JP-2026074776-A - Graphical user interface for vital sign data entry

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a GUI for inputting vital sign data that simplifies input and improves the readability of input results. [Solution] The system comprises multiple elements 213 arranged in a matrix, and when one of these elements is selected, a row header 211 and a column header 212 are marked. When the selection of an element 213 is confirmed, the system is configured to execute a command to retrieve the characters assigned to these headers and register them in a table along with the date and time. [Selection Diagram] Figure 4

Inventors

• 矢田 智春
• 岡本　智宏
• 山下 大介

Assignees

• 日清紡マイクロデバイス株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20241021

Claims (7)

1. It is displayed on the terminal's screen and comprises a plurality of first elements arranged in a matrix, one second element, row headers arranged for each row of the plurality of first elements, and column headers arranged for each column of the plurality of first elements. Either the row header or the column header is accompanied by an image showing the quantity of the excrement, and the other is accompanied by an image showing the quality of the excrement. In response to the selection of one of the plurality of first elements, at least a portion of the row headers in the same row as the element and at least a portion of the column headers in the same column as the element are marked. Each of the row headers and column headers mentioned above is assigned a different character. A graphical user interface for inputting vital sign data, characterized in that, upon selection of the second element, a command is executed to retrieve the characters assigned to the row header and column header of the selected element, and to register them in a table along with the date and time.
2. The graphical user interface for inputting vital sign data according to claim 1, characterized in that the excrement is feces, and the image indicating the quality of the excrement is the shape of the feces.
3. The graphical user interface for inputting vital sign data according to claim 1, characterized in that the excrement is urine, and the image indicating the quality of the excrement is the color of the urine.
4. It also includes multiple third elements, Each of the aforementioned third elements is accompanied by a string of characters and an image indicating a different urine volume level, and is also assigned a different character. A graphical user interface for inputting vital sign data according to claim 2, characterized in that, upon selection of the second element, a command is executed to acquire the character assigned to the third element and register it in the table.
5. Instead of executing a command to acquire the character and register it in the table along with the date and time as a result of the selection of the second element, a command is executed to temporarily store the character and display a confirmation screen. The aforementioned confirmation screen displays the temporarily stored character. The aforementioned confirmation screen further comprises a fourth element, A graphical user interface for inputting vital sign data according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the temporarily stored character is registered in the table along with the date and time by the selection of the fourth element.
6. The characters and dates and times registered in the table are visualized in a heatmap or bar graph that displays the number of excretions over time using a predetermined data visualization library. The graphical user interface for inputting vital sign data according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the heatmap or bar graph is used to analyze the excretion tendencies of a care recipient unit or an individual care recipient.
7. The characters and dates and times registered in the table are visualized in a heatmap or bar graph that displays the number of excretions over time using a predetermined data visualization library. The graphical user interface for inputting vital sign data according to claim 5, characterized in that the heatmap or bar graph is used to analyze the excretion tendencies of a care recipient unit or an individual care recipient.

Description

This invention relates to a graphical user interface for inputting vital sign data used in nursing care settings, and more particularly to one that is effective for use in excretion care. Nursing care facilities are increasingly adopting care record apps. This shifts from traditional handwritten information recording to electronic input via a graphical user interface (GUI), leading to increased efficiency and speed, centralized information management, and improved information sharing among care staff. In particular, it is expected to reduce the working hours of care staff and improve their quality of life (QOL). In particular, assistance with toileting is a task that care staff find burdensome (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, 2023, "Survey Results of Additional Questionnaire to Care Facilities Regarding Burden Reduction Effects"), and caregiving time accounts for a considerable portion of the day (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 2021, "Survey Results on the Actual Situation of Elderly Care"). Individuals with high care needs are not only unable to independently manage their own excretion, but some may even lack awareness of their own need to urinate or defecate. Caregivers must visit these individuals at their bedside at scheduled times, open their diapers, and check for excretion. However, since the condition of those requiring care is not constant, the timing of excretion changes daily. Therefore, caregivers often open the diapers even when there is no excretion. This inevitably lowers the quality of life (QOL) of both the care staff and the individuals receiving care, making it difficult to achieve well-being. On the other hand, the characteristics of excrement are an important vital sign and are closely related to the patient's current illness; therefore, recording the characteristics of excrement is essential. For this reason, care staff are increasingly being provided with tablets or other record-keeping devices with care record apps installed. Patent Document 1 provides an example of a GUI for recording excretion. Figure 11 shows its details. Figure 11 is an input screen for stool volume and its characteristics displayed on the display of an excretion care terminal, with the GUI constructed using various buttons. On the left side of the screen is a stool volume input field 91, and on the right side is a characteristics input field 92. Below, a confirmation button 93 labeled "OK" and a cancellation button 94 labeled "Cancel" are positioned side-by-side. The stool volume input button 911, characteristics input button 921, confirmation button 93, and cancellation button 94 are elements created using a predetermined programming language. When a caregiver performs an action such as tapping or clicking on the stool volume input button 911 or characteristics input button 921, those elements become selected. Subsequently, when the caregiver performs an action such as tapping or clicking on the confirmation button 93, the command associated with that element is executed. For example, if the stool volume input button 911 labeled "small" is selected, and the consistency input button 921 labeled "watery stool" is selected, tapping the confirmation button 93 will execute the command, and a numerical value or other character indicating that the stool volume is small and watery will be saved to the terminal or server. Furthermore, to visually inform the caregiver that these buttons are selected, commands can also be executed to change the text color or background color in response to actions such as tapping or clicking (Figure 12). Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2022-072766 This is a system diagram showing the electronic device environment within a nursing care facility.This is a diagram showing the hardware architecture.This is a diagram showing the GUI according to the first embodiment.This is a diagram showing the GUI according to the first embodiment.This diagram compares the first embodiment with a conventional example using a flowchart.This is a diagram showing the GUI according to the second embodiment.This is a flowchart of the GUI according to the second embodiment.This is a map displayed by a web application using the GUI of the present invention.This is a graph displayed by a web application using the GUI of the present invention.This is a graph displayed by a web application using the GUI of the present invention.This figure shows a GUI related to a conventional example.This figure shows a GUI related to a conventional example. The embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figures 1 to 10. In the following embodiments, parts that are identical or equivalent to each other will be denoted by the same reference numerals. <About the network> Figure 1 is a system diagram showing the electronic device environment 10 within a nursing care facility. Various devices 122 to 125, including a tablet terminal 121, located within or ou