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==Intelligent System "Family Doctor": Project Approach==
https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3295/paper18.pdf
Intelligent System "Family Doctor": Project Approach
Andryi Helyia, Nataliia Kunanetsa, Antonii Rzheuskyib, Andrii Sihaiova and Parviz Kazymiс
a
Lviv Polytechnic National University, Stepana Bandery Street 32-a, Lviv, 79013, Ukraine
b
National Academy of Management of Culture and Arts, Lavrska Street 9, Kyiv, 02000, Ukraine
с
Baku State University, 23 Academician Zahid Khalilov Street, Baku, 1148, Azerbaijan
Abstract
Innovative technologies are increasingly included in aspects of our lives. One of these aspects
is a medicine. In recent years, medical institutions have increasingly switched to electronic
reporting, and software products have helped to make life easier for both patients and
doctors. Such information systems should be further developed. Information systems of
online doctors are not yet sufficiently developed so the current project is innovative and has
significant differences from analogues. The development of procedure and the main
functionality of an innovative mobile application for remote treatment of patients is
considered. The project of mobile application that would give user opportunity to
communicate with their family doctor, or a doctor of another specialty, and also contain
additional functionality, such as setting up a cure reminder, and an appointment was created.
Keywords 1
Mobile application project, information system, software, online-advice, schedule of
treatment.
1. Introduction
Recently, mobile technology has grown rapidly, smartphones have changed many aspects of our
lives, including medicine. Smartphones with medical applications carry revolutionary content for
medicine. As a result, a doctor can not become a central figure, but a patient. There are a number of
mobile applications that can be somewhat replaced by qualified doctors. According to this role of
doctors will change.
Today, there is a number of software products that allow people to stay healthy without spending
time going to medical facilities. Mobile applications have a special niche among medical software, as
they allow you to take care of your health without location bindings. There is a need to create a
mobile application that will help the user to monitor the timely administration of drugs, as well as
provide an opportunity to find an experienced doctor who can for the user to consult online and
prescribe the necessary treatment.
Telemedicine and virtual software can reduce emergency room visits, protect healthcare resources
and reduce the spread of COVID-19 by treating patients remotely during and after the COVID-19
pandemic [1].
Boyko A. considers that the use of telemedicine and virtual software provides promising potential
in the fight against COVID-19. Virtual software can reduce emergency room visits, protect medical
resources, and reduce the spread of COVID-19 by remotely treating patients during and after a
COVID-19 pandemic [2].
Many people do not have a physical opportunity to visit a doctor, especially with very worrying
symptoms and in most cases self-medication that can lead to health problems. That is why it was
decided to create a program that would help people communicate with their doctor online. That will
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help improve the general state of medicine. The works of L. Nweke, M. A. Al-Sharafi [3], A. Bokolo
[4], J. Hollander, B. Carr [5], L. Marin, G. Ambrosini, F. Fanto, M. Vella, A. Massaro, F. Dessole, G.
Capobianco, A. Andrisani [6], S. Bushuyev, I. Babayev, V. Bushuieva, N. Bushuyeva, J. Babayev, D.
Bushuiev, S. Onyshchenko, A. Bondar[7,8], were analyzed.
In each of these sources the basic idea of how innovative technology helps in the medical sector is
expressed.
The goal of this project is to create a mobile application for self-scheduling treatment or obtaining
such a schedule from registered doctors. The application must also have an API designed to
communicate with the alarm system in the smartphone and notify the user about the reception of
drugs, procedures.
2. Stating of the problem
A large number of applications for smartphones and other miniature devices are endowed with
functions from diagnosing infections to monitoring heart pressure and mental health analysis, can
reduce the need for doctors, reduce treatment costs, speed up medical care and provide more
opportunities for patients. Of course, doctors will not disappear anywhere, but their relationship with
patients may change. Suppose you have a dermatological rash.
The application on your smartphone will give you the ability to take a picture of this rash and
upload it to a special program that will analyze this photo and in a short period of time (a few
seconds, maybe minutes) inform you about your diagnosis and treatment. Only in a complex case,
which is not in the database of the application, the smartphone will give you advice to contact a skin
dispensary or advise a qualified dermatologist.
Many doctors also use smartphones as part of their medical services. Here are some statistics on
what sources of information doctors find using smartphones and other devices: 73% of doctors search
for information about medications; 64% of doctors have access to medical examinations; 45% of
doctors communicate with nurses and other staff. This may seem fantastic now, but many consulting
companies, such as Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers, predict that visits to a "virtual" doctor may
later become the norm.
Deloitte claims that in 2014, one in seven doctor's consultations was virtual. Mobile gadgets have
the necessary applications that allow the user to calculate the cost of treatment, as well as reduce the
cost of some tests, as the user is able to do them themselves. Using wrist, wireless sensors in a few
years will allow patients to constantly monitor health indicators such as blood sugar and oxygen
levels, blood pressure and heart rate, even without having to press the start button.
Other applications allow you to quickly examine the eardrum and make a diagnosis without
visiting a pediatrician [9]. Mobile devices are used not only to quickly find information, but also to
communicate with the patient and the collection of medical data. In most cases, such communication
takes place through a special application.
In the HIMSS Mobile Technology Survey, out of 200 respondents, 90% use mobile technology to
attract patients to clinics for medical care. With the help of smartphones, patients will be able to
collect the necessary data on some diseases, which was previously difficult. Doctors will also be able
to analyze the condition of patients and the type of exercise.
For example, Fitbit and Jawbone’s Up24 bracelets are quite popular with users because they can
easily track exercise, nutrition and even sleep. Some other devices, such as the iHealth meter, allow
users to measure blood sugar levels and send this data to their doctor. Over the past ten years, the
condition of people with diabetes has improved significantly. There is much more information about
the disease and ways to detect it.
A new generation of patients has been able to monitor their condition on their own. Today in the
world there are no applications that have all the necessary recommendations of physicians. Existing
programs can be divided into only three classes according to functionality. It should also be noted that
the creation of mobile applications for patients with diabetes continues. The US National Science
Foundation has allocated $ 1.2 million to create a new mobile application for diabetics. In the field of
medicine, mobile devices can be a source of a lot of data. This data can be collected from fitness
trackers and other devices [9].
The main problem of most medical institutions is the large queues for doctors and the impossibility
to combine the schedule of the doctor and the patient. Therefore, in order to reduce these problems, it
was decided to develop a mobile application designed to allow the patient to contact a doctor online
with this mobile application, regardless of place and time.
Relevant software can solve many of the problems that still exist in the public medical institutions
of our country, such as the lack of organization of patient care, lack of monitoring of drug receipt and
others.
3. Analysis of similar software systems
Analysis of similar software systems is an important stage in the development of a future software
product, as it allows to understand which aspects of design and solutions are appropriate for the
concept of this product, and which, conversely, can reduce its relevance and functionality. In terms of
functional and ergonomic analysis is necessary to analyze the software analogues to perform the
functions involved in its design. In the case when analyzing the software product, it is necessary to
pay attention to the structure of its windows, scope of functionality, adaptability and ease of use of
these tools, etc. In this aspect, the analysis of software is not very different from the analysis of, for
example, the interior, where you need to pay attention to the division of the room into functional
zones.
The ergonomic part of this section should be analyzed compliance of the environment with
anthropometric indicators. That is, the study of analogues is an extensive stage of development, the
task of which is to obtain as much information as possible for the successful design and subsequent
launch of the product on the software market.
Since the field for which the information system is developed is the field of health care, then
attention should be paid to the structural sections of analog solutions. It is necessary to analyze the
design of the database, to understand the actualization of the types of data used in these products, to
analyze the structure of the interface, as well as to pay attention to computerization of business
processes of the control object. software modules. To understand the need for automation in health
care, five software will be used as an example. As part of this stage, an analysis of the functional
requirements that presented to the information system [10-12].
