{"id":100255297,"date":"2026-06-09T08:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/?post_type=project&#038;p=100255297"},"modified":"2026-06-09T08:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:57:06","slug":"nca","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/project\/nca\/","title":{"rendered":"N!CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-sidebar-layout-container margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div\n        class=\"container-lg\"\n        style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"row\"\n            style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 order-1 order-md-0 sidebar\">\n            \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-institute-card margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n                                    <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n                    <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                        <a\n        class=\"angewandte-informatik institute-card\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/institut\/ehealth\/\"\n        target=\"_self\"\n    >\n                            <div class=\"major-bg-color\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"header\">\n                    <span>Institute<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <h4>eHealth<\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <span><\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-fact-box margin-bottom-normal\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n            <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                <div class=\"card border border-light p-3\">\n                    <ul class=\"list-unstyled mb-0\">\n                                              <li\n                          class=\"\"\n                        >\n                          <div class=\"label mb-1\">\n                            Duration\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"value fw-bold\">10\/2025 &#8211; 02\/2026<\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                          <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-text-card card margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n            <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                <div class=\"border border-light p-3\">\n                    <div class=\"module-migration-sidebar-ueberschrift-text\">\n<h4 class=\"field-migration-ueberschrift\">Project management<\/h4>\n<p class=\"field-migration-text\">\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n        id=\"\"\n        class=\"wp-block-person-card margin-bottom-normal\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"container-lg\">\n            <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n                <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/university\/person\/bernhard-neumayer\"\n    class=\"person-card\">\n    <div class=\"border border-light h-100\">\n\n        <div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n            <picture>\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"img-fluid\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/online.fh-joanneum.at\/JOANNEUMonline\/visitenkarte.showImage?pPersonenGruppe=3&amp;pPersonenId=255B840878A38292\"\n        alt=\"\"\n        title=\"\"\n                 onerror=\"this.src = 'https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/app\/themes\/fh\/public\/images\/avatar_dummy.e5edf9.png'\"     >\n<\/picture>\n\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"p-2 p-xl-3\">\n                            <p class=\"mb-1 hyphens\">DI Dr.<\/p>\n                        <h6>Bernhard Neumayer<\/h6>\n                        <p class=\"mb-0 hyphens\">\n              Senior Lecturer (FH)\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-text-card card margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n            <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                <div class=\"border border-light p-3\">\n                    <div class=\"module-migration-sidebar-ueberschrift-text\">\n<h4 class=\"field-migration-ueberschrift\">Project team<\/h4>\n<p>Elisabeth Bayr, BSc (eHealth)<\/p>\n<p>Tabea Hansche, BSc (eHealth)<\/p>\n<p>Tanja Neger, BSc (eHealth)<\/p>\n<p>Lukas Pansinger, BSc (eHealth)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"d-none d-md-flex col-md-1 seperator-column\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 order-0 order-md-1\">\n    \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-intro-text margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"major-text-color fst-italic\"><p>Design of a Decision Support System for Chronic Pain Management to Support and Empower Nursing Professionals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <h4>Background &amp; Objective<\/h4>\n<p>Chronic pain is a common and complex health problem that places high demands on nursing care. Time pressure, extensive documentation and limited access to pain specialists can lead to inconsistent evidence-based pain management in routine practice [1]. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) can help integrate clinical information and align care with evidence-based pathways [2].Objective: Developing a backend decision-logic component for a CDSS to assist nurses in chronic pain management, focusing on a pain localization assessment.<\/p>\n<h4>Research Design\/Methodology<\/h4>\n<p>This work extends an existing frontend application by implementing backend decision logic as part of the N!CA project [3]. A hierarchical model developed by a certified pain expert was implemented as a decision tree. The decision tree was serialized into a structured JSON schema containing node definitions and condition attributes. A rule engine interprets this schema and performs the decision-making logic accordingly.<\/p>\n<h4>Results\/Discussion<\/h4>\n<p>Pain localization assessment: a functional prototype that captures pain characteristics and produces an assessment output. The rule-based backend supports structured execution of the expert model and outputs a result indicating the most likely target structure (e.g., nerve, muscle, or bone).<\/p>\n<h4>Perspectives\/Implications<\/h4>\n<p>Future research will expand the system to support identifying pain causes by combining patient-reported data with clinical indicators.<\/p>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p>[1] Mayer S. et al. The societal costs of chronic pain and its determinants: The case of Austria. PLoS One. 2019;14(3).<\/p>\n<p>[2] Chen Z. et al. Harnessing the power of clinical decision support systems: challenges and opportunities. Open Heart. 2023;10(2).<\/p>\n<p>[3] Demarcsek D.D. et al. Design of a Decision Support System for Chronic Pain Management to Support and Empower Nursing Professionals. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2025;324:190&ndash;191.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-content-image margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div >\n\n                    <div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n                        <picture>\n                        <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 538px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2026\/06\/NicaBild1-538x576.jpg, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2026\/06\/NicaBild1-768x823.jpg 2x\"\n            \/>\n                    <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2026\/06\/NicaBild1-768x823.jpg, https:\/\/cdn3.fh-joanneum.at\/media\/2026\/06\/NicaBild1-956x1024.jpg 2x\"\n            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