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2. Experience from commissioning tests on ENEA's thermocline molten salt/pebbles pilot plant.
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Gaggioli, Walter, Turchetti, Luca, Sau, Salvatore, Tizzoni, Annachiara, Veca, Elisabetta, Petroni, Giuseppe, Rocca, Carlo, Di Ascenzi, Primo, Pagano, Pasquale, Giorgetti, Mauro, and Richter, Christoph
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FUSED salts , *PILOT plants , *HEAT storage , *ARC furnaces , *BLAST furnaces , *ELECTRIC furnaces , *SLAG , *FEEDSTOCK - Abstract
The blast furnace slags are a by-product of the production process of cast iron, during which large amounts of liquid slags are formed. The composition of the blast furnace slags depends on the actual quality and proportion of the minerals and fluxes present in the blast furnace charge. Every year the steel industry in Europe produces 2900 tons of slags that, if left untreated, represent an industrial waste to be sent to landfills with serious environmental impact. In the RESLAG (Turning waste from steel industry into valuable low cost feedstock for energy intensive industry) project, the use of waste products deriving from iron and steel plants as new feedstock in different fields is considered: recovery of precious metals, thermal energy storage systems for steel-making and CSP industry, production of innovative refractory ceramic compounds. Within this framework, ENEA is investigating the possibility of using pebbles made with slags produced by the steel industry as a filler in high-temperature packed-bed thermocline TES systems, using a binary mixture of molten salts (60% NaNO3 40% KNO3) as HTF. More specifically, the pebbles are obtained by processing and sintering Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) slags produced during the manufacture of crude steel. Here, the lessons learned and the first experimental results collected during the commissioning phases of the PBTTES pilot plant developed within the RESLAG project are reported. In particular, the paper firstly reports about a preliminary set of tests carried out to check the chemical compatibility of the slags with the molten salts. Subsequently, the pilot plant is described and the results of the first commissioning tests, which were aimed at flooding the packed-bed with molten salts and checking the installed instrumentation, are reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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3. ENTWINE: The European Training Network on Informal Care.
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Riva, Giuseppe and Gaggioli, Andrea
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CAREGIVERS , *SOCIAL support , *MEDICAL care , *PATIENTS , *FAMILY roles , *PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers , *QUALITY of life - Published
- 2021
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4. CyberSightings.
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Gaggioli, Andrea
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PSYCHOLOGY , *CYBERCULTURE , *WEBSITES , *MEDICAL care , *MEETINGS , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
The article presents updates related to cyberpsychology in Europe. The web site curetogether.com permits the users to anonymously track different health measures including symptoms, treatment plans and medication schedules and share it to other individuals with the same conditions. It highlights several upcoming meetings including "Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 2011," "Computer-Human Interaction Conference," and HCI International 2011."
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- 2010
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5. The VEPSY Updated Project: Virtual Reality in Clinical Psychology.
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Riva, G., Alcañiz, M., Anolli, L., Bacchetta, M., Baños, R., Beltrame, F., Botella, C., Galimberti, C., Gamberini, L., Gaggioli, A., Molinari, E., Mantovani, G., Nugues, P., Optale, G., Orsi, G., Perpiña, C., and Troiani, R.
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VIRTUAL reality ,CLINICAL psychology - Abstract
Many of us grew up with the naive assumption that couches are the best used therapeutic tools in psychotherapy. But tools for psychotherapy are evolving in a much more complex environment than a designer's chaise lounge. In particular, virtual reality (VR) devices have the potential for appearing soon in many consulting rooms. The use of VR in medicine is not a novelty. Applications of virtual environments for health care have been developed in the following areas: surgical procedures (remote surgery or telepresence, augmented or enhanced surgery, and planning and simulation of procedures before surgery); preventive medicine and patient education; medical education and training; visualization of massive medical databases; and architectural design for health care facilities. However, there is a growing recognition that VR can play an important role in clinical psychology, too. To exploit and understand this potential is the main goal of the Telemedicine and Portable Virtual Environment in Clinical Psychology - VEPSY Updated - a European Community-funded research project (IST-2000-25323, http://www.vepsy.com). The project will provide innovative tools - telemedicine and portable - for the treatment of patients, clinical trials to verify their viability, and action plans for dissemination of its results to an extended audience - potential users and influential groups. The project will also develop different personal computer (PC)-based virtual reality modules to be used in clinical assessment and treatment. In particular, the developed modules will address the following pathologies: anxiety disorders; male impotence and premature ejaculation; and obesity, bulimia, and binge-eating disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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6. CyberSightings.
