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Healthcare Informatics Research ; : 199-207, 2012.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-192777

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OBJECTIVES: Body weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat, and blood pressure are important indicators of a person's health. In this experimental study, we evaluated the effectiveness of an integrated personalized health care system, Health Improvement and Management System (HIMS)-everyday, which instantly provides subjects with biofeedback on their measured body weight, BMI, body fat and blood pressure using a database that stores subjects-customized information. METHODS: The subjects of this study used the system once or twice a week for 8 weeks. We analyzed the changes in their body weight, BMI, body fat, and blood pressure according to their respective usage of the system, and analyzed the changes in their perceived health status and health promoting behavior accordingly. RESULTS: Subjects' body weight, BMI, and blood pressure decreased significantly with respect to their individual usage of the system. Subjects who used the system more frequently showed significant improvement in their body weight, BMI, and body fat. However, subjects' perceived health status and health promoting behavior did not improve significantly. CONCLUSIONS: The study showed that the biofeedback-based personalized health care system was effective in controlling middle-aged and elderly women' body weight, BMI, body fat, and blood pressure.


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Anciano , Humanos , Tejido Adiposo , Biorretroalimentación Psicológica , Presión Sanguínea , Índice de Masa Corporal , Peso Corporal , Atención a la Salud , Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud , Sistemas de Información , Salud de la Mujer
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Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics ; : 221-230, 2008.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-168688

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OBJECTIVE: Body weight is an important indicator of a person's health status. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of the body weight management system, HIMS (Health Improvement and Management System)-Diet, which instantly provides users with feedback on their measured weight using the database that stores the user.customized information. METHODS: The participants of this experimental study used the system two or three times a week for 10 weeks. We analyzed the changes in their body weight and body mass index (BMI) according to their respective usage of the system. RESULTS: Participants' body weight and BMI decreased with respect to their individual usage of the system. Participants that used the system frequently for a longer time period improved significantly in their body weight and BMI. CONCLUSION: The experimental study showed that the body weight management system, HIMS-Diet, was effective in controlling people's body weight.


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Índice de Masa Corporal , Peso Corporal , Cambios en el Peso Corporal
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