The global healthcare system is under immense pressure and the rising aging population adds to it. To minimise this added burden, a system needs to be in place that enables doctors to speed up their processes whilst enabling older individuals to stay healthy for longer. The prime objective of the ChroNoct project is to develop such a system and to predict, manage and diagnose chronic respiratory diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); including exacerbation (worsening) of the disease.   

Throughout the course of product development, progressive usability studies, surveys and interviews with all direct stakeholders will be performed to gather end-user requirements. Key end-users include older individuals (active at home and supported at home), caregivers and physicians (specialists and general practitioners). The main challenge is understanding all user requirements and promoting the platform to both doctors and older adults as adoptability may present itself as an obstacle. The requirements and issues provided by the end-users will be direct input for the product prototypes.  

Integration of the platform into the current healthcare ecosystem is the ideal end-result and hence customisation of the product is a necessity.