Method and a system for teaching and guiding an individual in changing the lifestyle and a method and system for treating an individual

• US 20070054252A1
• Filed: 08/23/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Congener Wellness Corp.
• Original Assignee: Microlife Intellectual Property GmbH
• Inventors: Lin, Kin-Yuan
• Application Number:
  US11/210,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20070054252A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/247
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/00 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance

Abstract

A method and a system for teaching and guiding an individual and changing the lifestyle and in building up a health or healthier behaviour includes the step of making a basic assessment of the individual and of defining at least one program to which the individual should attend on the basis of this assessment. The program includes at least teaching, guiding and actively involving the individual and individually gathering personal objective information represented by at least one health indicator. The individual is taught in accordance with a specific learning program in view of understanding a relationship between the objective information and a phenomenon or symptom caused by pathology or functional deficiency. The individual is further taught and guided to understand the effect of specific behaviour and lifestyle on the pathology or functional deficiency. Finally, actions are identified to be taken for changing the lifestyle and for building up a healthier behaviour in view of reducing health problems or health risks.

Claims

1. A method of teaching and guiding an individual in

changing the lifestyle and building up a healthy or healthier behaviour, the method comprising the steps of

making a basic assessment of said individual and defining specific health problems or potential health risks,

in answer to said basic assessment defining at least one program to which said individual should attend

wherein said at least one program includes

teaching and guiding and actively involving the individual in individually gathering personal objective information represented by at least one health indicator relating to said health problem or potential health risk

teaching said individual in accordance with a specific learning program in view of understanding a relationship between said objective information and a phenomenon or a symptom caused by pathology or a functional deficiency related to said health problem or said health risk

teaching and guiding said individual to understand the effect of a specific behaviour or lifestyle on said pathology or functional deficiency of the said health problem or health risk

guiding and teaching said individual to identify actions to be taken for changing the lifestyle and building up a healthy or healthier behaviour in view of reducing said health problems or reducing said health risks

2. A method according to claim 1, comprising the step of teaching said individual in accordance with said specific learning program in view of understanding a short to medium term action to be taken to relieve a symptom caused by said pathology or functional deficiency of said health problem or health risk.

3. A method according to claim 1, comprising the step of guiding and teaching said individual to identify actions to be taken in view of a long term plan for reducing said health problems or reducing said health risks.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said indicator is an indicator selected form the group of a lag pathology indicator, a leading functional deficiency indicator and a predisposition indicator.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said step of teaching and guiding includes teaching said individual in accordance with a specific learning program in view of understanding that a determining factor of health is at least one physiological process selected from the group of a food intake and metabolism process, a Psycho-Neuro-Immuno Process and a physical Muscle-Skeleton process interacting with the living environment, genetic predisposition and behaviour of the said individual.

6. A method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of making a choice of a treatment in a facility selected from a facility specialised in treatment of a specific class of complex health problems, a facility for improving the individual'"'"'s health, in particular by means of a holistic treatment, and a facility for guiding and teaching the individual to change the lifestyle and build up a healthy or healthier behaviour, said choice being made depending on the result of said assessment.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein in said assessment, the individual is classified into a category selected from the categories of (1) a healthy condition, (2) a chronic precondition or a predisposition for developing a health problem or health risk and (3) a complex chronic condition.

8. A method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of remote monitoring or following up at least one health parameter of said individual or compliance of said individual with a specified schedule.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said program includes teaching said individual in at least one subject selected from the group of environmental influence on the health, genetic predisposition for a health risk, food intake and metabolism, physical and body knowledge, mind-body interaction and medication knowledge.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein said program is selected from the group of prevention and improvement programs in view of a chronic lifestyle condition.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein said program is directed to a health problem related to the physiological process of food intake and metabolism, in particular to at least one of cerebral cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, overweight and obesity, maldigestion, malabsorption and deficiency of liver detoxification.

12. A method according to claim 10, wherein said program is directed to a health problem related to the physiological process of Psycho-Neuro-Immuno system and/or hormone, in particular to Depression, Alzheimer, allergies, Asthma, Autoimmune diseases, cancer and hormone imbalance.

13. A method according to claim 10, wherein said program is directed to a health problem related to the physiological process of physical and bone structure, in particular to scoliosis, chronic back pain, poor fitness, poor muscle tone, or poor joint flexibility.

14. A method according to claim 9, wherein said group of programs further includes self care program in view of chronic fatigue, stress, Anemia, Menstrual cramp, cold, Headache, Insomnia, Abdominal, Discomfort, Adrenal fatigue, Bone loss, Menopause.

