Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Network File Service (NFS), and Network Information Service (NIS).

Briefly, the eyedrop use support device, method, and recording medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the apparatus 100 for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes information for obtaining at least one eye drop information for each eye drop used by a user, symptom information of the user, and information for using each eye drop of the user. The acquisition unit 210 generates side effect information and usage pattern information according to the use of the eye drops using the eye drop usage information, and generates customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and usage pattern information. Provided is an eyedrop use support device 100 including a user management unit 220 and a notification information generation unit 230 that generates notification information for improving a user's eyedrop use based on side effect information or usage pattern information.

According to an embodiment, the information acquisition unit 210 may obtain at least one eyedrop information for each eyedrop used by the user, symptom information of the user, and usage information for each eyedropper of the user. For example, the information acquisition unit 210 may acquire information on eye drops for each eye drop for at least one eye drop used by the user. For example, the information acquisition unit 210 may receive eye drop name information and eye drop number information from a user and obtain eye drop information for each eye drop. Alternatively, the information acquisition unit 210 may obtain eyedrop-specific eyedropper information by automatically extracting eyedrop name information and eyedrop number information from the user's medical record received from the server. In addition, the information acquisition unit 210 may acquire information about the ingredients, dosage and usage, effects, side effects, interactions, etc. of the eye drops received from the server 110 as eye drop information for each eye drop based on the eye drop name information.

As another example, the information acquiring unit 210 may obtain user symptom information regarding a symptom that occurs after the user uses eyedrops. For example, the information obtaining unit 210 may acquire symptom information of the user by receiving a new symptom or side effect occurring after using the eyedrops and a symptom from the user.

As another example, the information acquisition unit 210 may obtain information about the user's use of eye drops for each eye drop. For example, the information acquisition unit 210 may receive information about the time the eyedrops were used and information about the reason for omitting the eyedrops from the user, and obtain information about the use of each eyedropper by the user. Specifically, the time information may include the date, day, and time of using the eyedrops. In addition, reason information may include reasons such as lack of eye drops, occurrence of eye discomfort, going out, falling asleep, and the like.

According to an embodiment, the user management unit 220 may generate information on side effects and use pattern information according to use of eye drops by using information on use of each eye drop. Also, the user management unit 220 may generate customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and usage pattern information. For example, the user management unit 220 may generate side effect information analyzed for each component of the eye drop based on eye drop information for each eye drop. For example, the user management unit 220 may match the generated side effect information with the user's symptom information to generate customized information as a result of determining whether side effects occur due to the use of eye drops. Specifically, the user management unit 220 may match the generated side effect information with the user's symptom information, and determine whether side effects occur due to the use of the eyedrops by using the matched degree and the number of matches. For another example, if the user management unit 220 determines that the side effects are due to the use of eye drops, determine a specific eye drop estimated to be the cause of the side effect from among at least one eye drop, and generate information about the specific eye drop as customized information. can In detail, the user management unit 220 may determine an eyedrop including a component generating side effect information that matches the user's symptom information as a specific eyedrop. Accordingly, the user management unit 220 may generate at least one of side effect information for each ingredient, information as a result of determining whether side effects occur due to use of eye drops, and information on a specific eye drop estimated to be a cause of side effects as customized information.

As another example, the user management unit 220 may periodically generate usage pattern information based on the user's usage information for each eyedrop collected for a certain period of time. In addition, the user management unit 220 may create customized information as a result of evaluating whether or not to improve through a comparison between each use pattern information generated periodically. For example, the user management unit 220 extracts days and time slots in which eyedrop use is omitted from each periodically generated use pattern information and compares results of calculating a use ratio with each other to determine whether the user's eyedrop use pattern has improved. can be evaluated For another example, if it is determined that the user's use of eye drops is repeatedly omitted from the generated use pattern information, the user management unit 220 extracts a specific repetitive reason based on the omission reason information included in the user's use information for each eye drop. can do. In addition, the user management unit 220 may generate advice information corresponding to the extracted specific reason as customized information. Accordingly, the user management unit 220 may generate at least one of usage pattern information, information as a result of evaluating whether eyedrop usage patterns are improved, and advice information corresponding to a specific reason for repeated omission as customized information.

