PEGASO: Personalised Guidance Services for Optimising lifestyle in teen-agers through awareness, motivation and engagement

Email: renata.guarnieri@polimi.it

Website: http://pegasof4f.eu/home

Funding: 11.6 million euros

Programme: FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies

Status: CLOSED

Obesity and other lifestyle-related illness are among the top healthcare challenges in Europe. Obesity alone accounts for up to 7% of healthcare costs in the EU, as well as wider economy costs associated with lower productivity, lost output and premature death. Obesity in younger age is an alarming predictor for obesity in adulthood, but also entails short term health complications in juvenile age along with greater risk of social and psychological problems. Knowing how to stay healthy is not enough to motivate individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles, but relevant progress can be achieved through the use of incentives delivered through a combination of processes and mobile technologies. Recognizing the effectiveness of this approach, the PEGASO project developed a multi-dimensional cross-disciplinary ICT system that will exploit sophisticated game mechanics to motivate behavioural changes towards healthier lifestyles and prevent overweight and obesity in the younger population. The project relied on ICT technologies to implement a framework for the promotion of an health service based on three main features: individual and environmental monitoring, including wearable sensors, mobile phone and multimedia diaries for the acquisition of physical, physiological and behavioural attributes of participants; feedback to the user, presenting personalised healthy options for alternative lifestyles; social connectivity, encouraging involvement in social network experience sharing and social engagement. For the system development, a user centred approach, social and networked games and online education were used. PEGASO was tested with over 300 adolescents in three EU member states (Spain, Italy, UK). The development of PEGASO project mobilized a wide stakeholders' ecosystem contributed by National Health Authorities and Research Institutions, Industries and Academia from the ICT and healthcare sectors, as well as food companies and SMEs.

Keywords: Obesity, healthy habit, teenager, technology, technology

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MARINA

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Technology and innovation

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Education and Research

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Health, demografic change and wellbeing

Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

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Scientists and Research Organization

Educational Organizations and Students

Industries and SMEs

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Name Family name Email Organization Country
Renata Guarnieri renata.guarnieri@polimi.it Politecnico di Milano Italy
Name Family name Email Organization Country
Renata Guarneri renata.guarnieri@polimi.it POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy
Christiane Duerig Not available CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT Switzerland
Elena Mugellini Not available HAUTE ECOLE SPECIALISEE DE SUISSE OCCIDENTALE Switzerland
Till Becker Not available BILDUNGSBERATUNG TILL BECKER & CO GMBH Germany
Carmen Gallart Not available UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA Spain
José Ángel Freire Astray Not available FUNDACIO PRIVADA BARCELONA DIGITAL CENTRE TECNOLOGIC Spain
Marc Solà Not available FUNDACIO EURECAT Spain
Magda Marti Not available AGENCIA D'INFORMACIO AVALUACIO I QUALITAT EN SALUT Spain
Simone Molteni Not available LIFEGATE SPA Italy
Lucia Pannese Not available IMAGINARY SRL Italy
Luigi Linotto Not available NEOSPERIENCE SPA Italy
Clara Castoldi Not available CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy
Andrea Migliavacca Not available LOMBARDIA INFORMATICA SPA Italy
Cristiana Degano Not available GRUPPO SIGLA SRL Italy
Gabriela Candea Not available ROPARDO SRL Romania
Angela Noble Not available THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH United Kingdom
Chris Tompsett Not available COVENTRY UNIVERSITY United Kingdom
Paul Cartledge Not available THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom
Conxa Castell i Abat Not available DEPARTAMENT DE SALUT - GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA Spain
Tona Lizana Alcazo Not available AGENCIA DE SALUT PUBLICA DE CATALUNYA Spain

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