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2017
William Van Woensel; Wasif Baig; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Samina Abidi
A Semantic Web Framework for Behavioral User Modeling and Action Planning for Personalized Behavior Modification Proceedings Article
In: 10th International Conference on Semantic Web Applications and Tools for Life Sciences, CEUR, Rome, Italy, 2017.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Change Theory, Personalized Medicine
@inproceedings{SCT2017,
title = {A Semantic Web Framework for Behavioral User Modeling and Action Planning for Personalized Behavior Modification},
author = {William Van Woensel and Wasif Baig and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi and Samina Abidi},
url = {https://niche.cs.dal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/paper-21-camera-ready-1.pdf},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-12-06},
booktitle = {10th International Conference on Semantic Web Applications and Tools for Life Sciences},
publisher = {CEUR},
address = {Rome, Italy},
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Samina Abidi; Michael Vallis; Helena Piccinini-Vallis; Syed Ali Imran; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi
A Digital Framework to Support Providers and Patients in Diabetes Related Behavior Modification Proceedings Article
In: Informatics for Health (MIE2017), Manchester, April 24 - April 26, 2017, IOS Press, 2017.
BibTeX | Tags: Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Change Theory, Diabetes Management
@inproceedings{Abidi2017,
title = {A Digital Framework to Support Providers and Patients in Diabetes Related Behavior Modification},
author = {Samina Abidi and Michael Vallis and Helena Piccinini-Vallis and Syed Ali Imran and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-04-26},
booktitle = {Informatics for Health (MIE2017), Manchester, April 24 - April 26, 2017},
publisher = {IOS Press},
keywords = {Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Change Theory, Diabetes Management},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
2016
Wasif Hasan Baig; Samina Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi
An Ontological Model of Behaviour Theory to Generate Personalized Action Plans to Modify Behaviours Proceedings Article
In: Exploring Complexity in Health: An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach. 26th European Medical Informatics Conference (MIE2016), Munich, pp. 399-403, IOS Press, 2016.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Action Plans, Behaviour Modelling, Information Personalization, Ontology
@inproceedings{Baig2016b,
title = {An Ontological Model of Behaviour Theory to Generate Personalized Action Plans to Modify Behaviours},
author = {Wasif Hasan Baig and Samina Abidi and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi},
doi = {10.3233/978-1-61499-678-1-399},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-08-15},
booktitle = {Exploring Complexity in Health: An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach. 26th European Medical Informatics Conference (MIE2016), Munich},
volume = {228},
pages = {399-403},
publisher = {IOS Press},
series = {Studies in Health Technology and Informatics},
abstract = {Behavior change approaches aim to assist patients in achieving self-efficacy in managing their condition. Social cognitive theory (SCT) stipulates self-efficacy as a central element to behavior change and provides constructs to achieve self-efficacy guided by person-specific action plans. In our work, to administer behaviour change in patient with chronic conditions, our approach entails the computerization of SCT-based self-efficacy constructs in order to generate personalized action plans that are suitable to an individual's current care scenario. We have taken a knowledge management approach, whereby we have computerized the SCT-based self-efficacy constructs in terms of a high-level SCT knowledge model that can be operationalized to generate personalized behaviour change action plans. We have collected and computerized behavior change content targeting healthy living and physical activity. Semantic web technologies have been used to develop the SCT knowledge model, represented in terms of an ontology and SWRL rules. The ontological SCT model can inferred to generate personalized self-management action plans for a given patient profile. We present formative evaluation of the clinical correctness and relevance of the generated personalized action plans for a range of test patient profiles},
keywords = {Action Plans, Behaviour Modelling, Information Personalization, Ontology},
pubstate = {published},
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Behavior change approaches aim to assist patients in achieving self-efficacy in managing their condition. Social cognitive theory (SCT) stipulates self-efficacy as a central element to behavior change and provides constructs to achieve self-efficacy guided by person-specific action plans. In our work, to administer behaviour change in patient with chronic conditions, our approach entails the computerization of SCT-based self-efficacy constructs in order to generate personalized action plans that are suitable to an individual's current care scenario. We have taken a knowledge management approach, whereby we have computerized the SCT-based self-efficacy constructs in terms of a high-level SCT knowledge model that can be operationalized to generate personalized behaviour change action plans. We have collected and computerized behavior change content targeting healthy living and physical activity. Semantic web technologies have been used to develop the SCT knowledge model, represented in terms of an ontology and SWRL rules. The ontological SCT model can inferred to generate personalized self-management action plans for a given patient profile. We present formative evaluation of the clinical correctness and relevance of the generated personalized action plans for a range of test patient profiles
2014
Samina Abidi; Michael Vallis; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Helena Piccinini-Vallis; Syed Ali Imran
D-WISE: Diabetes Web-Centric Information and Support Environment: conceptual specification and proposed evaluation. Journal Article
In: Can J Diabetes, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 205-11, 2014, ISSN: 2352-3840.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Theory, Diabetes Management, Health Informatics, Mobile Health, Patient Education
@article{Abidi:CanJDiabetes:2014,
title = {D-WISE: Diabetes Web-Centric Information and Support Environment: conceptual specification and proposed evaluation.},
author = {Samina Abidi and Michael Vallis and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi and Helena Piccinini-Vallis and Syed Ali Imran},
