Publications by authors named "N Saranummi"
Adoption Space and the Idea-to-Market Process of Health Technologies.
Stud Health Technol Inform
February 2018
Although Europe 'produces' excellent science, it has not been equally successful in translating scientific results into commercially successful companies in spite of European and national efforts invested in supporting the translation process. The Idea-to-Market process is highly complex due to the large number of actors and stakeholders. ITECH was launched to propose recommendations which would accelerate the Idea-to-Market process of health technologies leading to improvements in the competitiveness of the European health technology industry in the global markets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth-related behaviors are among the most significant determinants of health and quality of life. Improving health behavior is an effective way to enhance health outcomes and mitigate the escalating challenges arising from an increasingly aging population and the proliferation of chronic diseases. Although it has been difficult to obtain lasting improvements in health behaviors on a wide scale, advances at the intersection of technology and behavioral science may provide the tools to address this challenge.
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- Adverse health behaviors contribute to about 40% of preventable deaths and negatively impact quality of life and the economy.
- Current research primarily relies on static views of behavior, neglecting the complex, dynamic interactions between individuals and their environments.
- The paper proposes utilizing new technologies and modeling techniques to create dynamic models for behavior, detailing steps for development such as establishing standardized measures, creating a shared behavioral language, improving data sharing, and organizing knowledge in a cohesive system.
Background: There is a strong will and need to find alternative models of health care delivery driven by the ever-increasing burden of chronic diseases.
Objective: The purpose of this 1-year trial was to study whether a structured mobile phone-based health coaching program, which was supported by a remote monitoring system, could be used to improve the health-related quality of life (HRQL) and/or the clinical measures of type 2 diabetes and heart disease patients.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted among type 2 diabetes patients and heart disease patients of the South Karelia Social and Health Care District.