According to an embodiment, the notification information generating unit 230 may generate notification information for improving the user's use of eye drops based on side effect information or usage pattern information. For example, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine a use time point for each eye drop according to medication-taking guidance information generated based on eye drop information for each eye drop and an expected omission time point according to use pattern information. In addition, the notification information generation unit 230 may generate notification information to guide use of the eyedrops at a time of use for each eyedropper and a time point at which eyedrops are expected to be omitted. For example, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine a use time for each eye drop according to the frequency of use of the eye drop included in the eye drop information for each eye drop, and generate notification information to guide use of the eye drop at the time of use. For another example, the notification information generation unit 230 determines an omission point extracted from immediately preceding usage pattern information among periodically generated usage pattern information as an omission expected time point, and guides use of the eyedrops at the omission expected time point. Notification information can be created.

As another example, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine whether the additional time point for each eye drop determined based on the user's use information for each eye drop or the replacement time point for each eye drop determined based on the side effect information falls within a predetermined period. In addition, when the additional time point for each eyedropper or the replacement time point for each eyedropper falls within a predetermined period, the notification information generation unit 230 may generate notification information to guide a medical appointment in advance based on each point of time. For example, the notification information generating unit 230 may be configured to add eye drops before the eye drops are exhausted based on the number of eye drops included in the eye drop information for each eye drop and the number of times of use included in the use information for each eye drop. Additional time points can be determined. For another example, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine the necessity of eyedrop replacement based on the risk of side effects included in the side effect information, and determine the replacement timing for each eyedropper.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the information obtaining unit 210 of the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure obtains at least one eye drop information for each eye drop used by a user, symptom information of the user, and use information for each eye drop of the user. It can be obtained (S310). For example, the information acquisition unit 210 may receive eye drop name information and eye drop number information from a user or extract them from a medical record of a user received from a server and obtain eye drop information for each eye drop. In addition, the information acquisition unit 210 may obtain eye drop information for each eye drop, including ingredients, dosage and usage, effects, side effects, and interactions of the eye drop, based on the eye drop name information. For another example, the information obtaining unit 210 may request a user to input new symptoms or side effects after using the eyedrops and input on the symptoms, and obtain the received symptoms as the user's symptom information. For another example, the information acquisition unit 210 may obtain information about the user's use of each eyedrop by receiving information about a time when eyedrops were used and information about a reason for missing eyedrops from the user.

The user management unit 220 of the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may generate information on side effects and use pattern information according to the use of eye drops by using the use information for each eye drop (S320). For example, the user management unit 220 may generate side effect information by analyzing side effects that may occur for each component included in eye drops used by the user. For example, the user management unit 220 may generate a list of possible side effects for each ingredient included in each eyedrop used by the user as side effect information.

As another example, the user management unit 220 may periodically generate usage pattern information based on the user's usage information for each eyedrop collected for a certain period of time. Here, the cycle is described as an example of a week unit, but is not limited thereto. For example, the user management unit 220 may generate information on a user's use pattern by collecting eye drop use time for each eye drop and eye drop omission time for not using the eye drop. In addition, the user management unit 220 may calculate a usage ratio for each eyedrop based on the number of omissions to the number of times the user prescribed eyedrops to use, thereby generating user usage pattern information. For another example, the user management unit 220 may use the user's usage information for each eyedrop through a machine learning-based algorithm in at least one time zone and situation in which the user uses eyedrops, a time zone before bedtime, and an outing situation. By learning the pattern, it is possible to generate usage pattern information including an expected missing time point predicted based on the learned algorithm.

The user management unit 220 of the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may generate customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and use pattern information (S330). For example, the user management unit 220 may generate customized information as a result of determining whether side effects occur due to the use of eyedrops by matching generated side effect information for each component with symptom information of the user. For example, the user management unit 220 may determine whether or not a side effect occurs due to the use of the eyedrops by matching generated side effect information for each component with symptom information of the user. In addition, the user management unit 220 may determine a specific eyedrop that is presumed to be a cause of the side effect according to a matching result of side effect information for each component and symptom information of the user. For another example, the user management unit 220 may determine a specific eyedrop that causes a side effect by using a machine learning-based algorithm. Specifically, the user management unit 220 learns using a machine learning-based algorithm and analyzes the side effect information for each ingredient included in the eyedrops and the side effect information for each patient based on the pre-learned data to determine the specific side effect that caused the user's side effect. You can decide on eye drops. Here, the machine learning-based algorithm may refer to an algorithm that enables a computer to solve a problem by itself through learning without a person directly inputting or instructing the computer a logic.

