“OPTImAL”: an ontology for patient adherence modeling in physical activity domain

Abstract Background Maintaining physical fitness is a crucial component of the therapeutic process for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite the known importance of being physically active, patient adherence to exercise, both in daily life and during cardiac rehabilitation (CR), is low...

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Main Authors: Kristina Livitckaia, Vassilis Koutkias, Evangelia Kouidi, Mark van Gils, Nikolaos Maglaveras, Ioanna Chouvarda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-019-0809-9