Integrating Social Media and Mobile Sensor Data for Clinical Decision Support: Concept and Requirements

Social media are increasingly used by individuals for the purpose of collecting data and reporting on the personal health status, on health issues, symptoms and experiences with treatments. Beyond, fitness trackers are more used by individuals to monitor their fitness and health. The health data that is becoming available due to these developments could provide a valuable source for continuous health monitoring, prevention of unexpected health events and clinical decision making since it gives insights into behavior and life habits. However, an integration of the data is challenging. This paper aims triggering the discussion about this current topic. We present a concept for integrating social media data with mobile sensor data and clinical data using digital patient modelling. Further, we collect requirements and challenges for a possible realization of the concept. Challenges include the data volume, reliability and semantic interoperability.