issn = {2352-3840},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Can J Diabetes},
volume = {38},
number = {3},
pages = {205-11},
address = {Canada},
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To develop and evaluate Diabetes Web-Centric Information and Support Environment (D-WISE) that offers 1) a computerized decision-support system to assist physicians to A) use the Canadian Diabetes Association clinical practice guidelines (CDA CPGs) to recommend evidence-informed interventions; B) offer a computerized readiness assessment strategy to help physicians administer behaviour-change strategies to help patients adhere to disease self-management programs; and 2) a patient-specific diabetes self-management application, accessible through smart mobile devices, that offers behaviour-change interventions to engage patients in self-management. METHODS: The above-mentioned objectives were pursued through a knowledge management approach that involved 1) Translation of paper-based CDA CPGs and behaviour-change models as computerized decision-support tools that will assist physicians to offer evidence-informed and personalized diabetes management and behaviour-change strategies; 2) Engagement of patients in their diabetes care by generating a diabetes self-management program that takes into account their preferences, challenges and needs; 3) Empowering patients to self-manage their condition by providing them with personalized educational and motivational messages through a mobile self-management application. The theoretical foundation of our research is grounded in behaviour-change models and healthcare knowledge management. We used 1) knowledge modelling to computerize the paper-based CDA CPGs and behaviour-change models, in particular, the behaviour-change strategy elements of A) readiness-to-change assessments; B) motivation-enhancement interventions categorized along the lines of patients' being ready, ambivalent or not ready; and C) self-efficacy enhancement. The CDA CPGs and the behaviour-change models are modelled and computerized in terms of A) a diabetes management ontology that serves as the knowledge resource for all the services offered by D-WISE; B) decision support services that use logic-based reasoning algorithms to utilize the knowledge encoded within the diabetes management ontology to assist physicians by recommending patient-specific diabetes-management interventions and behaviour-change strategies; C) a mobile diabetes self-management application to engage and educate diabetes patients to self-manage their condition in a home-based setting while working in concert with their family physicians. RESULTS: We have been successful in creating and conducting a usability assessment of the physician decision support tool. These results will be published once the patient self- management application has been evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: D-WISE will be evaluated through pilot studies measuring 1) the usability of the e-Health interventions; and 2) the impact of the interventions on patients' behaviour changes and diabetes control},
keywords = {Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Theory, Diabetes Management, Health Informatics, Mobile Health, Patient Education},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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OBJECTIVE: To develop and evaluate Diabetes Web-Centric Information and Support Environment (D-WISE) that offers 1) a computerized decision-support system to assist physicians to A) use the Canadian Diabetes Association clinical practice guidelines (CDA CPGs) to recommend evidence-informed interventions; B) offer a computerized readiness assessment strategy to help physicians administer behaviour-change strategies to help patients adhere to disease self-management programs; and 2) a patient-specific diabetes self-management application, accessible through smart mobile devices, that offers behaviour-change interventions to engage patients in self-management. METHODS: The above-mentioned objectives were pursued through a knowledge management approach that involved 1) Translation of paper-based CDA CPGs and behaviour-change models as computerized decision-support tools that will assist physicians to offer evidence-informed and personalized diabetes management and behaviour-change strategies; 2) Engagement of patients in their diabetes care by generating a diabetes self-management program that takes into account their preferences, challenges and needs; 3) Empowering patients to self-manage their condition by providing them with personalized educational and motivational messages through a mobile self-management application. The theoretical foundation of our research is grounded in behaviour-change models and healthcare knowledge management. We used 1) knowledge modelling to computerize the paper-based CDA CPGs and behaviour-change models, in particular, the behaviour-change strategy elements of A) readiness-to-change assessments; B) motivation-enhancement interventions categorized along the lines of patients' being ready, ambivalent or not ready; and C) self-efficacy enhancement. The CDA CPGs and the behaviour-change models are modelled and computerized in terms of A) a diabetes management ontology that serves as the knowledge resource for all the services offered by D-WISE; B) decision support services that use logic-based reasoning algorithms to utilize the knowledge encoded within the diabetes management ontology to assist physicians by recommending patient-specific diabetes-management interventions and behaviour-change strategies; C) a mobile diabetes self-management application to engage and educate diabetes patients to self-manage their condition in a home-based setting while working in concert with their family physicians. RESULTS: We have been successful in creating and conducting a usability assessment of the physician decision support tool. These results will be published once the patient self- management application has been evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: D-WISE will be evaluated through pilot studies measuring 1) the usability of the e-Health interventions; and 2) the impact of the interventions on patients' behaviour changes and diabetes control
Amina Russell; Samina Raza Abidi; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi
Shared Decision Making: Using Theories and Technology to Engage the Patient in Their Health Journey Proceedings Article
In: e-Health - For Continuity of Care - Proceedings of MIE2014, the 25th European Medical Informatics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, August 31 - September 3, 2014, pp. 303–307, 2014.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Theory, Health Informatics, Shared Decision Making
