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World Nutrition 2018
J u n e 1 8 - 1 9 , 2 0 1 8
P a r i s , F r a n c e
Page 27
Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics
ISSN 2472-1921
W o r l d C o n g r e s s o n
Nutrition and Dietetics
India is known for its joint family culture, but with the passage of time, the
joint family system has disintegrated, giving rise to the nuclear family system
where people do not have time to talk to each other. In recent studies, it has
been shown that lack of connection and social support is associated with
premature morbidity and mortality. To overcome this connected health has
emerged as a boon to urban as well as the rural strata. Connected health,
also known as technology-enabled care (TEC), involves the convergence of
health technology, digital media and mobile devices. It enables patients,
carers and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to access data and information
more easily and improve the quality and outcomes of both health and social
care. The healthcare system has become highly mobile in nature, involving,
Telehealth (Telephone Medical and Nutrition Advisory), Healthcare Mobile
Apps, and Tech-Savvy Gadgets etc. In this article 20 such articles are reviewed
that utilize technology to enhance patient-provider connection. The articles
were from the studies that took place in hospitals, clinics, technology-driven
healthcare organisations and community settings. Technologies evaluated
include telephone interventions, email, text messaging, interactive voice
response (IVR), video blogs, mobile apps, connected gadgets (like glucometer,
connected weighing scale) websites and social media. The functioning of
few healthcare organisations like and Shikha’s NutriHealth
(a pioneer in providing healthcare remotely via mobile using technology)
providing Telephone Nutrition Advisory has been reviewed in this article. These
organisations use tech-savvy gadgets like smart scale (body fat analyzer),
Glucometer and mobile app YuWoW which is connected to a software, patients
can get connected anytime and from anywhere via chat or call. Findings from
this review suggest that connected health is emerging successfully due to its
convenience as technology could facilitate and promote the better connection
between patients and healthcare providers.
Biography
Shikha Nehru Sharma is an MBBS doctor from Maulana Azad
Medical College, Delhi (ranked in Top 3 Medical Colleges of
India). While doing her Junior Residency in Department of
Cardiology the desire to work in preventive healthcare took
form. To follow this vision, NutriHealth Systems was set up to
deliver preventive healthcare advisory programs. The use of
tele-nutrition and personal health app is a pioneering concept
introduced in the area of wellness with regular nutrition advice
and counselling for clients. She has been a Wellness Advisor
privately to Heads of Indian States and one Ex-Prime Minister
of India. She is a fellow of the BMW Young Leaders and Aspen
Global Leaders Fellowship. She has been honouredwith awards
like the Gr8 Indian Women, Service in Preventive Healthcare by
the Honourable Union Health Minister of India. She has been
written about in the book on entrepreneurship, Follow Every
Rainbow by Rashmi Bansal.
Connected health: a revolution in healthcare industry
Shikha Nehru Sharma, Aastha and Swati Mishra
NutriWel Health (India) Pvt. Ltd, India
Shikha Nehru Sharma et al., J Clin Nutr Diet 2018 Volume: 4
DOI: 10.4172/2472-1921-C1-002