A microservice-based architecture for realising digital health interventions

The objective of this research project is to investigate a microservice-based system architecture in order to realise scalable and easily adaptable digital health interventions in the future.

Factsheet

  • Lead school School of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Institute(s) Institute for Patient-centered Digital Health (PCDH)
  • Funding organisation Others
  • Duration (planned) 01.12.2022 - 31.03.2024
  • Project management Prof. Dr. Kerstin Denecke
  • Head of project Prof. Dr. Kerstin Denecke
  • Project staff Robin Glauser
  • Partner INVENTUS BERN - Stiftung
  • Keywords digital health interventions

Situation

Technology-wise, the landscape of digital health interventions (DHI) is manifold: Websites, mobile apps, e-mails, and social media but also devices such as Nintendo Wii Fit Plus or wearables are used to increase physical activity or for encouraging dietary intake. A limitation of existing systems is that they are basically developed for one clinical trial studying the effectiveness of a particular DHI. However, existing applications are so far not developed in a re-usable, sustainable manner.

Course of action

The project will start on a conceptual level and with the design of a concept of a microservice-based architecture. In the second phase of the project, we will implement a first service for a digital health intervention as proof of concept. A service for a behavior-change-technique will be realized in that second phase.

Result

The project will deliver an architecture for digital health interventions as microservice-based architecture.

This project contributes to the following SDGs

  • 3: Good health and well-being
  • 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure