Improving Quality of Life in Chronic Patients: A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of a Health Recommender System and Its Usability

• DOI: 10.3390/app13105850
• Publication Date: 2023-05-10T08:26:29Z
• Authors: Alberto del Rio; Jennifer Jimenez; Rodrigo Medina-Ga...; Cristina Lozano-H...; Federico Alvarez; Javier Serrano
• Keywords: recommender system; Technology; health recommender system; QH301-705.5; T; Physics; QC1-999; public_health_and_health_services_185; 02 engineering and technology; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); continuous monitoring; 3. Good health; sensorial ecosystem; chronic diseases; Chemistry; 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; health recommender system; recommender system; sensorial ecosystem; continuous monitoring; chronic diseases; integrated care; quality of life; elderly care; TA1-2040; Biology (General); QD1-999; integrated care

The TeNDER project aims to improve the quality of life (QoL) chronic patients through an integrated care ecosystem. This study evaluates health recommender system (HRS) developed for project, which offers personalized recommendations based on data collected from a set monitoring devices. list notifications covered different areas daily such as physical activity, nutrition, and sleep. We conducted this case evaluate effectiveness usability HRS in providing accurate relevant users. Evaluation process consisted survey administration QoL assessment satisfaction HRS. four-week pilot involved several caregivers demonstrated that was perceived user-friendly, consistent, helpful, with positive impact patients’ QoL. However, highlights need improvement terms personalization recommendations.