Chronic care management of globesity: promoting healthier lifestyles in traditional and mHealth based settings

Gianluca Castelnuovo*, Giada Pietrabissa, Gian Mauro Manzoni, Stefania Corti, Martina Ceccarini, Maria Borrello, Emanuele Maria Giusti, Margherita Novelli, Roberto Cattivelli, Nicole A Middleton, Susan G Simpson, Enrico Molinari

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

Obesity and being overweight could be real chronic conditions above all if there are other complications such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, cancer, and various psychosocial and psychopathological disorders. Due to the multifactorial etiology of obesity, evidence-based interventions to improve weight loss, maintain a healthy weight, and reduce related comorbidities combine different treatment approaches: dietetic, nutritional, physical, behavioral, psychological, and, in some situations, pharmacological and surgical. There are significant limitations in this multidisciplinary chronic care management of obesity, most notably those regarding costs and long-term adherence and efficacy. Programs including eHealth platforms and new technologies could overcome limitations connected to the traditional in-patient chronic care management of obesity, thus providing promising opportunities in enhancing weight reduction and reducing complications in terms of long-term efficacy and effectiveness across clinical, organizational, and economic perspectives.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)1557-1562
Numero di pagine6
RivistaFrontiers in Psychology
Volume6
Numero di pubblicazione1557
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

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Keywords

  • clinical psychology
  • mHealth
  • obesity
  • rehabilitation
  • type 2 diabetes

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