Medisafe is a convenient free mobile application for the Android platform that helps people always
on time. Its main purpose is to take medication on time, monitor weight, blood pressure, blood
glucose levels and other health indicators. Medisafe is suitable for people suffering from diabetes,
heart and cancer. And it is also a convenient way to remind about taking vitamins.
Med Helper is a prescription application that allows you to schedule treatment from very simple to
very complex regimens. The application is available on platforms such as Android and iOS. You can
log in and export or print detailed reports for your doctor, nurse or caregiver. Several profiles allow
you to help others.
MedSimple is a mobile application for Android and iOS operating systems. Contains the
functionality not only of medication reminders, but also some financial transactions. Allows the user
to determine the price of drugs, as well as find cheaper analogues, pharmacies with lower prices and
the opportunity to receive discounts. Contains a collection of information about drugs and their
dosage.
MedCoach Medication Reminder is an easy-to-use mobile app for iOS and Android operating
systems that allows you to not only create medication reminders, but also connect to specific
pharmacies to book a medication list.
Table 2.
Comparison of the project with analogues
Products
Specifications ІТ- Med Med MedCoach
Medisafe
StartUp Helper Simple Medication
Reminder
Boolean evaluation
Multilingualism Yeas Yeas Yeas No No
Multiplayer interface Yeas No Yeas No No
The presence of advertising Yeas No No Yeas No
Evaluation of benefits
Novelty 5 3 3 2 4
Ease of use 5 4 4 4 3
Versatility 5 2 3 3 3
Accessibility 5 4 1 4 3
Quantitative evaluation
Number of platforms 1-2 1-2 1 1-2 1
Qualitative evaluation
Functionality 8 10 10 10 10
Tolerability 8 8 10 8 10
Versatility 10 8 8 8 8
Simplicity 10 10 8 10 6
4. Presentation of main results
This project should be developed as a mobile application that resembles people with certain
illnesses, when exactly and to what extent they need to take medication with an online consultation
with a physician. The application should have features such as creating a treatment schedule and
finding a specialist for counseling. In addition, you need to create a registration and logon system to
ensure the confidentiality of data. Additionally, administrators need to be able to view user
information and approvals by physicians. The name of this application is "Medicine".
This app is designed for people who appreciate their time and use the app, both to adhere to the
treatment schedule and to stay in the long queues, and to consult with a doctor online.
Creating this app is cost-effective because it saves time for its users without spending much effort
on it. One of the types of earnings of this application is the distribution of advertising.
The innovation of this IT startup is that the user, in addition to being able to create a schedule of
treatment, can be able to consult a physician who will also be able to create a treatment schedule for
the patient.
This mobile application would give the user the opportunity to communicate with their family
doctor, or a doctor of another specialty, and also contain additional functionality, such as setting up a
drug reminder, and an appointment (Figure 1).
Figure1: General view of the system
The main functions that will be implemented in the program:
Creating a description of medication.
Creating a medication reminder.
View and edit information about created medication descriptions.
View and edit created reminders.
Go to the user’s page.
Search for doctors.
Ask a doctor.
Acceptance of the prepared recipes from the doctor (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Diagram of patient use options
When logging in, the patient registers with his personal data, such as his last name, first name,
patronymic, telephone number, email, gender, date of birth, and password.
When logged in, the user goes to the main menu, which can select the following items:
consultation with a doctor, a doctor's note, medical prescription, medical passport, settings (Figure 3).
Figure 3: The essence of the patient
In the "Doctor Consultation" menu item, the user can choose a family doctor or a doctor of another
medical specialty who can chat with him. This saves the time of the doctor and the patient.
For example, patients who do not have time to constantly visit a doctor with a minor cold can
consult without difficulty, or patients with certain diseases can inform the doctor about the course of
the disease.
The doctor in turn, in addition to the consultation, may prescribe a protocol for treatment, or record
a patient for admission, these records, in turn, appear in the application as a reminder.
The next menu item is Recording Reception.
At this point in the menu, the patient has the opportunity to sign up for a doctor, choosing the
doctor himself, a convenient day and time.
The day before the reception and on the day of reception, the mobile application uses the standard
reminder functions to alert the patient.
