Abstract
Lifestyle related health risks are increasing rapidly,
resulting in increased morbidity, lost productivity and
high costs to society. These problems could be largely
prevented or alleviated by adopting healthier lifestyles.
However, lifestyle changes are not easy to achieve and
they are even more difficult to maintain. Moreover, the
healthcare system does not have the resources to provide
early interventions. We believe that the solution is to
recognize that health risk maintaining mechanisms are
behaviors, which may be efficiently managed through
appropriate application of modern psychological theories
and procedures of behavioural change. Of these, the
Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most
attractive ones, emphasizing the role of learning in
behavior change. Wellness Diary (WD) is a mobile phone
application for personal wellness management based on
CBT. The studies conducted with WD have shown it to be a
well accepted and useful wellness management tool and
also suitable for long term use.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2007 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | 4th pHealth Conference - Chalkidiki, Greece Duration: 20 Jun 2007 → 22 Jun 2007 |
Conference
Conference | 4th pHealth Conference |
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Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Chalkidiki |
Period | 20/06/07 → 22/06/07 |