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Gaggioli, Andrea
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BIOLOGICAL research , *MEDICAL research , *HUMAN physiology , *PATHOLOGY , *REDUCTIONISM , *FEDERAL aid to biology - Abstract
The article focuses on the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) research initiative of researchers and technologists who conduct biomedical research in Europe. It emphasizes that this initiative aims to create a methodological and technological framework to capture all knowledge of reductionism on the physiology and pathology of human into predictive models and to form integrative models. It also notes that the VPH initiative receives funds through national and European grant agencies.
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- 2011
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7. CyberEurope.
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Riva, Giuseppe and Gaggioli, Andrea
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WEB browsing , *INTERNET security , *INTERNET users , *COMPUTER crime prevention , *TECHNOLOGY & children , *INTERNATIONAL cooperation on technology - Abstract
The article offers information on the Safer Internet Programme, a strategy formulated by the European Commission in 1999 to protect the children in Europe from risks when surfing online. Several goals of the programme are mentioned including the promotion of safer Internet usage, advancement of user's knowledge, and prevention of illegal content and computer crimes. It states that international cooperation is necessary to provide the children with the required knowledge in using the technology.
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- 2010
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8. CyberEurope.
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Riva, Giuseppe and Gaggioli, Andrea
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RESEARCH funding , *INTERNET , *TRENDS , *WEBOMETRICS - Abstract
The article offers information on the current trends on cyberpsychology researches in Europe. It discusses the future developments and applications of the Internet as the most powerful tool, as viewed by the European Union. It also provides details on the aims and plans of CyberEurope, the Seventh Research Framework Programme, to raise funds for the finance of future collaborative projects that will involve Internet applications.
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- 2009
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9. CyberEurope.
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Gaggioli, Andrea and Riva, Giuseppe
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *INFORMATION & communication technologies - Abstract
Information on the 2008 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) forum on November 25-27, 2008 in Lyon, France is presented. It states that the ICT event is prepared by the European Commission's Directorate General for the Information Society and Media. It also notes that the event focuses on the current cyberpsychology research in Europe and on the other side of the region.
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- 2009
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10. CyberEurope.
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Riva, Giuseppe and Gaggioli, Andrea
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ECONOMIC development projects , *INFORMATION technology projects , *GOAL (Psychology) ,URBAN ecology (Sociology) - Abstract
The article focuses on the emergence of the integrated project on interaction and presence in urban environments (IPCITY project) in Europe. Significantly, the project aims to provide the citizens, visitors and as well as the professionals who are involved in city development with a set of technologies that will enable them to collaboratively visualize forth coming developments. The project's vision and activities are also offered.
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- 2008
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11. CyberEurope.
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Riva, Giuseppe and Gaggioli, Andrea
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ONLINE shopping , *ELECTRONIC commerce , *INFORMATION superhighway , *INTERNET , *WORLD Wide Web , *WEBSITES - Abstract
The article describes the characteristics of current cyberpsychology research in Europe. It features the HAPTEX project of the Information Society Technologies to aid consumers in choosing garment styles, colors and sizes on the Internet. It is stated that this preliminary demonstrator could eventually help online buyers get a virtual feel for sweaters, suits, lingerie and other items before they make an online purchase.
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- 2007
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12. Sleep Quality and Physical Activity as Predictors of Mental Wellbeing Variance in Older Adults during COVID-19 Lockdown: ECLB COVID-19 International Online Survey.