15. A method according to claim 1, wherein said program is designed primarily in view of understanding a process selected from the group of flow of nutrient, neurosignal, hormone and mechanical force in said physiological process in view of providing the individual with a systematic and comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the function of the human organism.

16. A method according to claim 15, wherein said program is further designed in view of increasing the individual'"'"'s awareness of a relationship between a symptom present in daily life and lifestyle in view of increasing the individual'"'"'s capability for self-care disease prevention or health management.

17. A method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of prescribing short term measures to the individual in view of immediate relief, depending on the result of said basic assessment.

18. A method according to claim 1, the method comprising the further step of providing the individual with at least one book directed to said program, said book including information in view of said health problem or health risk and being designed to be completed with personal data individually by the individual.

19. A method according to claim 18, wherein said personal data include said personal objective information.

20. A method according to claim 18, said book including information in view of trial behaviour and skill development for changing an improper lifestyle and behaviour.

21. A method according to claim 18, said book including information and procedure in view of assuring that the knowledge and information of the said book are read and understood by the individual.

22. A method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of providing an electronic interactive book, said book including information relating to said program and being designed for interaction with said individual allowing entry of personal data into a memory of said book.

23. A method according to claim 22, wherein said personal data include said personal objective information.

24. A method according to claim 23, comprising the further step of providing in said electronic book information related to said health problem or health risk and information related to a trial behaviour and a skill development and providing a procedure for assuring that said information are read and understood by the individual.

25. A method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of providing an information technology platform for administration of an organisation carrying out said method.

26. A method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of providing a learning platform for teaching care persons to carry out said method.

27. A method according to claim 1, the method comprising the further step of defining and operating a reward program for said individual and providing said individual with a reward if a predetermined goal has been achieved by said individual.

28. A method according to claim 27, wherein said reward is selected from the group of paying an attending fee for the program from a tax free Health Saving Account, shares or stock options of an organization carrying out said method.

29. A method according to claim 1, wherein said objective information is information selected from the group of pathological information, functional information and information relating to genetic predispositions.

30. A system for teaching and guiding an individual to change the lifestyle and to build up a healthy or healthier behaviour, the system comprising at least one program to which said individual should attend, wherein said at least one program includes

means for teaching, guiding and actively involving the individual in individually gathering objective information represented by at least one health indicator relating to said health problem or potential health risk,

means for teaching said individual in accordance with a specific learning program in view of understanding a relationship between symptoms caused by pathology or functional deficiency in context with said health problem or potential health risk and said objective information

means for teaching and guiding said individual to understand the effect of specific behaviour and lifestyle on said pathology or functional deficiency in context with said health problem and health risk

and means for guiding and teaching said individual to identify actions to be taken for changing the behaviour in view of reducing said health problems or reducing said health risks.

31. A system according to claim 30, further comprising means for teaching said individual in accordance with a specific learning program in view of understanding short to medium term actions to be taken to relieve a symptom caused by said pathology or functional deficiency of said health problem or health risk.

32. A system according to claim 30, wherein said system includes a at least one specific learning program in view of understanding that a determining factor of health is at least one physiological process selected from the group of the food intake and metabolism process, a Psycho-Neuro-Immuno Process and a physical Muscle-Skeleton process which interact with living environment, genetic predisposition and behaviour of said individual.

33. A system according to claim 30, comprising at least one of a facility specialised in treatment of a specific class of complex chronic conditions, a facility for improving the individual'"'"'s inner healing power by means of a holistic treatment and a facility for teaching the individual to change the lifestyle and build up a healthy or healthier behaviour.

34. A system according to claim 30, comprising means for remote monitoring or following up at least one health parameter of said individual or compliance of said individual with a specified schedule.

35. A system according to claim 30, wherein said facility for teaching the individual is designed for teaching at least one subject selected from the environmental influence on health, genetic predisposition for a health risk, food intake and metabolism, physical and body knowledge, mind-body interaction and medication knowledge.

36. A system according to claim 30 wherein said means for teaching and guiding are selected from the group of written books or electronic books.

37. A system according to claim 36, the system comprising at least one book directed to said program, said book including information and being designed to be completed with personal data, in particular data relating to the personal objective information, individually by the individual.

38. A system according to claim 30, the system comprising at least one book directed to said program, said book including information in view of trial behaviour and skill development for changing an improper lifestyle and behaviour.

39. A system according to claim 37, said book including information and procedures in view of assuring that the knowledge and information of the said book are read and understood by the individual.