As another example, the user management unit 220 may generate customized information as a result of evaluating whether or not a usage pattern is improved through comparison between periodically generated usage pattern information. For example, the user management unit 220 may extract eyedrop usage time and eyedrop omission time from each usage pattern information, calculate a usage ratio for each eyedropper, evaluate whether the usage pattern is improved, and generate customized information. . For another example, the user management unit 220 may generate customized information by evaluating whether a usage pattern is improved using statistical data. Specifically, the user management unit 220 evaluates whether or not the usage pattern is improved using statistical data based on eyedrop usage time, eyedrop omission time, usage ratio for each eyedrop, etc. included in each usage pattern information to provide customized information. can create

However, details of using side effect information will be described later with reference to FIG. 4, and details of using usage pattern information will be described later with reference to FIG. 5.

The notification information generating unit 230 of the eyedrop use support device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may generate notification information for improving the user's use of eyedrops based on side effect information or use pattern information (S340). For example, the notification information generation unit 230 may generate notification information to guide the user to use eyedrops. For example, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine the use time for each eyedrop using the number of times of taking the eyedrops as well as the medication-taking period according to the number of prescription days included in the eyedrop-taking guidance information. In addition, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine an expected omission time point by extracting a time slot or situation in which eyedrop use is omitted from use pattern information including an eyedrop use time and an eyedrop omission time for each eyedropper.

As another example, the notification information generating unit 230 may generate notification information to guide a user to a medical appointment in advance. For example, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine an additional time point for each eyedrop, based on information on the number of eyedrops included in the eyedropper information for each eyedropper and usage count information included in the usage information for each eyedropper. For another example, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine a replacement time point for each eyedrop that needs to be replaced based on the risk of side effects included in the side effect information.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the user management unit 220 of the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may generate side effect information by analyzing possible side effects for each component included in the eye drops used by the user (S410). ). For example, the user management unit 220 may classify ingredients included in each eye drop and generate a list of possible side effects for each ingredient as side effect information. Specifically, the user management unit 220 may quantify the risk of each side effect and generate side effect information. In addition, the user management unit 220 may generate side effect information based on specific ingredients or specific side effects for each eye drop so that each eye drop can be distinguished.

The user management unit 220 according to an embodiment may match side effect information and user symptom information to determine whether or not a side effect occurs due to the use of eye drops (S420). For example, the user management unit 220 may match generated side effect information for each component with symptom information of the user, and determine whether side effects occur due to use of the eyedrops by using the matching degree and matching frequency. Specifically, the degree of matching may be determined based on whether the user's symptom matches a high-risk side effect. Also, the number of matches may be determined based on whether symptom information collected for a certain period of time is continuously matched.

The user management unit 220 according to an embodiment may determine whether the user uses a plurality of eyedrops (S430). For example, the user management unit 220 may determine whether the user uses a single eyedrop or a plurality of eyedrops through eyedrop information for each eyedrop input from the user.

If it is determined that a plurality of eye drops are used, the user management unit 220 according to an embodiment may determine a specific eye drop estimated to be a cause of side effects from among the plurality of eye drops (S440). For example, the user management unit 220 may determine the corresponding eye drop as a specific eye drop presumed to cause the side effect when the user's symptom coincides with a side effect caused by a component included in only one eye drop. Alternatively, when the user has several symptoms, the user management unit 220 may determine, in order, the eye drops that contain the most symptoms as the specific eye drops estimated to be the cause of side effects. For another example, the user management unit 220 may determine a specific eyedrop that causes a side effect by using a pre-learned machine learning-based algorithm, as shown in FIG. 3 described above.

