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Integrated Platform for the Lifestyle Change and Holistic Approach to Personalized Prevention and Self-Management of Patients with High Blood Pressure
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Author(s): Kostas Giokas (National Technical University of Athens, Greece), Vassilia Costarides (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)and Dimitris Koutsouris (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 19
Source title:
M-Health Innovations for Patient-Centered Care
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Anastasius Moumtzoglou (P&A Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9861-1.ch004
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Abstract
High Blood Pressure (BP) is the main risk factor for stroke and a major risk factor for heart attack and kidney disease. EU countries policies on lifestyle measures and self-management in lowering BP including making dietary changes and exercising are emerging and increasing. We aim to addresses preventive solutions for citizens by improving adherence to life style changes as well as therapy compliance by patients' education and monitoring of compliance. Our vision is aimed at creating a systemic solution for health promotion and disease prevention to support hypertensive citizens and healthcare professionals in co-producing healthy management and preventive care actions leading to behavioral changes. We will try to join the concept of prevention centered on a) promotion of subject empowerment, b) engagement of citizen at risk, c) provision of physicians with user-friendly devices, d) supporting behavioural changes of citizens in the adherence of lifestyle protocols, e) introduction of innovative organizational models to improve healthcare system performance
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