Authors:
Fernando Cassola
1
;
Alexandre Costa
1
;
Ricardo Henriques
1
;
Artur Rocha
1
;
Marlene Sousa
2
;
Pedro Gomes
2
;
Tiago Ferreira
2
;
Carla Cunha
2
and
João Salgado
2
Affiliations:
1
INESC TEC - INESC Technology and Science, Portugal
;
2
ISMAI - Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
Keyword(s):
Web-based Platform, Decision Support, Screening, Healthcare, Depression, Suicide.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Business Analytics
;
Cardiovascular Technologies
;
Computing and Telecommunications in Cardiology
;
Data Engineering
;
Decision Support Systems
;
Decision Support Systems, Remote Data Analysis
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
This work presents a screening and evaluation platform for depression and suicidality that has been tested in the scope of primary healthcare. The main objective is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of screening processes. A web-based, decision support platform was provided for qualified healthcare professionals. The platform provides several assessment tools for patient evaluation and monitoring of their treatment, along with follow up appointment management. A preliminary evaluation process was carried out to understand the health professional’s satisfaction. This revealed there was general satisfaction with its integrated functions and all the provided methods of assessment. In conclusion, the project sustains the goal of improving the treatment outcomes for clinical depression by refining the screening methods and consequently increase the screening effectiveness and efficiency.