The notification information generation unit 230 according to an embodiment may determine whether to replace the eyedrops based on the determined specific eyedrops, and determine a replacement time point according to the determination result (S450). For example, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine whether or not to replace the eyedrops and when to replace the eyedrops according to the risk of side effects of the specific eyedrops matched with the user's symptom information. For example, if the user's symptom corresponds to a side effect with a high risk among side effects that may occur from a specific eye drop, the notification information generating unit 230 may determine that medical treatment is urgently needed to replace the eye drop. On the other hand, if the user's symptom corresponds to a side effect with a low risk, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine that treatment is necessary for replacement of eye drops, but not urgent. Accordingly, the notification information generating unit 230 may generate notification information including a phrase or reservation schedule for guiding a medical appointment in advance based on a replacement time point for each eyedrop that is determined to be necessary through medical treatment.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the user management unit 220 of the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may periodically generate usage pattern information based on user information on each eye drop collected for a predetermined period (S510). ). For example, the user management unit 220 may generate information on a user's use pattern by collecting eye drop use time for each eye drop and eye drop omission time for not using the eye drop. Also, the usage pattern information may include a usage ratio for each eyedrop that is calculated based on the number of omissions of the number of times the user prescribed eyedrops are used.

The user management unit 220 according to an embodiment may evaluate whether or not to improve through a comparison between each periodically generated usage pattern information (S520). For example, the user management unit 220 may evaluate that the user's usage pattern is improved if the number of omissions of the generated usage pattern information is reduced or the usage ratio for each eye drop is increased compared to the immediately preceding usage pattern information. For another example, the user management unit 220 may evaluate whether or not the usage pattern is improved by using statistical data on each usage pattern information, as shown in FIG. 3 described above.

The user management unit 220 according to an embodiment may determine whether the user's use of the eyedrops is repeatedly omitted based on the usage pattern information (S530). For example, the user management unit 220 may determine whether omission repeatedly occurs in a specific time period or continuous omission occurs from a specific point in time based on usage pattern information.

If the user management unit 220 according to an embodiment determines that the user's use of the eyedrops is repeatedly omitted, based on the reason for omission information, the user management unit 220 may extract a specific reason for repetition and generate advice information (S540). For example, the user management unit 220 may generate advice information corresponding to a specific recurring reason among omission reason information when it is determined that the user's use of eyedrops is repeatedly omitted. Specifically, when a specific reason is lack of eyedrops, advice information to periodically check the number of eyedrops may be generated. Alternatively, when a specific cause is eye discomfort and the corresponding reason occurs more than a specific number of times, advice information indicating that medical treatment is required to replace eye drops may be generated. Alternatively, if a specific reason is going out, advice information to carry extra eyedrops may be generated based on the user's location. Alternatively, if a specific reason comes up, advice information to be used after dinner or in conjunction with other regular lifestyles may be generated.

The notification information generating unit 230 according to an embodiment may determine a use time point for each eyedrop based on the medication guidance information and may determine an expected omission time point based on the use pattern information (S550). For example, the notification information generating unit 230 may determine a predetermined time during the medication-taking period for each eyedrop as the use time point for each eyedrop based on the medication guidance information for each eyedrop, which is generated based on the eyedrop for each eyedrop. In addition, the notification information generating unit 230 may receive an input from a user and determine a preset time as a use time point for each eye drop. For another example, the notification information generating unit 230 may extract a time point at which the user's use of the eyedrops is omitted from immediately preceding usage pattern information among periodically generated usage pattern information, and determine the time point as the expected omission time point. Alternatively, the notification information generation unit 230 may determine the missing expected timing included in the usage pattern information predicted based on the learned algorithm. Accordingly, the notification information generating unit 230 may generate notification information including a phrase guiding the use of the eyedrops based on the use time of each eyedrop and the expected time of omission. Here, the notification information for guiding the use of the eyedrops may be generated in the form of at least one of a visual signal, an auditory signal, and a vibration signal.

Hereinafter, a method of supporting the use of eye drops that can be performed by the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described. However, detailed descriptions of some embodiments or some operations described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 may be omitted below, but this is only to prevent duplication of description. can provide the same.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the method for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an information acquisition step of obtaining at least one eye drop information for each eye drop used by a user, symptom information of the user, and use information for each eye drop of the user. It can (S610). For example, the eyedrop use support device may obtain eyedrop-specific eyedrop information for at least one eyedrop used by the user. For example, the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops may receive eye drop name information and eye drop number information from a user and obtain eye drop information for each eye drop. Alternatively, the eyedrop use support device may obtain eyedrop information for each eyedrop by automatically extracting eyedrop name information and eyedrop number information from the user's medical record received from the server. Specifically, the eye drop information for each eye drop may include information on ingredients, dosage and usage, effects, side effects, interactions, and the like of the eye drop.

