Recent technological advancements have induced significant changes in the whole society, and thus in workplaces and lifestyles. A drastic reduction in physical activity has been documented by recent scientific investigations, with consequences on human postural attitudes. It is a fact that, in any given moment of the life, human body has a “posture” can be static (resting) or dynamic (walking). Moreover, when people assume poor postures during the day, their body become more susceptible to injuries (Aartun, 2014). Recent epidemiological data stated that back pain starts early in life and that prevalence rates increased rapidly during adolescence, reaching adult levels around the age of 18 (Jeffries, 2013). Furthermore, several authors considered long retained erroneous positions as a possible cause of postural diseases which do contribute, in their opinion, to the development of pathological forms (Shalavina, 2013). With this evidence, prevention should have a central role in order to avoid damage and pain in day-to-day life (Cardon, 2004; Calvo-Munoz, 2012), but it is poorly practiced in the majority of countries, even in the Western world. This paper analyses through a holistic approach the effects of knowledge translation (Simeone et al, 2017) adopting new technologies in healthcare system and in particular exploring how the interaction among health complex system’s stakeholders in open innovation processes can influence the co-creation value in health lifestyle process. A pilot project has been carried on with the involvement of 432 people in Apulia Region, including the management of residence for elderly people, physicals, elderly patients and their families and medical professionals. The study analysed previous database on the use of technologies in health care organizations and it brings to light the fact that chronic populations is growing, so the necessity to ward diagnosis of chronic diseases became an important aspect to reduce the costs in the Healthcare assistance.
The assessment of a technological system to develop a new organizational model for elderly people’ assistance
Gravili GinevraMembro del Collaboration Group
;Viola CarmineMembro del Collaboration Group
;Benvenuto MarcoMembro del Collaboration Group
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2019-01-01
Abstract
Recent technological advancements have induced significant changes in the whole society, and thus in workplaces and lifestyles. A drastic reduction in physical activity has been documented by recent scientific investigations, with consequences on human postural attitudes. It is a fact that, in any given moment of the life, human body has a “posture” can be static (resting) or dynamic (walking). Moreover, when people assume poor postures during the day, their body become more susceptible to injuries (Aartun, 2014). Recent epidemiological data stated that back pain starts early in life and that prevalence rates increased rapidly during adolescence, reaching adult levels around the age of 18 (Jeffries, 2013). Furthermore, several authors considered long retained erroneous positions as a possible cause of postural diseases which do contribute, in their opinion, to the development of pathological forms (Shalavina, 2013). With this evidence, prevention should have a central role in order to avoid damage and pain in day-to-day life (Cardon, 2004; Calvo-Munoz, 2012), but it is poorly practiced in the majority of countries, even in the Western world. This paper analyses through a holistic approach the effects of knowledge translation (Simeone et al, 2017) adopting new technologies in healthcare system and in particular exploring how the interaction among health complex system’s stakeholders in open innovation processes can influence the co-creation value in health lifestyle process. A pilot project has been carried on with the involvement of 432 people in Apulia Region, including the management of residence for elderly people, physicals, elderly patients and their families and medical professionals. The study analysed previous database on the use of technologies in health care organizations and it brings to light the fact that chronic populations is growing, so the necessity to ward diagnosis of chronic diseases became an important aspect to reduce the costs in the Healthcare assistance.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
