A PHR System for At-Risk Sedentary Adults

RTI International

Barbara Leah Massoudi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
RTI, International, Atlanta, GA
Team Biographies

What Was Accomplished

Research Triangle Institute International worked with the Cooper Institute to develop a PHR tool to help sedentary adults become more physically active. The team focused on physical activity through behavioral change, using a networking model that allows a link between patients and health care providers. Through a Web portal, sensor devices for patients can input personalized information about their physical activity level and lifestyle, generating a customized plan that increases their activity levels and fits into their daily routine. Daily activities may include taking the stairs rather than the elevator or parking a bit further from the office. To test their innovative vision the team looks at biosensors (pedometer or accelerometer) for acceptability and simulates connection with existing social networks. The team sends and retrieves observations of daily living (activity, mood and weight) into their prototype through a web user interface, uploading device data through a USB port. Devices used in the program included a pedometer and an accelerometer.

• Background Information
• Project Poster

Work Products
To download any of these documents, view the Work Products Table.

• Group Discussion Guide Session #1 - (Consumers/End users)
  Group Discussion Guide Session #2 - (End Users/Patients, Health Care Providers)
  Group Discussion Guide Session #3 - (Consumers/End-users, Health Care Providers)
  Instructions and questionnaires for structured interviews
  
  
• Analysis Phase Report - Analysis of current conditions, including workflow, analysis envisioned future, etc.
   
• Report of Findings from Interviews - Round 1 & Round 2 interview findings of Phase 1
   
• ActivHealth System Flow Diagram
   
• Source Code - Includes website and database script information
   
• Design Documentation and Core Component Testing Report - Includes a detailed description of the ActivHealth application
   
• Design Phase Report - Includes Assessment of User Needs, Implications, Design Outline, and User Interface and Architecture
   
• Technology Scan of Uses for and Possible Role of Technology in Physical Activity
   
• Literature Citations related to Behavior Change Mediators
  
  
• PowerPoint Presentations
  Presentation on ActivHealth at AMIA Spring Congress, 2007
  Presentation on ActivHealth at the Summer Institute for Nursing Informatics, 2008
  Presentation on PHRs at American Public Health Association
  Presentation titled "What Consumers Want in PHRs: Findings from Project HealthDesign"
  Presentation on PHR Applications for Prevention at the National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, 2009