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DiaWatch: mHealth solution for diabetes management
Keywords: diabetes mellitus, digital application, mHealth, patient empowerment, patient-health professional communication
Type
Digital solution and service (e.g. application/digital health portal/platform/AI based system/etc.)
Short description
DiaWatch is a digital solution for diabetes management, which includes the use of a mobile app and a clinical platform based on AI. The practices aims at reaching clinicians (to monitor, manage and communicate with their patients); patients who ca use the app to monitor and improve their health status, and access health information; but I also enables communication with health professionals and peers.
Evidence
Impact on health outcomes, Contribution to citizen empowerment
Blood glucose moitoring, insulin tracking, activity tracking, nutrition tracking, alert system if glucose is low or high
Maturity
The practice/case/tool is “on the market” and integrated in routine use. There is proven market impact in terms of job creation/spin-off creation or other company growth
Countries
Italy
Geographical scope
National
Not specified, but the digital app is created for the monitoring and management of diabetes , which means the app can be used across the whole country (Italy). Headquarters are in Ancona. It could be applied in other countries with adaptations
Language(s)
English (app store)
Comment
n.a.
Submitted in other database or repository of digital health resources that is publicly available
No
Additional information
Relations
to clinicians / care practitioners
Health data analytics (Artificial Intelligence/algorithm development and calibration/machine learning/risk stratification tools/etc.)
Alerting systems for abnormal test results
Alerting systems for abnormal test results
to patients / citizens
Remote monitoring apps/health outcomes tracking
Sensors/wearable devices
Health promotion and wellness apps and wearables/virtual coaches
Health data analytics (Artificial Intelligence/algorithm development and calibration/machine learning/risk stratification tools/etc.)
Self-management/ICT supporting adherence to medication and care-plans
Sensors/wearable devices
Health promotion and wellness apps and wearables/virtual coaches
Health data analytics (Artificial Intelligence/algorithm development and calibration/machine learning/risk stratification tools/etc.)
Self-management/ICT supporting adherence to medication and care-plans
Primary target patient group (age)
May be used across all patient ages
Addressed prevention area(s)
Nutrition and diet, Fitness and physical activity, Education, Other (please specify below)
Glucose concentration in blood, blood pressure
Use case and care pathway positioning
Disease monitoring, treatment compliance, self-management, Patient or citizen communities, self-help and mentoring
Ready to be transferred to
Transferability has not been considered in a systematic way.
Plans for cross-border implementation
Have not been considered and will not be developed in the near future