@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/mie/RussellAA14,
title = {Shared Decision Making: Using Theories and Technology to Engage the Patient in Their Health Journey},
author = {Amina Russell and Samina Raza Abidi and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-432-9-303},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
booktitle = {e-Health - For Continuity of Care - Proceedings of MIE2014, the 25th European Medical Informatics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, August 31 - September 3, 2014},
pages = {303--307},
crossref = {DBLP:conf/mie/2014},
keywords = {Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Theory, Health Informatics, Shared Decision Making},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
2013
Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Samina Raza Abidi
An Ontology-Driven Personalization Framework for Designing Theory-Driven Self-Management Interventions Proceedings Article
In: Process Support and Knowledge Representation in Health Care - AIME 2013 Joint Workshop, KR4HC 2013/ProHealth 2013, Murcia, Spain, June 1, 2013, Revised Selected Papers, pp. 97–112, 2013.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Behaviour Modelling, Ontology, Patient Education, Self-Management, Semantic Web, Social Cognition Theory
@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/aime/AbidiA13,
title = {An Ontology-Driven Personalization Framework for Designing Theory-Driven Self-Management Interventions},
author = {Syed Sibte Raza Abidi and Samina Raza Abidi},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03916-9_8},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
booktitle = {Process Support and Knowledge Representation in Health Care - AIME 2013 Joint Workshop, KR4HC 2013/ProHealth 2013, Murcia, Spain, June 1, 2013, Revised Selected Papers},
pages = {97--112},
crossref = {DBLP:conf/aime/2013k},
keywords = {Behaviour Modelling, Ontology, Patient Education, Self-Management, Semantic Web, Social Cognition Theory},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
2010
Selena Davis; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Samuel Alan Stewart
A Compositional Personalization Approach for Designing Personalized Patient Educational Interventions for Cardiovascular Risk Management Proceedings Article
In: Stud Health Technol Inform, pp. 629-33, Netherlands, 2010, ISSN: 0926-9630.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Theory, Compositional Personalization, Information Personalization, Patient Empowerment
@inproceedings{Davis:StudHealthTechnolInform:2010,
title = {A Compositional Personalization Approach for Designing Personalized Patient Educational Interventions for Cardiovascular Risk Management},
author = {Selena Davis and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi and Samuel Alan Stewart},
issn = {0926-9630},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
booktitle = {Stud Health Technol Inform},
volume = {160},
number = {Pt 1},
pages = {629-33},
address = {Netherlands},
abstract = {Providing patients with personalized educational messages can improve self-management of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors. We present our compositional personalization approach that generates personalized educational material by dynamically selecting fine-grained information snippets, as per the patient profile, and then synthesizing them in a educational template to yield personalized patient education interventions. We apply our personalization approach in the PULSE system--Personalization Using Linkages of SCORE and behavior change readiness to web-based Education--that generates personalized patient education for CVD risk management. The PULSE framework involves the calculation of CVD risk assessment using the Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) algorithm, the estimation of readiness to change using the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of intentional behavior change. The educational interventions were derived from evidence-based staged lifestyle modification materials and Canadian guidelines for CVD risk management.},
keywords = {Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Theory, Compositional Personalization, Information Personalization, Patient Empowerment},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
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Providing patients with personalized educational messages can improve self-management of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors. We present our compositional personalization approach that generates personalized educational material by dynamically selecting fine-grained information snippets, as per the patient profile, and then synthesizing them in a educational template to yield personalized patient education interventions. We apply our personalization approach in the PULSE system--Personalization Using Linkages of SCORE and behavior change readiness to web-based Education--that generates personalized patient education for CVD risk management. The PULSE framework involves the calculation of CVD risk assessment using the Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) algorithm, the estimation of readiness to change using the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of intentional behavior change. The educational interventions were derived from evidence-based staged lifestyle modification materials and Canadian guidelines for CVD risk management.
2006
Selena Davis; Syed Sibte Raza Abidi; Jafna Cox
Personalized cardiovascular risk management linking SCORE and behaviour change to web-based education Proceedings Article
In: Ubiquity: Technologies for Better Health in Aging Societies - Proceedings of MIE2006, The XXst International Congress of the European Federation for Medical Informatics, Maastricht, The Netherlands, A, pp. 235–240, 2006.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Theory, Cardiovascular, Information Personalization, Patient Education
@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/mie/DavisAC06,
title = {Personalized cardiovascular risk management linking SCORE and behaviour change to web-based education},
author = {Selena Davis and Syed Sibte Raza Abidi and Jafna Cox},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-58603-647-8-235},
year = {2006},
date = {2006-01-01},
booktitle = {Ubiquity: Technologies for Better Health in Aging Societies - Proceedings of MIE2006, The XXst International Congress of the European Federation for Medical Informatics, Maastricht, The Netherlands, A},
pages = {235--240},
crossref = {DBLP:conf/mie/2006},
keywords = {Behaviour Modelling, Behavioural Theory, Cardiovascular, Information Personalization, Patient Education},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}