FooDia-Net. A technology platform for nutrition education and active people involvement in the prevention of diabetes mellitus: results from the first field trial
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most widespread chronic diseases in the world and, by its nature, it affects several disciplines. Patients often appear unaware and lacking an adequate lifestyle and appropriate nutritional education to prevent its aggravation. Consequently,...
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| author | Mariarosaria Savarese Caterina Bosio Elisabetta Anna Graps Guendalina Graffigna |
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| description | Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most widespread chronic diseases in the world and, by its nature, it affects several disciplines. Patients often appear unaware and lacking an adequate lifestyle and appropriate nutritional education to prevent its aggravation. Consequently, it appears essential to promote educational initiatives aimed at helping patients diagnosed with type 2 DM to contain the disease progress. FooDia-Net is a project financed by the Ministry of Health which took place between 2017 and 2020 in 5 Italian regions, aimed at experimenting an innovative operating model of multiprofessional and cross-disciplinary management in the prevention of type 2 DM.
Method: The FooDia-Net protocol was tested through a pilot project which enabled the evaluation food literacy levels and patient engagement through the administration of pre- and post-performance self-assessment questionnaires to evaluate the educational exercises proposed to the panel.
Results: Out of 166 eligible patients, 38 completed the protocol (23%); results show a significant improvement in the levels of food literacy and, from the engagement point of view, despite not being significant statistically, good improvements were registered.
Discussion and conclusion: Results were encouraging with regards to the multidisciplinary management of patients with type 2 diabetes. The FooDia-Net platform ensured continuity of care and emotional support for patients remotely.
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| spelling | doaj.art-20e2b0223248466ba11bbe45f2bb75542023-02-16T11:46:13ZengAboutScience SrlAboutOpen2465-26282023-02-0110110.33393/ao.2023.2338FooDia-Net. A technology platform for nutrition education and active people involvement in the prevention of diabetes mellitus: results from the first field trialMariarosaria Savarese0Caterina Bosio1Elisabetta Anna Graps2Guendalina Graffigna3EngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center; Facoltà di Scienze agrarie alimentari e ambientali, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano - ItalyEngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano - ItalyA.Re.S.S. Puglia - Agenzia Regionale strategica per la Salute e il Sociale, Area Valutazione e Ricerca Bari - ItalyEngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center; Facoltà di Scienze agrarie alimentari e ambientali, Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano - ItalyIntroduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most widespread chronic diseases in the world and, by its nature, it affects several disciplines. Patients often appear unaware and lacking an adequate lifestyle and appropriate nutritional education to prevent its aggravation. Consequently, it appears essential to promote educational initiatives aimed at helping patients diagnosed with type 2 DM to contain the disease progress. FooDia-Net is a project financed by the Ministry of Health which took place between 2017 and 2020 in 5 Italian regions, aimed at experimenting an innovative operating model of multiprofessional and cross-disciplinary management in the prevention of type 2 DM. Method: The FooDia-Net protocol was tested through a pilot project which enabled the evaluation food literacy levels and patient engagement through the administration of pre- and post-performance self-assessment questionnaires to evaluate the educational exercises proposed to the panel. Results: Out of 166 eligible patients, 38 completed the protocol (23%); results show a significant improvement in the levels of food literacy and, from the engagement point of view, despite not being significant statistically, good improvements were registered. Discussion and conclusion: Results were encouraging with regards to the multidisciplinary management of patients with type 2 diabetes. The FooDia-Net platform ensured continuity of care and emotional support for patients remotely. https://journals.aboutscience.eu/index.php/aboutopen/article/view/2338EducationFood literacyPatient engagementType-2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| spellingShingle | Mariarosaria Savarese Caterina Bosio Elisabetta Anna Graps Guendalina Graffigna FooDia-Net. A technology platform for nutrition education and active people involvement in the prevention of diabetes mellitus: results from the first field trial AboutOpen Education Food literacy Patient engagement Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title | FooDia-Net. A technology platform for nutrition education and active people involvement in the prevention of diabetes mellitus: results from the first field trial |
| title_full | FooDia-Net. A technology platform for nutrition education and active people involvement in the prevention of diabetes mellitus: results from the first field trial |
| title_fullStr | FooDia-Net. A technology platform for nutrition education and active people involvement in the prevention of diabetes mellitus: results from the first field trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | FooDia-Net. A technology platform for nutrition education and active people involvement in the prevention of diabetes mellitus: results from the first field trial |
| title_short | FooDia-Net. A technology platform for nutrition education and active people involvement in the prevention of diabetes mellitus: results from the first field trial |
| title_sort | foodia net a technology platform for nutrition education and active people involvement in the prevention of diabetes mellitus results from the first field trial |
| topic | Education Food literacy Patient engagement Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| url | https://journals.aboutscience.eu/index.php/aboutopen/article/view/2338 |
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