TY - JOUR
AU - P. Gangas
AU - N. Lennox-Chhugani
AU - A. Alvarez
AU - E. Aldasoro
AU - Can Semerci
AU - E. Judica
AU - C. Louro
AU - J. P. Proença
AU - M. Marin
AU - E. Calarota
AU - S. Meidlinger
A1 - 
AB - This article focuses on reporting the methodology and results of the EU funded project PROCare4Life, whose main goal has been to develop an integrated, personalised, IT system, to empower and improve the Quality of Life of elderly people living with Parkinsons', Alzheimer's or another dementia. Research has been implemented to evaluate the results against the PROCare4Life integrated care strategy. Multimethod, quantitative, and qualitative research has been performed, benefiting from the Pilot 3 results gathered by consortium members. The article has been organised according to the research questions, which were based on the expected results by PROCare4Life that might support the future integration of care when the system is further developed and implemented into healthcare provision organisations. The PROCare4Life system is a digital tool that includes features that might support the advance of the integration of care, such as data sharing among multidisciplinary healthcare professionals and with patients and caregivers, the enhancement of direct communication among them or the constant sharing of the data monitored by the PROCare4Life system. Technology readiness levels (TRLs) 7 was achieved by the final prototype of the PROCare4Life system. Pilot representatives consider the PROCare4Life idea and underlying model of care very innovative and promising and believe it can certainly improve care practice through more enhanced integrated care. It is usable for people of different ages, conditions, and socioeconomic levels. It has been assessed to be more effective for elderly people living with Parkinson's than with dementia. Patients and caregivers indicated that the system helped them reduce their anxiety and increase their quality of life. Although overall assessment of the system by healthcare professionals was positive, divided opinions were shared on its capability to save time. Requirements for future scalability have been included in the last section.
AD - International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC), The Base B Evert van de Beekstraat 1-104 Schiphol Airport, 1118 CBL, The Netherlands.; Maastricht University, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht, 6211 LK, The Netherlands.; Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences, Casa di Cura Igea, Milan, 20144, Italy.; Kinetikos, Campo Grande 28, 10º D, Lisbon, 1700-093, Portugal.; Asociacion Parkinson Madrid, Calle Andres Torrejon, 18, Madrid, 28014, Spain.; Wohlfahrtswerk für Baden-Württemberg, Schloßstraße 80, Stuttgart, 70176, Germany.
AN - 42211438
BT - Open Res Eur
C5 - HIT & Telehealth; Healthcare Disparities
DO - 10.12688/openreseurope.16678.3
DP - NLM
ET - 20260416
JF - Open Res Eur
LA - eng
N2 - This article focuses on reporting the methodology and results of the EU funded project PROCare4Life, whose main goal has been to develop an integrated, personalised, IT system, to empower and improve the Quality of Life of elderly people living with Parkinsons', Alzheimer's or another dementia. Research has been implemented to evaluate the results against the PROCare4Life integrated care strategy. Multimethod, quantitative, and qualitative research has been performed, benefiting from the Pilot 3 results gathered by consortium members. The article has been organised according to the research questions, which were based on the expected results by PROCare4Life that might support the future integration of care when the system is further developed and implemented into healthcare provision organisations. The PROCare4Life system is a digital tool that includes features that might support the advance of the integration of care, such as data sharing among multidisciplinary healthcare professionals and with patients and caregivers, the enhancement of direct communication among them or the constant sharing of the data monitored by the PROCare4Life system. Technology readiness levels (TRLs) 7 was achieved by the final prototype of the PROCare4Life system. Pilot representatives consider the PROCare4Life idea and underlying model of care very innovative and promising and believe it can certainly improve care practice through more enhanced integrated care. It is usable for people of different ages, conditions, and socioeconomic levels. It has been assessed to be more effective for elderly people living with Parkinson's than with dementia. Patients and caregivers indicated that the system helped them reduce their anxiety and increase their quality of life. Although overall assessment of the system by healthcare professionals was positive, divided opinions were shared on its capability to save time. Requirements for future scalability have been included in the last section.
PY - 2024
SN - 2732-5121
SP - 3
ST - PROCare4Life integrated care model validation
T1 - PROCare4Life integrated care model validation
T2 - Open Res Eur
TI - PROCare4Life integrated care model validation
U1 - HIT & Telehealth; Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.12688/openreseurope.16678.3
VL - 4
VO - 2732-5121
Y1 - 2024
ER -