40. A system according to claim 30, comprising an information technology platform for administration of an organisation carrying out said method.

41. A system according to claim 30, comprising a learning platform for teaching care persons to use said system.

42. A system according to claim 30, comprising at least one electronic interactive book, said book including information relating to said program and being designed for interaction with said individual, allowing entry of personal data into a memory of said book.

43. A system according to claim 42, wherein said data include said personal objective information.

44. A system according to claim 30, the system comprising means for operating a reward program for said individual and for providing said individual with a reward if a predetermined goal has been achieved by said individual.

86. A system according to claim 30, the system further comprising at least one device for recording and storing data, in particular multimedia data such as text, audio and video, wherein said device is adapted for connection with a personal electronic device, in particular an electronic book for teaching, guiding and learning, to be used by said individual.

87. A system according to claim 86, wherein said device is selected form the group of a mobile phone, a camera, a personal digital assistant, a terminal and a medical measuring device.

45. A method for treatment of an individual, said treatment including at least one of a prevention against a health risk, improving the health and treating a pathological situation of said individual, the method comprising the steps of

Making an assessment of the individual in view of defining a least one health problem or health risk

Classifying said health problem or health risk in a class of problems primarily related to at least a physiological process, the process being selected from the group of a food intake and metabolism process, a Pyscho-Neuro-Immuno process and a Biophysical process

Treating said individual in a facility specialized for treatment of health problems or health risks of said class.

46. A method according to claim 45, wherein in said assessment, the individual is classified into a category selected from (1) a healthy status, (2) a chronic precondition or a predisposition for developing a health problem or a health risk or (3) a complex chronic condition.

47. A method according to claim 45, wherein improving said health is made through improvement of an inner healing power and wherein treating said pathological situation is made through a medical procedure or through medication.

48. A system for treatment of an individual, said treatment including at least one of a prevention against a health risk, improving the health and treating a pathological situation of said individual,

the system comprising at least one facility specialised for treatment of health problems or health risk of a class of problems related to a specific physiological process, the process being selected from the group of a food intake and metabolism process, a Pyscho-Neuro-Immuno process and a Biophysical process.

49. A method for treating an individual, said method comprising the steps of

making an assessment of the individual in view of defining a least one health problem or health risk

depending on the result of said assessment, choosing a treatment in one of a facility specialised in treatment of a specific class of health problems, a facility for improving the individuals health, in particular by means of a holistic treatment and a facility for teaching and guiding the individual to change the lifestyle and build up a healthy or healthier behaviour.

50. A method according to claim 49, comprising the step of teaching and guiding and actively involving the individual

in individually gathering personal objective information represented by at least one health indicator relating to the said health problem or potential health risk

in understanding a relationship between said objective information and a phenomenon or symptom caused by pathology or functional deficiency of the health problem and health risk

in understanding the effect of specific behaviour and lifestyle on said pathology or functional deficiency related to said health problem or health risk

in identifying actions to be taken for changing the lifestyle and building up a healthy or healthier behaviour in view of reducing said health problems or reducing said health risks.

51. A method according to claim 50, comprising the further step of teaching said individual in understanding short to medium term action to be taken for relief of the symptom caused by said pathology or functional deficiency of said health problem or health risk.

52. A method according to claim 50, wherein said indicator is an indicator selected form the group of a illness indicator, a functional deficiency indicator, a predisposition indicator

53. A method according to claim 50, wherein said step of teaching includes teaching said individual in accordance with a specific learning program in view of understanding that a determining factor of health is related to at least one physiological process selected from the group of the food intake and metabolism process, a Psycho-Neuro-Immuno Process and a physical Muscle-Skeleton process.

54. A method according to claim 49, wherein in said assessment, the individual is classified into a category selected from (1) a healthy status, (2) a chronic precondition or a predisposition for developing a health problem or a health risk or (3) a complex chronic condition.

55. A method according to claim 50, comprising the further step of remote monitoring or following up at least one health parameter of said individual or compliance of said individual with a specified schedule.

56. A method according to claim 49, wherein said holistic treatment for treating said individual in at least one therapy is selected from the group of complementary and alternative therapies including energy therapy, mental therapy, biologically based therapy, manipulative and body based therapy, acupuncture, and homeopathy.

57. A method according to claim 56, wherein said holistic treatment further is including with therapy of western conventional medicine.

58. A method according to claim 49, wherein said teaching and guiding includes teaching said individual in at least one subject selected from the group of environmental influence on the health, genetic predisposition for a health risk, food intake and metabolism, physical and body knowledge, mind-body interaction and medication knowledge.

