eHealth and mHealth in Workplace Health Promotion: Usefulness and Perspectives

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

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Bioinformatic Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: big data; bioinformatics; artificial intelligence
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine c/o Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
Interests: bioinformatics; data analysis; machine learning; artificial intelligence; genomics; transcriptomics
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Dear Colleagues,

The possibilities for improving treatment as well as preventing diseases have been significantly enhanced by the rapid developments in electronic media and mobile technology capabilities.

By eHealth, we usually mean electronic health. This implies the use and analysis of data for managing and storing medical records without using paper files. mHealth refers to mobile health, as well as the practice of medication plus healthcare mobile devices, computers, PDAs, and tablets. The mHealth field has recently witnessed growth as an industry, mainly due to widespread usage of these devices in advanced countries and the easy accessibility of mobile technology.

Currently, a large number of eHealth tools are available in all areas of health promotion, including applications for sports, weight reduction, and healthy nutrition as well as applications addressing psychological factors (e.g., to reduce stress or burnout, enhance recovery and coping strategies, or learn new competencies and skills). While current eHealth and mHealth tools strongly focus on changing individual attitudes and behaviour, they rarely concentrate on improvement of the working environment, such as through analysing and changing working conditions. Supporting the workplace health promotion (WHP) process (including analysis of the current state, intervention development process, intervention implementation, and further activities) is even less well-addressed in the currently developed eHealth and mHealth tools. Therefore, solutions in the field of eHealth and mHealth for WHP should strongly converge on targeting the whole WHP process, and especially on improving the working environment.

Prof. Dr. Venerando Rapisarda
Prof. Dr. Caterina Ledda
Prof. Dr. Alfredo Pulvirenti
Dr. Salvatore Alaimo
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Effect of Real-Time Online High-Intensity Interval Training on Physiological and Physical Parameters for Abdominally Obese Women: A Randomized Pilot Study
by Ah-hyun Hyun
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(24), 12129; https://doi.org/10.3390/app112412129 - 20 Dec 2021
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of online high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in abdominally obese women experiencing health complications due to COVID-19. Methods: Sixteen participants were enrolled and divided into the HIIT group (n = 8) and moderate-intensity continuous training [...] Read more.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of online high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in abdominally obese women experiencing health complications due to COVID-19. Methods: Sixteen participants were enrolled and divided into the HIIT group (n = 8) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT, n = 8) group. The HIIT group underwent 20 min of exercise consisting of 20 s of high-intensity (85–90% HRmax) exercise followed by 30 s of exercise at 60% HRmax using only body weight. The main exercise program for the MICT group included 40 min of stationary bike pedaling at 65–70% HRmax. Exercise was performed three days a week for eight weeks using a smart device and application that enables bidirectional communication. Results: The HIIT group showed reduced body fat (p = 0.036), BMI (p = 0.021), and visceral fat (p = 0.003) compared to the MICT group. Further, the HIIT group also had reduced insulin (p = 0.021) and LDL levels (p = 0.024), increased grip strength (left p = 0.012, right: p = 0.002), and a substantial drop in total stress index (p = 0.004) compared to the MICT group. Conclusions: Thus, online HIIT is a useful means to reduce abdominal fat, improve blood lipid profile and muscle strength, and relieve stress caused by COVID-19. Full article
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How to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in the Agri-Food Industry during the First Pandemic Wave: Effects on Seroprevalence
by Ermanno Vitale, Francesca Vella, Veronica Filetti, Luigi Cirrincione, Giuliano Indelicato, Emanuele Cannizzaro and Venerando Rapisarda
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(21), 10051; https://doi.org/10.3390/app112110051 - 27 Oct 2021
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During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many workplaces were forced to interrupt their activities or alternatively had to prefer a smart way of working, if this was compatible with their activities, to contain the spread of the virus. Some production activities, on the other hand, [...] Read more.
During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many workplaces were forced to interrupt their activities or alternatively had to prefer a smart way of working, if this was compatible with their activities, to contain the spread of the virus. Some production activities, on the other hand, continued, such as those belonging to the agri-food sector. The aim of the study was to investigate seroprevalence in the workers of an Italian agri-food company following prevention interventions developed in concert with an occupational physician. An observational cohort study was conducted on a population of 328 (100%) workers of a company in the agri-food sector, located in the Sicilian region, which specialized in the production and distribution of citrus fruits. Only one worker was infected with SARS-CoV-2, which later also developed the immune response. No other worker contracted the infection. In conclusion, the measures implemented identified the positive subject for SARS-CoV-2 at an early stage. This made it possible to avoid contagion between the positive subject and the other workers. The occupational physician was also, in this case, essential in decoding and implementing the rules and guidelines useful for the protection of the health and safety of the worker. Full article
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