The next function of the mobile application is the "Medical recipe".
In this menu item, the user can fill in the names of the doctor appointed by the doctor and the time
of their admission, or receive such a protocol from the doctor during an online consultation.
A mobile application will notify the patient about the need for medication, as many of them
through employment can forget about this procedure and do not adhere to regularity.
This menu item provides an overview of existing ones, or creating new reminders, detailing the
dosage of medication per day, the number of days, the type of drug, the name, acceptance
recommendations and contraindications (Figure 4).
Figure 4: The essence of the medical recipe
In the menu item of the Mobile Application "Medical Passport", the user has the opportunity to
view his electronic passport in which doctors make entries.
The last item in the menu is the "setting". With it, the user can change information about himself,
as well as change the notification setting (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Diagram of use options for a doctor
For the actor-doctor in the mobile application, there are two menu options that provide
communication with patients who access it through an application-based arrangement and "setting"
that allows you to change the settings, including the protocol for treatment. But to chat with a patient,
he has the option of "Recording on reception", "Patient's protocol" and "Entering a medical passport".
The application provides for the implementation of a module that would provide the function of
video consultation with the doctor in an online mode (Figure 6).
This mobile application is implemented through interaction with the server, which stores all the
necessary information.
Figure 6: Component Diagram
Many people do not have enough free time to visit a doctor, especially for symptoms that are not
too bothersome, and in most cases self-medicate, which can lead to health problems. That's why it
was decided to create a program (Figure 7) that would help people communicate with a doctor online.
What will help to improve the general condition of medicine. It was decided to create a mobile
application that will give the user the opportunity to communicate with his family doctor or a doctor
specialty, and also contain additional functionality, such as creating reminders about taking
medications, as well as making an appointment.
Figure 7: Initial diagram of activity
In the "Medical passport" menu item, the user has the opportunity to view his electronic passport
in which doctors make entries (Figure 8). The last menu item is "settings". Here, the user can change
information about himself, as well as set up notifications.
Figure 8: List of doctors and their specialization
In turn, the doctor in the program has only two menu items: communication with patients who
contact him and changing settings. But in the chat with the patient, he can make an appointment, write
a treatment prescription for the patient, and make an entry in the medical passport (Figure 9). In
future, the program may implement online video consultation with the doctor in his free time for a
small fee.
Figure 9: The history of all treatment reminders
Medicines do not always treat, but most often they treat one, but they cause a large number of side
effects that break other properties of the body. Therefore, it is necessary first of all to prevent the
emergence of illness, with available opportunities (Figure 10).
Figure 10: Create reminders
There is a situation with loop, which should be solved with modern IT-means. The software of
intellectual information system for patient registration, will cover a sufficiently wide range, which in
sum will be aimed at solving the found problems. From this there are already other, more serious
consequences, the solution of which can be organized through the implementation of the software
complex. Summarizing the results of our research, we can confidently say that the analysis of the
subject area of design has been done correctly. An online consultation with a doctor was developed
using firebase, a provider of cloud services and programs. The main focus is a cloud-based NoSQL
database for real-time applications, which provides an API that allows developers to store and
synchronize data between clients without having to create their own server. The most popular
Firebase service is Simple Login - it allows users to authenticate using program code only on the
client side. Developers have the ability to authenticate users using data stored in the cloud. Firebase
UI has a user-friendly class Firebase List Adapter, which uses data that is in the Firebase database to
populate listViev. Firebase List Adapter is an abstract class and has an abstract populate View ()
method that needs to be overridden. Populate View () is used to populate the views of each list item.
5. Conclusions
The analysis of analogue programs was also performed and a table with comparative
characteristics was compiled. Strengths and weaknesses were identified. The mobile application will
give the user the opportunity to communicate with his family doctor, or a doctor of another specialty,
and also contain additional functionality, such as creating reminders about taking medications, as well
as recording on reception. The creation of this product can be successful, because the problem solved
by this project is relevant, and the approach to its solution is innovative. The application combines
features that have analogues and offers new ones, which makes it universal.
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