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A Concept for ICT Assisted Health Promotion in the Occupational Healthcare

J. KoskeloT. LeinoIlkka KorhonenJaakko LähteenmäkiRaimo LappalainenP. NymanElina MattilaJukka Salminen

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MaleTelemedicineCost-Benefit AnalysisOccupational Health ServicesHealth PromotionEnvironmentOccupational safety and healthUser-Computer InterfaceNursingSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingIntervention (counseling)Health careparasitic diseasesHumansMedicineLife StyleFinlandClinical Trials as TopicComputersbusiness.industryReproducibility of ResultsOverweightPublic relationsTelemedicineHealth promotionInformation and Communications TechnologyWell-beingAbsenteeism/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_beingFemalebusiness

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Lifestyle related health risks, such as overweight, work stress, and physical inactivity, have become pervasive in most modern societies. These risk factors have a debilitating impact on the well being of citizens and play a major role in the onset of many chronic diseases. As a result, working life is affected due to impaired work ability, decreased productivity, absenteeism, and disability pensions. Lifestyle changes are the key to managing these problems, but they are often difficult to accomplish and maintain. We present a concept for ICT (Information and Communication Technology) assisted health promotion in the occupational healthcare. ICT tools are provided for employees participating in a face-to-face intervention, which is designed to address several health risks. We believe that through ICT, we can provide the employees with more personalized health management support more efficiently than before. The ICT system will be implemented by integrating different technologies into an interoperable system.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2007-01-01
10.1109/iembs.2007.4352658https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352658