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Supporting the self-management of obesity: The role of information and communication technology. Presentation at Department of Health 17 th May 2010. Overall aim. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Supporting the self-management of obesity: The role of
information and communication technology
Presentation at Department of Health
17th May 2010
Overall aim
To investigate the potential for increased, innovative and effective uses of ICTs in the self-management of obesity (weight management)
Research and policy context
ICT research initiative at PRP at DH:‘The role of technology in supporting chronic
disease management, self care and healthy living’
Net.weight sits at intersection of 3 policy areas:• Self care• Information and ICTs• Obesity
Local, lived experience• Local focus: action-oriented
approach; strong input from local partners in health and HI fields
• What information and support do people know about, find accessible, useable and useful for weight management?
• How does this fit with the resources that are provided by the local health and HI providers?
• What role do ICTs currently have and what further applications and uses can be identified in this context?
Project flow diagram
Results: providers
• No central portal for HL info in city
• Key providers- PCT and City Council’s Active for Life initiative– Relevant info but hard to
find– Website didn’t speak to
NW participants– No interactive elements
or Web 2.0 features
Results: users - Majority over 45 and
female; many been trying to lose weight ‘forever’
- Wanting to lose or maintain weight, ‘get healthy’
- 40% with one or more chronic condition
- Poor experiences with health profs in past
- Support for behaviour change still wanted but blame unwelcome
Results: information and technology
- Generic HL info no longer needed; personalised info preferred
- High internet access (80%) but- Low use for health-
related info and communication
- Almost no use of online WM activities
- Little knowledge of local websites
Participatory learning workshops• ‘Co-designed’• Interests and needs –
Support + advice for people with specific health needs
Information about local activities – as opposed to general HL information
Information from trustworthy, non-commercial sources
Local support networks Information for men
39 participants, 3 groups, series of 4 workshops per group:1.Information guided tour2.Sharing and community3.In our own words4.Making the future
•In the local community•Participatory•Peer-supported learning•Critical engagement with information and technologies
Net.weight Community
Information: from ‘users’ to ‘providers’
Posted June 23rd, 2008 by Alexanderhttp://maps.google.co.uk/maps?
****************************************Above is a link to my walk to work which takes me about 40 minutes and I burn
224 calories. I do vary it thou depending on my mood.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
distance duration calories burnt cost carbon footprint 2.36 miles
4748 steps3.80 km224 calories£ 0
Attached is a picture of my gradient of my walk to work
Self-help, motivation and support
Reflection, inspiration and self-motivation
From ‘users’ to ‘designers’
Participant reflections• It’s given me another dimension to my life,
really (Alexander, 54, became ethusiastic user)
• If I hadn’t done Net.weight, I would never, ever, have gone anywhere near a computer (Natasha, 60, beginner and still tentative user)
• You need life support... A person, or [at least] a ‘phone number (Amanda, 59, engaged and critical user)
Conclusions
Question: what is the potential for increased, innovative and effective uses of ICTs in the self-management of obesity (weight management)?
Answer: there is huge potential: in technologies in knowledge and expertise held by those
engaged in WM in bringing these two together to develop
innovative ideas for local information and ICT design ideas to support WM ‘in place’
Beyond use to ‘effective use’ : ‘the capacity and opportunity to successfully
integrate ICTs into the accomplishment of self or collaboratively identified goals’ (Gurstein, 2003)
Policy messages• Self care• Self care is difficult in this area as causes and consequences
of condition are beyond scope of individual action alone
• Information• Information is a necessary but not sufficient condition for
self care – support and motivation are bigger issues• Personalised info preferred to generic messages
• Internet• Internet-based tools can be used to support a ‘blended’
approach to WM in the community (on- and off-line)• Greater need to build on expertise of those engaged in WM
when planning information and ICT design, developments and interventions
• Obesity• Need for broader, more collective approach to WM which
can enhance confidence and effect change in environment
Technology and policy development in weight
management Participation is key Wilson and Casey’s model
Information, feedback, participation Personal and group involvement
Local activity and action is easy to stimulate and build on
Engage public as citizens not patients- new forms of governance not just choice
There is further potential in linking health, digital inclusion and community engagement agendas
Further information
Project TeamAt the University of Brighton • Professor Flis Henwood, Project Director• Ms Audrey Marshall, Dr Elizabeth Guy, Senior Research Fellows• Ms Tanja Sinozic, Research Officer (User Survey Report)• Ms Laura Bottomley and Mr Ian Hockaday, Project Administrators At the Brighton and Sussex Medical School• Professor Helen Smith• Dr Leslie Carlin, Research Fellow • In the community• Mr Mark Walker, Sussex Community Internet Project (SCIP)
• http://research.cmis.brighton.ac.uk/netweight/