Applications of New Technologies in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Dear Colleagues,

The number of new consumer digital technologies is growing exponentially and today it is almost impossible to disassociate them from our lifestyle. The enormous interest in these types of devices has led to wearable technologies being rated as the primary trend in fitness worldwide with considerable increases in sales predicted over the coming decade. Advances in embedded sensors, increased battery life, increased processor speed, and the wide availability of 4G/5G mobile networks is enabling rapid advancements in these digital technologies. Interest among researchers is also growing exponentially as judged by the number of studies being published on consumer digital technologies. However, many of these new technologies have not been evaluated rigorously for either efficacy or effectiveness. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a practical, evidence-based vision of how to use technologies for the evaluation and control of variables related to Healthy Lifestyles, especially focusing on physical activity for the promotion of health in different populations, including children, special populations (i.e., clinical conditions, pregnant women or older adults) or even environments (i.e., occupational settings, schools or at home).

Study examples:

• How has the impact of 'care pathway technologies' on service integration in stroke care been measured and what is the strength of the evidence to support their effectiveness in this respect?
• The effectiveness of interventions in workplace health promotion as to maintain the working capacity of health care personal.
• The use of e-health and m-health tools in health promotion and primary prevention among older adults: a systematic literature review
• Feasibility of assessing diet with a mobile food record for adolescents and young adults with down syndrome
• Addressing healthy aging populations in developing countries: unlocking the opportunity of eHealth and mHealth
• Living Labs: overview of ecological approaches for health promotion and rehabilitation
• The lifestylisation of healthcare?'Consumer genomics' and mobile health as technologies for healthy lifestyle
• Digital technologies for promotion of healthy eating habits in teenagers

Dr. Borja Sanudo
Dr. Antonio Jesús Sanchez-Oliver
Dr. Grant Abt
Guest Editors

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