Effect of remote lifestyle guidance by using IoT, ICT, and further aiming for intervention by AI

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K10377
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58010:Medical management and medical sociology-related
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: Yoneda Masayasu 広島大学, 医系科学研究科(医), 寄附講座教授 (30508130)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 糖尿病 / 遠隔医療 / IoT / ICT / 生活習慣 / 食事指導 / 運動指導

Outline of Final Research Achievements

People with type 2 diabetes going to medical institutions in mountainous areas were provided with remote guidance for lifestyle (diet and exercise) using smart phones for 6 months. In the last 3 years, total number of subjects was 38 persons (26 men and 12 women; 33 persons over the age of 60 and 5 persons under the age of 59; 12 persons in 2020, 15 persons in 2021 and 11 persons in 2022). In all subjects, body weight and BMI were lower after 6 months of intervention than those before intervention, but HbA1c levels and blood pressure did not change significantly. Both step count and exercise frequency significantly increased, and thus, exercise habits improved during the intervention period.

Free Research Field

糖尿病学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

糖尿病専門医がいない、医療資源が不足している、中山間地域のような医療過疎地域に暮らす糖尿病患者に、IoTやICTによる遠隔医療システムを活用した食事や運動の遠隔指導を提供することは，患者の生活習慣の改善に繋がるとともに，地域のかかりつけ医の診療をサポートすることが期待できる。また、本研究機関中はちょうどコロナウイルス感染の拡大によって対面診察・指導が難しい状況であった。遠隔医療は今後さらに重要となると考えられる。