As another example, the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops may obtain symptom information of the user regarding symptoms occurring after the user uses the eye drops. For example, the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops may acquire symptom information of the user by receiving a new symptom or side effect occurring after using the eye drop and a symptom from the user.

As another example, the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops may obtain information about the user's use of eye drops for each eye drop. For example, the eyedrop use support apparatus may receive information about a time when the eyedrops were used and information about a reason for missing the eyedrops from the user, and obtain information about the user's use of each eyedrop.

The method for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment may include a user management step of generating side effect information and use pattern information according to the use of eye drops, and generating customized information to be provided to the user (S620). For example, the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops may generate side effect information and usage pattern information according to the use of eye drops by using the use information for each eye drop. The eyedrop use support device may generate customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and use pattern information. For example, the apparatus for supporting the use of eye drops may match generated side effect information with information about a user's symptom to generate customized information as a result of determining whether a side effect occurs due to the use of eye drops. For another example, if it is determined that the use of eye drops is a side effect, the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops may determine a specific eye drop estimated to be the cause of the side effect from among at least one eye drop, and generate information about the specific eye drop as customized information. there is. Specifically, the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops may determine an eye drop including an ingredient generating side effect information matched with symptom information of the user as a specific eye drop estimated to be a cause of the side effect.

As another example, the eyedrop use support device may periodically generate usage pattern information based on user's eyedrop use information collected for a predetermined period of time. In addition, the eyedrop use support device may generate customized information as a result of evaluating improvement through comparison between each use pattern information generated periodically. For example, the eyedrop use support device may extract days and times during which eyedrop use is omitted from each periodically generated use pattern information and calculate a use rate. In addition, the eyedrop use support device may evaluate whether or not the user's eyedrop use pattern is improved by periodically comparing each generated use pattern information with each other. In another example, when the user's use of eye drops is determined to be a repetitive omission from the generated use pattern information, the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops extracts a specific reason for repetition based on reason information for omission included in the user's use information for each eye drop. can In addition, the eyedrop use support device may generate advice information corresponding to the extracted specific reason as customized information.

The method for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment may include a notification information generation step of generating notification information for improving the user's use of eye drops based on side effect information or use pattern information (S620). For example, the eyedrop use support device may determine a use time point for each eye drop according to medication-taking guidance information generated based on eye drop information for each eye drop and an expected omission time point according to use pattern information. In addition, the eyedrop use support device may generate notification information to guide the use of the eyedrops at a time of use for each eyedropper and a time point at which eyedrops are expected to be omitted. For example, the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops may determine a use time for each eye drop according to the frequency of use of the eye drop included in the eye drop information for each eye drop, and generate notification information to guide use of the eye drop at the time of use. For another example, the eyedrop use support device determines an omission point extracted from immediately preceding use pattern information as an expected omission point among periodically generated use pattern information, and provides additional notification information to guide the use of eyedrops at the expected point in time. can create

As another example, the apparatus for supporting use of eye drops may determine whether the additional time point for each eye drop determined based on the user's use information for each eye drop or the replacement time point for each eye drop determined based on the side effect information falls within a predetermined period. In addition, when the eye drop use support device corresponds to an additional time point for each eye drop or a replacement point for each eye drop within a predetermined period, notification information may be generated to guide a medical appointment in advance based on each time point. For example, the eyedrop use support device determines an additional time point for each eyedrop so that eyedrops can be added before the eyedrops are exhausted based on information on the number of eyedrops included in the information on the number of eyedrops included in the information on the use of each eyedrop and information on the number of uses included in the information on the use of each eyedrop. can decide For another example, the apparatus for assisting use of eye drops may determine the need to replace the eye drops based on the risk of side effects included in the side effect information, and determine the replacement timing for each eye drop.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 6, functions included in a recording medium recording a program for executing the above-described eyedrop use support method will be described. However, detailed descriptions of some embodiments or some operations described in FIGS. 1 to 5 may be omitted below, but this is only to prevent duplication of description, so all functions corresponding to the above-described method for supporting use of eye drops are provided. can run

