Examples include diabetes patients in the west of England having remote monitoring and coaching technology to help them manage their condition better, while in Rochdale, patients who are at high risk of becoming critically ill will be supported with telecare monitoring in their homes.
Internet-based training, online migraine monitoring and methods for mobile monitoring and coaching are promising tools to increase the outreach of behavioural support and psychological guidance in the field of primary headache.
In 2007, Sorbi and colleagues [9] published the results of a pilot study conducted to test the feasibility and acceptability of a new method for mobile Web-based monitoring and coaching in a small group of chronic migraine patients.
The Guided Care Nurse (GCN) performs an assessment, develops an evidence-based plan of care, monitors and coaches the patient in self-management, coordinates the patient's transitions, educates and supports family caregivers, and facilitates access to community resources.
Since then, the alarm has evolved into Lark Pro, a sleep monitoring and coaching service — the company says it has sold "tens of thousands" of its devices, and that 73percentt of insomniacs saw an improvement after using Lark Pro for a month.
Such studies should take into account the considerable skill required to use the therapeutic relationship for monitoring and coaching, the potential for more harm than good and that the responses may only be considered acceptable for concerns about neglect or emotional abuse and/or feasible for a subset of help-seeking families.
People have gotten the idea that exercise has to be complicated, and that they need a heart rate monitor, and a coach, and equipment and special instruction.
These novel accessories and commercial gadgets such as the bodybugg activity monitoring armbands [9] can turn Health Pal into a personal health monitor and biofeedback coach.
Ytica provides a way to measure the performance of customer service staff, allowing management to monitor and intervene and coach when necessary.
