I-Corps: A virtual culinary medicine software program for patients with chronic disease

这个I-Corps项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是为那些不知道吃什么来管理慢性病的慢性病患者开发一个软件程序。 由于时间和经济限制以及注册营养师的可用性等原因，许多患者接触营养专业人员的机会有限。在美国，60%的成年人患有慢性疾病。患有慢性病的人更有可能生活质量差。拟议的软件程序可以提高生活质量，增加患者获得营养服务的机会。它的目的是告诉人们吃什么，以及如何准备食物的基础上，他或她目前的饮食相关的行为和准备改变。这对保险公司和员工健康计划的领导层非常感兴趣，因为研究表明，营养师主导的生活方式管理加上通常的医疗保健提供了适度的医疗保健成本节省。拟议的计划可能会增加获得营养保健和疾病管理的依从性，同时降低医疗保健成本。最终，这项技术可能会使人们能够从营养上管理他们的慢性病，使他们每天都感觉最好。这个I-Corps项目是基于数据驱动的软件程序的开发，该软件程序收集了慢性病的烹饪医学和营养教育视频，还可以帮助患者设定目标，自我监测进展，并提供行为目标的反馈。该技术由拥有30多年临床经验的注册营养师和拥有10多年行业经验的烹饪教育家开发，旨在支持慢性和急性疾病患者改善饮食质量和整体健康。当病人获得营养服务时，他们的结果（实验室检查、体重、血压）会得到改善。因此，有一种方法可以帮助患者通过向他们展示吃什么，如何准备它来营养地管理慢性疾病，并让他们按需获得营养信息，这可能会使那些参与健康，健身和慢性疾病管理的人受益。该软件可以是个性化的，具有交互能力，以针对每个人的准备程度和信心来定制食谱和膳食计划，以帮助他们设定目标并达到目标。这项技术可以为患者提供方便的营养服务，这可能会在几种类型的疾病管理中产生积极的结果。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of a software program for people with chronic illnesses that do not know what to eat to manage their chronic disease. Many patients have limited access to nutrition professionals for reasons such as time and financial constraints and availability of a registered dietitian. In the US, 60% of adults have a chronic disease. People with a chronic disease are more likely to have a poor quality of life. The proposed software program may improve quality of life and increase access to nutrition services for patients. It is designed to show people what to eat and how to prepare foods based on his or her current diet-related behaviors and readiness to change. This is of great interest to leadership of insurance companies and employee wellness programs because research has shown that dietitian-led lifestyle management added to the usual medical care provided modest health care cost savings. The proposed program may increase access to nutrition care and disease management adherence while decreasing health care costs. Ultimately, the proposed technology may empower people to manage their chronic disease nutritionally so that they feel their best every day.This I-Corps project is based on the development of a data-driven software program with a collection of culinary medicine and nutrition education videos for chronic illnesses that also assists patients with goalsetting, self-monitoring progress, and provides feedback on behavioral goals. Developed by registered dietitians with over 30 years of combined clinical experience and a culinary educator with over 10 years of industry experience, the proposed technology is a program designed to support people with chronic and acute conditions in improving their diet quality and overall health. When patients have access to nutrition services their outcomes (laboratory tests, weight, blood pressure) improve. Thus, having a way to help patients manage chronic disease nutritionally by showing them what to eat, how to prepare it, and giving them on-demand access to nutrition information may benefit those involved with health, fitness, and chronic disease management. The software may be personalized with an interactive capability to tailor recipes and meal plans for each person’s level of readiness and confidence to help them set goals and reach them. The proposed technology may give patients convenient access to nutrition services, and this could result in positive outcomes in several types of disease management.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.