Towards Flexible Remote Therapeutic Interventions

Abstract

In the context of therapeutic interventions, smart mobile devices are becoming increasingly important. First, they can properly assist patients in performing their homework - a support required for more efficient therapeutic interventions. Second, mobile applications enable therapists to monitor homework outcomes. From a technical perspective, frequently required changes of the mobile applications supporting therapeutic interventions constitute a major challenge. To tackle the latter for a multitude of remote therapeutic interventions, e.g., in psychotherapy or physiotherapy, we deploy process management technology to smart mobile devices. This paper discusses flexibility issues addressed by the mobile processes. Particularly, the achieved flexibility, in turn, increases the practical benefits of smart mobile devices in the context of remote therapeutic interventions.