The recording medium 700 recording a program for executing the method for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment is obtained information for obtaining at least one eye drop information for each eye drop used by a user, symptom information of the user, and use information for each eye drop used by the user. Function 710, generating side effect information and use pattern information according to the use of eye drops using information on each eye drop, and generating customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and use pattern information It may include a user management function 720 and a notification information generation function 730 for generating notification information for improving the user's use of eye drops based on side effect information or usage pattern information.

According to an example, the information acquisition function 710 may obtain at least one eyedrop information for each eyedrop used by the user, symptom information of the user, and usage information for each eyedropper of the user. For example, the information acquisition function 710 may acquire eyedrop name information and eyedrop number information input from the user as eyedropper-specific eyedropper information. In addition, the information acquisition function 710 may obtain information about symptoms generated after use of the eyedrops received from the user as the user's symptom information. In addition, the information acquisition function 710 may acquire use time information and omission reason information of the eye drops input from the user as use information for each eye drop of the user.

According to an example, the user management function 720 may generate information on side effects and use pattern information according to use of eye drops by using information on use of each eye drop. The user management function 720 may generate customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and usage pattern information. For example, the user management function 720 may generate side effect information analyzed for each component of eye drops based on eye drop information for each eye drop. In addition, the user management function 720 may match the generated side effect information with the user's symptom information to generate customized information as a result of determining whether side effects occur due to the use of eye drops. In addition, if it is determined that the side effects are caused by the use of eye drops, the user management function 720 determines a specific eye drop estimated to be the cause of the side effect from among at least one eye drop, and generates information about the specific eye drop as customized information. . For another example, the user management function 720 may periodically generate usage pattern information based on user's usage information for each eyedrop collected for a predetermined period of time. In addition, the user management function 720 may create customized information as a result of evaluating whether or not to improve through a comparison between periodically generated usage pattern information. In detail, the user management function 720 may evaluate whether or not improvement is achieved by extracting days and time slots in which the use of eyedrops is omitted from each usage pattern information and calculating a usage ratio. In addition, when the user management function 720 determines that the user's use of eyedrops is repeatedly omitted from the usage pattern information, the advice information corresponding to the repeated specific reason extracted based on the reason for omission included in the user's use information for each eyedropper is provided. can be created with customized information.

According to an example, the notification information generating function 730 may generate notification information for improving the user's use of eye drops based on side effect information or use pattern information. For example, the notification information generation function 730 determines the use time for each eye drop according to the medication guidance information generated based on the eye drop information for each eye drop and the expected omission time according to the usage pattern information to prevent the use of the eye drop at each time point. Notification information may be generated to guide. For another example, the notification information generation function 730 may perform the addition time for each eye drop determined based on the user's usage information for each eye drop or the replacement time for each eye drop determined based on the side effect information within a certain period of time, based on each time point. It is possible to generate notification information to guide a medical appointment in advance.

The above-described method for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented as an application (ie, a program) basically installed in the apparatus 100 for supporting use of eye drops or directly installed by a user, and It can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

A program implementing the method for supporting the use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure executes an information acquisition function, a user management function, a notification information generation function, and the like. These programs can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and executed by a computer to execute the aforementioned functions.

In this way, in order for the computer to read the program recorded on the recording medium and execute the eyedrop use support method implemented as a program, the above-described program is C, C++, JAVA, machine language, etc. that can be read by the computer's processor (CPU) It may include a code coded in a computer language.

These codes may include functional codes related to functions defining the above-described functions, and may include control codes related to execution procedures necessary for a processor of a computer to execute the above-described functions according to a predetermined procedure.

In addition, these codes may further include memory reference related codes for which location (address address) of the computer's internal or external memory should be referenced for additional information or media necessary for the computer's processor to execute the above-mentioned functions. .

In addition, when the computer processor needs to communicate with any other remote computer or server in order to execute the above-mentioned functions, the code is used by the computer processor to communicate with the computer's communication module (e.g., wired and/or wireless communication module). ) may further include communication-related codes for how to communicate with any other remote computer or server, and what information or media should be transmitted/received during communication.

