Um sistema de apoio à educação em saúde voltado a idosos com doenças crônicas

This paper presents a study about the use of a remote monitoring system which aims at helping old people to understand the importance of certain health habits. Besides monitoring some of their signals and data, the system gives access and suggests users videos and other materials. The study involv...

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Main Authors: Maria Lúcia Kroeff Barbosa, Eliseo Berni Reategui, Valter Roesler, Johannes Doll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2014-08-01
Series:ETD: Educação Temática Digital
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Online Access:http://www.fe.unicamp.br/revistas/ged/etd/article/view/6406/pdf_49
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author Maria Lúcia Kroeff Barbosa
Eliseo Berni Reategui
Valter Roesler
Johannes Doll
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description This paper presents a study about the use of a remote monitoring system which aims at helping old people to understand the importance of certain health habits. Besides monitoring some of their signals and data, the system gives access and suggests users videos and other materials. The study involved data collection and analysis with a qualitative approach in the modality of a case study. It has been observed that the tools and methods employed contributed to behavioral changes in participants' health habits and daily care. Data related to their body measurements showed a reduction in fat percentage in all research subjects. The system introduced positive changes in what the health habits of participants are concerned. With the support of the system and the monitoring program implemented, they became more careful with their eating and practice of physical activity.
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spelling doaj.art-875ff30442c44e5292b539774de327152022-12-22T01:34:59ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasETD: Educação Temática Digital1676-25922014-08-01162423Um sistema de apoio à educação em saúde voltado a idosos com doenças crônicasMaria Lúcia Kroeff Barbosa0Eliseo Berni Reategui1Valter Roesler2Johannes Doll3Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulThis paper presents a study about the use of a remote monitoring system which aims at helping old people to understand the importance of certain health habits. Besides monitoring some of their signals and data, the system gives access and suggests users videos and other materials. The study involved data collection and analysis with a qualitative approach in the modality of a case study. It has been observed that the tools and methods employed contributed to behavioral changes in participants' health habits and daily care. Data related to their body measurements showed a reduction in fat percentage in all research subjects. The system introduced positive changes in what the health habits of participants are concerned. With the support of the system and the monitoring program implemented, they became more careful with their eating and practice of physical activity.http://www.fe.unicamp.br/revistas/ged/etd/article/view/6406/pdf_49ElderlyHealtheducationDisease
spellingShingle Maria Lúcia Kroeff Barbosa
Eliseo Berni Reategui
Valter Roesler
Johannes Doll
Um sistema de apoio à educação em saúde voltado a idosos com doenças crônicas
ETD: Educação Temática Digital
Elderly
Health
education
Disease
title Um sistema de apoio à educação em saúde voltado a idosos com doenças crônicas
title_full Um sistema de apoio à educação em saúde voltado a idosos com doenças crônicas
title_fullStr Um sistema de apoio à educação em saúde voltado a idosos com doenças crônicas
title_full_unstemmed Um sistema de apoio à educação em saúde voltado a idosos com doenças crônicas
title_short Um sistema de apoio à educação em saúde voltado a idosos com doenças crônicas
title_sort um sistema de apoio a educacao em saude voltado a idosos com doencas cronicas
topic Elderly
Health
education
Disease
url http://www.fe.unicamp.br/revistas/ged/etd/article/view/6406/pdf_49
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