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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Published on: April 19, 2019
New technologies for promoting a healthy diet and active living
Sergio Guillén1, Alberto Sanna, Joy Ngo
1Instituto de Aplicaciones de las Tecnologías de Información y las Comunicaciones Avanzadas (ITACA), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain. sguillen@itaca.upv.es
Abstract:
Information and communication technologies (ICT) offer innovative formats for promoting healthy lifestyles and reinforcing public health initiatives. They can be applied to large population segments without losing the functionality of being tailored to individual fluctuating needs. Advantages of ICT include real-time provision and adaptation of nutrition and health recommendations based on an individual's particular situation, the potential to combine assessment procedures with healthy lifestyle support and the ability to unify psychosocial and cultural dimensions to enhance adherence. Two pilot programs are presented that show the potential for applying ICT to the promotion of healthy eating and physical activity habits.
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