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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2015
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Tamara Mathea Elisabeth Nijsen, Weert, NL;
Chevone Marie Barretto, London, GB;
Choo Chiap Chiau, Shanghai, CN;
Mareike Klee, Straelen, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus, a system (), a method (), and a computer program for assessing the risk of an exacerbation and/or hospitalization. A patient's physical activity is measured (e.g., by an accelerometer ()) during an active period of time (e.g., during awake hours) and during a rest period of time (e.g., during sleep hours) to gather first and second activity data. A risk of exacerbation and/or hospitalization is assessed (e.g., by a risk assessment unit ()) based on an expression involving the respective activity data during active and rest periods fulfilling a predetermined relationship with respect to a predetermined activity level. For instance, low activity data during active periods and high activity data during rest periods indicates an increased risk of exacerbation and/or hospital readmission for the patient.