The document proposes an ICT-based personal healthcare system called Stress Management System (SMS) to help manage stress. It notes that stress can lead to heart disease and other health problems. The system would use wireless body sensors, mobile apps, and networks to accurately analyze stress levels, efficiently communicate stress measurements, and provide real-time responses to help manage stress. It is a collaborative project between several research institutions that aims to help address the growing problem of heart disease and mortality related to stress.

1. SMS: Stress Management System
A personalised ICT based healthcare system
Iffat Ahmed, Andreas Petlund, Carsten Griwodz, Pål Halvorsen
(Simula Research Laboratory, Norway),
Ilangko Balasingham, Jacob Bergsland (The Intervention Centre, Oslo University Hospital, Norway),
Leonardo Badia, Michele Rossi (University of Padova, Italy),
Giorgio Quer, Ramesh Rao (University of California San Diego/Qualicomm Institute)
 Digital Healthcare
 Digital Medicine

2. MOTIVATION
 Norwegian Institute of Public Health:
 Heart disease is one of the top cause of mortality
 Expected increase in death to 110,000 in 2030
 Stress is normal part of life
 Stress can lead to:
 Emotional, psychological
 Physical problems
 Heart disease, high blood pressure, chest pains, or
irregular heart beats
 STRESS SHOULD BE MANAGED!

3. CHALLENGES
 Accurate analysis of stress
 Efficient communication of stress related
measurements
 Real time response to human body for stress
management
 Post processing of historical data for detecting
other heart diseases…

4. ICT based solution
 Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN)
 Physiological sensors  Enhanced mobility
 4G+ Networks
 Mobile app
 Internet/web
 Remote data transfer
 Offline processing of data for future
Heterogenious network and devices

5. PARTNERS
 Agreed Partners:
 Simula Research Laboratory (Simula)
 Oslo University Hospital (OUS)
 University of Padova, Italy (UniPD)
 University of California San Diego, USA (UCSD)
 Interested:
 University Duisburg-Essen, Germany (UDE)
 Needed:
 Medical researchers, practitioners