Descrizione del progetto
Famiglie in grado di difendersi dal diabete
Sono circa 60 milioni le persone con diabete nella regione europea. La prevalenza del diabete sta aumentando, soprattutto a causa dell’aumento dell’eccesso di peso e dell’obesità, della dieta non sana e dell’inattività fisica. In questo contesto, il progetto DigiCare4You, finanziato dall’UE, fornirà un’innovazione intersettoriale che coinvolge strumenti digitali per lo screening precoce, la prevenzione e la gestione del diabete di tipo 2 e dell’ipertensione. Nello specifico, saranno coinvolte più di 10 000 famiglie in due Paesi a medio reddito e due ad alto reddito. Le scuole saranno un punto di ingresso nella comunità. Mentre le procedure esistenti per la valutazione periodica della crescita dei bambini (condotta tramite le infermiere scolastiche o in collaborazione con i centri sanitari della comunità locale) saranno migliorate, i genitori/caregiver saranno sottoposti a screening tramite uno strumento digitale non invasivo auto-riferito.
Obiettivo
DigiCare4You Consortium will jointly work with local stakeholders to deliver an intersectoral innovation involving digital tools for early screening, prevention and management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension (HTN). An implementation study will be conducted, targeting more than 10,000 families in two Middle Income Countries (Albania and Bulgaria) and two High Income Countries (Greece and Spain), considering vulnerable groups. Schools will be used as an entry point to the community and building on an existing procedure for children’s periodic growth assessment (conducted via school nurses or in collaboration with local community health centres), parents/ caregivers will be screened via a non-invasive self-reported digital screening tool. Those identified at high risk for T2D will be referred for glycaemia testing and blood pressure (BP) measurements at local community health centres. Parents/ caregivers confirmed to have pre-diabetes or diabetes (and possibly high BP) will be invited to join a mHealth self-management intervention coordinated by the community healthcare workforce. The goal of this intervention is not only to improve the health status of the users, but also empower the entire family in adopting a healthy lifestyle. To this end, schools and communities will also be actively engaged to promote health literacy, well-being and support lifestyle changes creating a more supportive social and physical environment for the entire community. Regular monitoring will be ongoing during the implementation to allow corrective actions and ensure effective adaptation and uptake. Based on the study outcomes, the in-depth health economic evaluation and budget impact analysis, and data deriving from a Scalability Assessment and Decision-Support tool, national and international stakeholders will be invited to evaluate, through a series of webinars and workshops, the scalability potential of the DigiCare4You solution in other regions or countries in Europe.
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H2020-SC1-2020-Two-Stage-RTD
Meccanismo di finanziamento
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
176 71 ATHINA
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