Objetives - Main Aims
AMICA’S main aim is to address these challenges by developing and assessing long-term COPD management solutions based on innovative Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that:
- Allows early detection of COPD exacerbations through the use of a multifunction biomedical system able to yield continuous and sporadic data on heart, breathing and physical activity. This helps to avoid hospitalization and enhances quality of life of elderly COPD patients.
- Offers a user-friendly design for the elderly.
- Provides remote monitoring and home-based care
- Integrates a technical solution with a holistic service approach.
- Fosters prevention and self-management through immediate comprehensive feedback and efficient personalized assistance.
- Increases levels of therapy compliance providing effective incentives schemes such as health treatments abroad as an added bonus while it reduces public health care costs and provides business opportunities on the health tourism market
Key Aspects of the Project
Coordinated TECHNOLOGISTS AND USERS’ involvement in the development of the application and its continuous assessment are key aspects of the AMICA Project to guarantee successful translation of the project outcomes into innovative and marketable commodities and services.