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A Founding Framework for Addressing Obesity in Qatar Using Mobile Technologies

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ENTERprise Information Systems (CENTERIS 2011)

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This paper develops a founding framework for a comprehensive Obesity Management Program with Technology (OMPwT). There are two main objectives for such a program, namely – a) to trigger weight loss and effective behavioral changes that are reinforced through mobile and online technology support for users (overweight or obese patients) and their mentors (dieticians and clinicians) and b) to leverage technology to support an efficient workflow process and data exchange between users, mentors and the healthcare institution. We wish to do this in a local context of Arab gulf countries and specifically to Qatar. Our research questions are validated in small focus groups of physicians and dieticians. The proposed methodology covers the technological design of a comprehensive system that links all key players of the health ecosystem in a cost effective manner.

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  1. Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Education City, PO Box 24866, Doha, Qatar, USA

    Selma Limam Mansar & Sham Kekre

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  1. Polytechnic Institute of Cávado e Ave, 4750-810, Vila Frescainha S. Martinho, BCL, Portugal

    Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha

  2. University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal

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  3. Birkbeck, University of London, WC1E 7HX, London, UK

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  4. School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2411-901, Leiria, Portugal

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Mansar, S.L., Kekre, S. (2011). A Founding Framework for Addressing Obesity in Qatar Using Mobile Technologies. In: Cruz-Cunha, M.M., Varajão, J., Powell, P., Martinho, R. (eds) ENTERprise Information Systems. CENTERIS 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 221. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24352-3_42

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