Method and system for developing and delivering a therapeutic meal plan program
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1. A method for customizing a therapeutic meal plan for a patient comprising the steps of:
- providing an interactive user interface to a user;
receiving a first input to the interactive user interface from the user containing cancer identifying information relating to a cancer that has stricken a patient;
receiving a second input to the interactive user interface from the user containing chemotherapy information related to a chemotherapy treatment for the patient including at least one of type of chemotherapy agents, treatment schedule, and dosage;
allowing at least one of patient, caregiver, and physician to make changes to a patient profile based on changes in at least one of a health condition and the chemotherapy treatment for the patient associated with the health condition;
determining and displaying a list of recommended food items for the patient on the user interface based on the first input and the second input including the chemotherapy information related to the chemotherapy treatment for the patient including at least one of type of chemotherapy agents, treatment schedule, and dosage;
prompting the user to select one or more food items from the list of recommended food items;
developing and conveying a meal plan to the user via the user interface based on a user selection of the one or more food items;
assembling the selected food items; and
delivering the selected food items to the user.
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Abstract
A system and method develops a customized meal plan for a patient based on a chemotherapy treatment regimen for the patient and delivers the corresponding food items of the meal plan to the patient. The customized meal plan is designed to mitigate the physical effects and nutritional losses associated with chemotherapy and other cancer related treatments, such as radiation therapy. As the medical condition of the patient changes, the meal plan can be revised to provide updated customization. The meal plan may be developed using information provided by the patient, a caregiver, such as a nurse or physician, or a combination thereof.
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1. A method for customizing a therapeutic meal plan for a patient comprising the steps of:
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providing an interactive user interface to a user; receiving a first input to the interactive user interface from the user containing cancer identifying information relating to a cancer that has stricken a patient; receiving a second input to the interactive user interface from the user containing chemotherapy information related to a chemotherapy treatment for the patient including at least one of type of chemotherapy agents, treatment schedule, and dosage; allowing at least one of patient, caregiver, and physician to make changes to a patient profile based on changes in at least one of a health condition and the chemotherapy treatment for the patient associated with the health condition; determining and displaying a list of recommended food items for the patient on the user interface based on the first input and the second input including the chemotherapy information related to the chemotherapy treatment for the patient including at least one of type of chemotherapy agents, treatment schedule, and dosage; prompting the user to select one or more food items from the list of recommended food items; developing and conveying a meal plan to the user via the user interface based on a user selection of the one or more food items; assembling the selected food items; and delivering the selected food items to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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8. A computer implemented method for customizing a therapeutic meal plan for a patient comprising the steps of:
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providing an interactive user interface to a user; receiving a first input to the interactive user interface from the user containing cancer identifying information relating to a cancer that has stricken the patient; receiving a second input to the interactive user interface from the user containing chemotherapy information related to a chemotherapy treatment for the patient including type of chemotherapy agents, treatment schedule, and dosage; determining any side effects relating the chemotherapy treatment; determining and displaying, by the computer, a list of recommended food items for the patient on the user interface based on the first input and the second input and any side effects relating to the chemotherapy treatment to mitigate the side effects and anticipated side effects relating to the chemotherapy treatment and dietary restrictions associated with the patient; prompting the user to select one or more of the food items from the list of recommended food items; and developing and transmitting the therapeutic meal plan to the user via the user interface based on a user selection of the one or more food items. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 20)
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21. A method for customizing a therapeutic meal plan for a patient comprising the at least one of sequential, non-sequential and sequence independent steps of:
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providing an interactive user interface to a user; receiving a first input to the interactive user interface from the user containing cancer identifying information relating to a cancer that has stricken the patient; receiving a second input to the interactive user interface from the user containing chemotherapy information related to a chemotherapy treatment for the patient including at least one of type of chemotherapy agents, treatment schedule, and dosage; receiving, when available, a third input identifying information regarding specific side effects that have actually been experienced by the patient in reaction to the patient'"'"'s specific chemotherapy treatment; allowing the at least one of patient, caregiver, and physician to make changes to a patient profile based on changes in at least one of the health condition, the treatment for the patient associated with the health condition and the specific side effects actually experienced by the patient in reaction to the patient'"'"'s specific chemotherapy treatment; determining and displaying a list of recommended food items for the patient on the user interface based on the first input, the second input including the chemotherapy information related to the chemotherapy treatment for the patient including at least one of type of chemotherapy agents, treatment schedule, and dosage and, when available, the third input; prompting the user to select one or more of food items from the list of recommended food items; developing and conveying the meal plan to the user via the user interface based on a user selection of the one or more food items; assembling the selected food items; and delivering the selected food items to the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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