ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
An Innovative Approach to Designing Digital Health Solutions Addressing the Unmet Needs of Obese Patients in Europe.
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- Innovative approach to designing user-centred digital solutions for plastic surgery patients with non-melanoma skin cancer.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Digital interventions addressing the unmet needs of older adults with multimorbidity: a mixed-methods persona design approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Technology Acceptance and Its Applications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Experience with Obese Patients Followed via Telemedicine in a Latin American Tertiary Care Medical Center.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The role of melatonin in the molecular mechanisms underlying metaflammation and infections in obesity: A narrative review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Review
- Innovative approaches to service integration addressing the unmet needs of irritable bowel syndrome patients and new approaches for the needs of IBS patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- "One Health" Approach for Health Innovation and Active Aging in Campania (Italy).Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
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Abstract
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the worldwide obesity rate has tripled since 1975. In Europe, more than half of the population is overweight and obese. Around 2.8 million people die each year worldwide as a result of conditions linked to being overweight or obese. This study aimed to analyze the policies, approaches, and solutions that address the social and health unmet needs of obese patients, at different levels, in order to simulate the definition of an integrated approach, and to provide and share examples of innovative solutions supporting health promotion, disease prevention, and integration of services to improve the collaboration between the different health and care stakeholders involved across the country and in the lives of obese patients. A collaborative approach involving various levels of government and regional experts from different European countries was applied to identify, explore, and evaluate different aspects of the topic, from the innovation perspective and focusing on a European and a regional vision. Currently, people prefer more foods rich in fats, sugars, and salt/sodium than fruits, vegetables, and fiber. This behavior leads to a significant negative impact on their health-related quality of life. Changes in healthcare systems, healthy policy, and approaches to patient care and better implementation of the different prevention strategies between all the stakeholders are needed, taking advantage of the digital transformation of health and care. Such changes can support obese patients in their fight against an unhealthy lifestyle and at the same time reduce healthcare costs.
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