In addition, a functional program for implementing the present disclosure, codes and code segments related thereto, in consideration of the system environment of a computer that reads a recording medium and executes a program, etc. It may be easily inferred or changed by

In addition, the computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded is distributed to computer systems connected through a network, so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In this case, any one or more computers among the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions presented above, transmit the execution results to one or more of the other distributed computers, and receive the transmitted results. A computer may also execute some of the functions presented above and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.

As described above, the computer-readable recording medium in which the program for executing the eyedrop use support method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is recorded, for example, ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk , optical media storage devices, and the like.

In addition, a computer-readable recording medium on which an application, which is a program for executing the method for supporting use of eye drops according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, is recorded, an application store server (Application Store Server), an application or a web server (Web server) related to the corresponding service It may be a storage medium (eg, hard disk, etc.) included in an application providing server (Application Provider Server) including a server), the application providing server itself, or another computer on which a program is recorded or its storage medium.

A computer capable of reading a recording medium on which an application, which is a program for executing the eyedrop use support method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, is recorded, as well as a general PC such as a general desktop or laptop computer, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA ( It may include mobile terminals such as personal digital assistants and mobile communication terminals, and should be interpreted as all devices capable of computing.

If a computer capable of reading a recording medium on which an application, which is a program for executing the eyedrop use support method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, is recorded, a mobile device such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and a mobile communication terminal may be used. In the case of a terminal, the mobile terminal may download and install the corresponding application from an application providing server including an application store server, web server, etc. In some cases, after being downloaded from the application providing server to a general PC, through a synchronization program. It may also be installed in a mobile terminal.

In the above, even though all components constituting the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described as being combined or operated as one, the present disclosure is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, within the scope of the purpose of the present disclosure, all of the components may be selectively combined with one or more to operate. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as a single independent piece of hardware, some or all of the components are selectively combined to perform some or all of the combined functions in one or a plurality of hardware. It may be implemented as a computer program having. Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by a person skilled in the art of the present disclosure. Such a computer program may implement an embodiment of the present disclosure by being stored in a computer readable storage medium, read and executed by a computer. A storage medium of a computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and the like.

In addition, terms such as "include", "comprise" or "have" described above mean that the corresponding component may be inherent unless otherwise stated, excluding other components. It should be construed as being able to further include other components. All terms, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs, unless defined otherwise. Commonly used terms, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted as consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and are not interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present disclosure.

The above description is merely an example of the technical idea of the present disclosure, and various modifications and variations may be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present disclosure. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in this disclosure are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present disclosure, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present disclosure is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present disclosure should be construed by the claims below, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present disclosure.

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This patent application claims priority in accordance with U.S. Patent Act Article 119 (a) (35 U.S.C § 119 (a)) for Patent Application No. 10-2021-0116151 filed in Korea on September 01, 2021, and All contents are incorporated into this patent application by reference. In addition, if this patent application claims priority for the same reason as above for countries other than the United States, all the contents are incorporated into this patent application as references.

Claims

an information acquiring unit that obtains at least one eye drop information for each eye drop used by a user, symptom information of the user, and use information for each eye drop used by the user;

generating side effect information and usage pattern information according to the use of the eye drops using the use information for each eye drop, and generating customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and the usage pattern information user management unit; and

and a notification information generator configured to generate notification information for improving the user's use of eye drops based on the side effect information or the usage pattern information.
According to claim 1,

The user management unit,

Based on the eye drop information for each eye drop, the side effect information analyzed for each component of the eye drop is generated, and the generated side effect information is matched with the user's symptom information to determine whether or not it is a side effect due to the use of the eye drop. An apparatus for supporting eye drops use, characterized in that generated with customized information.
According to claim 2,

The user management unit,

When it is determined that the side effect is caused by the use of the eye drop, a specific eye drop estimated to be a cause of the side effect is determined from among the at least one eye drop, and information on the specific eye drop is generated as the customized information. Device.
According to claim 1,

The user management unit,

Periodically generating the usage pattern information based on the user's usage information for each eyedrop collected for a certain period of time, and generating the customized information as a result of evaluating whether or not to improve through comparison between each usage pattern information generated periodically. A device for supporting the use of eye drops.
According to claim 4,

