2025/01/16
Keio University School of Medicine
Keio University Hospital
University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, School of Medicine
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
A research team including Dr. Yoshinori Katsumata, a senior lecturer at the Institute for Integrated Sports Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine; Shuhei Yamashita, a researcher, and Dr. Shun Kohsaka, an associate professor, both from the Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology); Dr. Masahiro Jinzaki, a professor at the Department of Radiology (Diagnostic); and Dr. Yuko Kitagawa, a professor at the Department of Surgery (General and Gastroenterological), has jointly developed an ePRO (electronic Patient-Reported Outcome) system with Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. This development was part of the AI Hospital Project, for which Keio University was selected. The system allows patients with three relatively common cardiovascular diseases (heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and angina pectoris) to quantitatively evaluate and report their symptoms, ease of daily living, and anxiety or satisfaction with treatment using a smart tablet.
Furthermore, they conducted a parallel randomized trial to verify its effectiveness. The results demonstrated that the ePRO system improves the increasingly complex communication between doctors and patients, enhances the quality of doctors' treatment explanations, and increases patients' understanding of their illness.
While the development of a practical ePRO system was a major challenge within this project, this achievement has established a foundation that enables patients to accurately share their symptoms, as well as their anxieties and satisfaction regarding treatment, with their doctors. Keio University Hospital will continue to expand its efforts to provide medical care that further meets patient needs.
This research was published in the online edition of the international academic journal JAMA Network Open on January 14, 2024 (US Eastern Standard Time).
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