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Zulfiqar AA, Lorenzo-Villalba N, Zulfiqar OA, Hajjam M, Courbon Q, Esteoulle L, Geny B, Talha S, Letourneau D, Hajjam J, Erve S, Hajjam El Hassani A, Andres E. e-Health: A Future Solution for Optimized Management of Elderly Patients. GER-e-TEC™ Project. Medicines (Basel) 2020; 7:E41. [PMID: 32717937 PMCID: PMC7459723 DOI: 10.3390/medicines7080041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Background: Elderly residents in nursing homes have multiple comorbidities (including cognitive and psycho-behavioral pathologies, malnutrition, heart failure, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and renal failure) and use multiple medications. Methods: The GER-e-TEC project aims to provide these fragile and complex patients with telemedicine tools, more specifically telemonitoring, backed by a well-defined and personalized protocol. Results: Medically, this implies the need for regular monitoring and a high level of medical and multidisciplinary expertise for the healthcare team. The tools use non-invasive communicating sensors and artificial intelligence techniques, allowing daily monitoring with the ability to detect any abnormal changes in the patient's condition early. Conclusions: The GER-e-TEC project specifically considers the challenges of aging residents and significant challenges in nursing homes, with the main geriatric syndromes (falls, malnutrition, cognitive-behavioral disorders, and iatrogenic conditions).
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Affiliation(s)
- Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
- Diabètes et Maladies Métaboliques, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (N.L.-V.); (E.A.)
| | - Noël Lorenzo-Villalba
- Diabètes et Maladies Métaboliques, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (N.L.-V.); (E.A.)
| | | | - Mohamed Hajjam
- Predimed Technology, 67300 Schiltigheim, France; (M.H.); (Q.C.); (L.E.)
| | - Quentin Courbon
- Predimed Technology, 67300 Schiltigheim, France; (M.H.); (Q.C.); (L.E.)
| | - Lucie Esteoulle
- Predimed Technology, 67300 Schiltigheim, France; (M.H.); (Q.C.); (L.E.)
| | - Bernard Geny
- Service de Physiologie et Laboratoire d’Explorations Fonctionnelles, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (B.G.); (S.T.)
- Equipe de recherche EA 3072 “Mitochondrie, Stress oxydant et Protection musculaire”, Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
| | - Samy Talha
- Service de Physiologie et Laboratoire d’Explorations Fonctionnelles, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (B.G.); (S.T.)
- Equipe de recherche EA 3072 “Mitochondrie, Stress oxydant et Protection musculaire”, Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
| | - Dominique Letourneau
- Fondation de l’Avenir pour la Recherche Médicale Appliquée, 75015 Paris, France;
| | - Jawad Hajjam
- Centre d’Expertise des TIC pour l’autonomie (CenTich) et Mutualité Française Anjou-Mayenne (MFAM)–Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (J.H.); (S.E.)
| | - Sylvie Erve
- Centre d’Expertise des TIC pour l’autonomie (CenTich) et Mutualité Française Anjou-Mayenne (MFAM)–Angers, 49000 Angers, France; (J.H.); (S.E.)
| | - Amir Hajjam El Hassani
- Laboratoire IRTES-SeT, Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), Belfort-Montbéliard, 90000 Belfort, France;
| | - Emmanuel Andres
- Diabètes et Maladies Métaboliques, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France; (N.L.-V.); (E.A.)
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