METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR USE IN A PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM TO ASSIST A PATIENT IN COMPLETING A TASK

摘要

There is provided a method of operating a patient device in a patient monitoring system to assist a patient in completing a task, there being a redefined set of types of task for the patient to complete, the method comprising receiving information on a task for the patient to complete, the information comprising an indication of the type of task from the predefined set the patient is to complete; determining one or more operations associated with the type of task indicated in the received information that the patient device is to perform on initiation of the task or on occurrence of a predefined event; and on initiation of the task by the patient or on occurrence of the predefined event, performing the one or more operations associated with the task.

主权项

1. A method of operating a patient device in a patient monitoring system to assist a patient in completing a task, the patient device being coupled to a measurement device and/or a medication dispensing device, there being a predefined set of types of task for the patient to complete, the predefined set comprising at least one of a measurement task in which the patient is to take a measurement of a physiological characteristic using the measurement device and a medication task in which the patient is to take a dose of medication dispensed by the medication dispensing device, the method comprising:
receiving information on the task for the patient to complete, the information comprising an indication that the patient is to complete the measurement task or the medication task; determining one or more operations associated with the type of task indicated in the received information that the patient device is to perform on initiation of the measurement task or medication task or on occurrence of a predefined event, wherein the one or more operations associated with a measurement task includes monitoring the measurement device for the taking of a measurement of the physiological characteristic and marking the measurement task as completed when the measurement is taken, and wherein the one or more operations associated with a medication task includes monitoring the medication dispensing device for the dispensing of a dose of medication and marking the medication task as completed when the dose of medication has been removed by the patient; and on initiation of the measurement task or medication task by the patient or on occurrence of the predefined event, performing the one or more operations associated with the task.