The user management unit,

The eyedrop use support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the day and time slot in which the use of the eyedrop is omitted is extracted from each of the use pattern information, and the improvement is evaluated by calculating a use ratio.
According to claim 4,

The user management unit,

When it is determined from the use pattern information that the user's use of eyedrops is repetitive omission, a specific recurring reason is extracted based on the omission reason information included in the user's eyedrop use information for each eyedropper, and advice information corresponding to the specific reason is extracted. Eyedrop use support device, characterized in that for generating a to the customized information.
According to claim 1,

The notification information generating unit,

A use time for each eye drop according to medication guidance information generated based on the eye drop information for each eye drop and an expected omission time according to the usage pattern information are determined, and use of the eye drop is guided at the use time for each eye drop and the expected omission time. Eyedrop use support device, characterized in that for generating the notification information to do.
According to claim 1,

The notification information generating unit,

If the additional time point for each eye drop determined based on the user's usage information for each eye drop or the replacement time point for each eye drop determined based on the side effect information falls within a certain period of time, treatment is performed in advance based on the additional time point for each eye drop or the replacement time point for each eye drop. Eyedrop use support device, characterized in that for generating the notification information to guide the reservation.
an information acquisition step of obtaining at least one eyedrop information for each eyedrop used by a user, symptom information of the user, and use information for each eyedropper of the user;

generating side effect information and usage pattern information according to the use of the eye drops using the use information for each eye drop, and generating customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and the usage pattern information user management step; and

and a notification information generation step of generating notification information for improving the user's use of eye drops based on the side effect information or the use pattern information.
According to claim 9,

In the user management step,

Based on the eye drop information for each eye drop, the side effect information analyzed for each component of the eye drop is generated, and the generated side effect information is matched with the user's symptom information to determine whether or not it is a side effect due to the use of the eye drop. A method for supporting the use of eye drops, characterized in that the generation of customized information.
According to claim 10,

In the user management step,

When it is determined that the side effect is caused by the use of the eye drop, a specific eye drop estimated to be a cause of the side effect is determined from among the at least one eye drop, and information on the specific eye drop is generated as the customized information. method.
According to claim 9,

In the user management step,

Periodically generating the usage pattern information based on the user's usage information for each eyedrop collected for a certain period of time, and generating the customized information as a result of evaluating whether or not to improve through comparison between each usage pattern information generated periodically. A method for supporting the use of eye drops.
According to claim 12,

In the user management step,

The method of supporting the use of eye drops, characterized in that for evaluating the improvement by extracting days and time zones in which the use of the eye drops is omitted from each of the use pattern information and calculating a use rate.
According to claim 12,

In the user management step,

When it is determined from the usage pattern information that the user's eyedrop use is repetitive omission, a specific recurring reason is extracted based on the omission reason information included in the user's eyedrop use information for each eyedropper, and advice information corresponding to the specific reason is extracted. Eyedrop use support method, characterized in that for generating as the customized information.
According to claim 9,

In the step of generating notification information,

A use time for each eye drop according to medication guidance information generated based on the eye drop information for each eye drop and an expected omission time according to the usage pattern information are determined, and use of the eye drop is guided at the use time for each eye drop and the expected omission time. Eyedrop use support method characterized in that for generating the notification information to.
According to claim 9,

In the step of generating notification information,

If the additional time point for each eye drop determined based on the user's usage information for each eye drop or the replacement time point for each eye drop determined based on the side effect information falls within a certain period of time, treatment is performed in advance based on the additional time point for each eye drop or the replacement time point for each eye drop. Eyedrop use support method characterized in that for generating the notification information to guide the reservation.
In the recording medium recording the program for executing the eye drops use support method,

an information acquisition function for obtaining at least one eyedrop information for each eyedrop used by a user, symptom information of the user, and usage information for each eyedropper of the user;

generating side effect information and usage pattern information according to the use of the eye drops using the use information for each eye drop, and generating customized information to be provided to the user based on at least one of the generated side effect information and the usage pattern information user management function; and

A computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded that implements a notification information generation function for generating notification information for improving the user's use of eye drops based on the side effect information or the use pattern information.