59. A method according to claim 49, comprising the further step of prescribing short to medium term measures to the individual in view of immediate relief depending on the result of said assessment.

60. A method according to claim 49, the method comprising the further step of providing the individual with at least one book directed to said health problem or health risk,

said book including information relating to said health problem or health risk and being designed to be completed with personal data individually by the individual.

61. A method according to claim 60, said book including information in view of trial behaviour and skill development for changing an improper lifestyle and living behaviour.

62. A method according to claim 60, said book including information and procedure in view of assuring that the knowledge and information of said book are read and understood by the individual

63. A method according to claim 49, comprising the further step of providing an information technology platform for administration of an organisation carrying out said method.

64. A method according to claim 49, comprising the further step of providing a learning platform for teaching a teacher or doctor to carry out said method.

65. A method according to claim 49, comprising the further step of providing an electronic interactive book, said book including information relating to said health problem or health risk and being designed for interaction with said individual allowing entry of personal data into a memory of said book.

66. A method according to claim 65, wherein said data include said personal objective information.

67. A method according to claim 65, wherein said book includes information related to said health problem or health risk and information in view of trial behaviour and skill development and a means for assuring that the said information are read and understood by the individual.

68. A method according to claim 49, the method comprising the further step of defining and operating a reward program for said individual and providing said individual with a reward if a predetermined goal has been achieved by said individual.

69. A method according to claim 68, wherein said reward is selected from the group of shares or stock options of an organization carrying out said method.

70. A method according to claim 50, wherein said objective information is information selected from the group of pathological information, functional information and information relating to genetic predispositions.

71. A system for treating an individual, said system comprising

a facility specialised in treatment of a specific class of health problems

a facility for improving the individual'"'"'s inner healing power, in particular by means of a holistic treatment and

a facility for teaching the individual to change the lifestyle or build up a healthy or healthier behaviour.

72. A system according to claim 71, wherein said facility for teaching the individual to change the lifestyle and build up a healthy or healthier behaviour comprises

means for teaching and guiding and actively involving the individual in individually gathering objective information, represented by at least one health indicator relating to said health problem and potential health risk,

means for teaching said individual in accordance with a specific learning program in view of understanding a relationship between said health indicator and said health problem or health risk

means for teaching and guiding said individual to understand the effect of specific behaviour and lifestyle on said pathology or functional deficiency of the said health problem and health risk

and means for guiding and teaching said individual to individually identify actions to be taken for changing the behaviour in view of reducing said health problems or reducing said health risks.

73. A system according to claim 71, wherein said facility for teaching the individual to change the lifestyle and build up a healthy or healthier behaviour includes at least one specific learning program in view of understanding that the determining factor of health is related to at least one physiological process selected from the group of the food intake and metabolism process, a Psycho-Neuro-Immuno Process and a physical Muscle-Skeleton process interacting with the living environment or genetic predisposition.

74. A system according to claim 71, wherein said facility for treating the health problem and teaching the individual to change the lifestyle and build up a healthy or healthier behaviour comprises means for remote monitoring or following up at least one health parameter of said individual or compliance of said individual with a specified schedule.

75. A system according to claim 72 wherein said means for teaching and guiding are selected from the group of written books and electronic books.

76. A system according to claim 75, wherein said means for teaching and guiding are provided with wire or wireless linking to at least one medical parameter measuring device.

77. A system according to claim 75, said book including information and being designed to be completed with personal data individually by the individual.

78. A system according to claim 75, book including information in view of trial behaviour and skill development for changing an improper lifestyle or behaviour.

79. A system according to claim 75, said book including information and procedures in view of assuring that the knowledge and information of the said book are read and understood by the individual.

80. A system according to claim 71, comprising an information technology platform for administration of an organisation operating said system.

81. A system according to claim 71, comprising a learning platform for teaching care persons, teachers and doctors, to use said system.

82. A system according to claim 71, comprising at least one electronic interactive book, said book including information relating to said program and being designed for interaction with said individual allowing entry of personal data into a memory of said book.

83. A system according to claim 82, wherein said data include said personal objective information.

84. A system according to claim 82, wherein said book includes information related to said health problem or health risk and information in view of trial behaviour and skill development and a procedure for assuring that the said information are read and understood by the individual.

85. A system according to claim 71, the system comprising means for operating a reward program for said individual and for providing said individual with a reward if a predetermined goal has been achieved by said individual.