Assessing the feasibility of a mobile health-supported clinical decision support system for nutritional triage in oncology outpatients using Arden Syntax.

Journal: Artificial intelligence in medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nutritional screening procedures followed by regular nutrition monitoring for oncological outpatients are no standard practice in many European hospital wards and outpatient settings. As a result, early signs of malnutrition are missed and nutritional treatment is initiated when patients have already experienced severe weight loss.

Authors

  • Jeroen S de Bruin
    Section for Medical Expert and Knowledge-Based Systems, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: jeroen.debruin@meduniwien.ac.at.
  • Christian Schuh
    Section for Medical Expert and Knowledge-Based Systems, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
  • Walter Seeling
    Section for Medical Expert and Knowledge-Based Systems, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
  • Eva Luger
    Institute for Social Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
  • Michaela Gall
    Department of Internal Medicine III, Vienna General Hospital, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
  • Elisabeth Hütterer
    Department of Internal Medicine I, Vienna General Hospital, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
  • Gabriela Kornek
    Department of Internal Medicine I, Vienna General Hospital, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
  • Bernhard Ludvik
    Krankenhaus Rudolfstiftung, Department of Internal Medicine I, Juchgasse 25, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
  • Friedrich Hoppichler
    Hospital of the Brothers of St. John of God, Kajetanerplatz 1, A-5010 Salzburg, Austria; Special Institute for Preventive Cardiology and Nutrition (SIPCAN), Guggenbichlerstraße 8/15, A-5026 Salzburg, Austria.
  • Karin Schindler
    Department of Internal Medicine III, Vienna General Hospital, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.