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Trabelsi K, Ammar A, Masmoudi L, Boukhris O, Chtourou H, Bouaziz B, Brach M, Bentlage E, How D, Ahmed M, Mueller P, Mueller N, Hsouna H, Elghoul Y, Romdhani M, Hammouda O, Paineiras-Domingos LL, Braakman-Jansen A, Wrede C, Bastoni S, Pernambuco CS, Mataruna-Dos-Santos LJ, Taheri M, Irandoust K, Bragazzi NL, Strahler J, Washif JA, Andreeva A, Bailey SJ, Acton J, Mitchell E, Bott NT, Gargouri F, Chaari L, Batatia H, Khoshnami SC, Samara E, Zisi V, Sankar P, Ahmed WN, Ali GM, Abdelkarim O, Jarraya M, Abed KE, Moalla W, Souissi N, Aloui A, Souissi N, Gemert-Pijnen LV, Riemann BL, Riemann L, Delhey J, Gómez-Raja J, Epstein M, Sanderman R, Schulz S, Jerg A, Al-Horani R, Mansi T, Dergaa I, Jmail M, Barbosa F, Ferreira-Santos F, Šimunič B, Pišot R, Pišot S, Gaggioli A, Steinacker J, Zmijewski P, Apfelbacher C, Glenn JM, Khacharem A, Clark CCT, Saad HB, Chamari K, Driss T, Hoekelmann A, and On Behalf Of The Eclb-Covid Consortium
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- Africa, Northern, Aged, Asia, Western, Communicable Disease Control, Europe, Exercise, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Sleep, Surveys and Questionnaires, COVID-19
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Background: The COVID-19 lockdown could engender disruption to lifestyle behaviors, thus impairing mental wellbeing in the general population. This study investigated whether sociodemographic variables, changes in physical activity, and sleep quality from pre- to during lockdown were predictors of change in mental wellbeing in quarantined older adults., Methods: A 12-week international online survey was launched in 14 languages on 6 April 2020. Forty-one research institutions from Europe, Western-Asia, North-Africa, and the Americas, promoted the survey. The survey was presented in a differential format with questions related to responses "pre" and "during" the lockdown period. Participants responded to the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire, and the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire., Results: Replies from older adults (aged >55 years, n = 517), mainly from Europe (50.1%), Western-Asia (6.8%), America (30%), and North-Africa (9.3%) were analyzed. The COVID-19 lockdown led to significantly decreased mental wellbeing, sleep quality, and total physical activity energy expenditure levels (all p < 0.001). Regression analysis showed that the change in total PSQI score and total physical activity energy expenditure (F
(2, 514) = 66.41 p < 0.001) were significant predictors of the decrease in mental wellbeing from pre- to during lockdown ( p < 0.001, R2 : 0.20)., Conclusion: COVID-19 lockdown deleteriously affected physical activity and sleep patterns. Furthermore, change in the total PSQI score and total physical activity energy expenditure were significant predictors for the decrease in mental wellbeing.- Published
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13. Psychosocial Effects and Use of Communication Technologies during Home Confinement in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and The Netherlands.
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Bastoni S, Wrede C, Ammar A, Braakman-Jansen A, Sanderman R, Gaggioli A, Trabelsi K, Masmoudi L, Boukhris O, Glenn JM, Bouaziz B, Chtourou H, and van Gemert-Pijnen L
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- Communicable Disease Control, Communication, Cross-Sectional Studies, Europe, Female, Humans, Italy epidemiology, Male, Netherlands epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Pandemics
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(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced people from all around the globe to strongly modify their daily routines, putting a significant strain on the social aspects of daily lives. While the first wave of the pandemic was a very challenging time in all countries, it is still uncertain whether various lockdown intensities and infection rates differed regarding their psychosocial impact. This work therefore aimed to investigate (i) the psychosocial effects of home confinement in two European countries that underwent different lockdown intensities: Italy and the Netherlands and (ii) the role of communication technology in relation to feelings of loneliness. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional online survey inquiring about different psychosocial variables and the use of and satisfaction towards communication technology was circulated among the general public during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 629 participants (66% female, 68% from the Netherlands) answered each question twice, referring to "before" and "during" the pandemic. (3) Results: We found significant negative effects of COVID-19 home confinement on depressive feelings ( p < 0.001, %∆ = +54%), loneliness ( p < 0.001, %∆ = +37.3%), life satisfaction ( p < 0.001, %∆ = -19.8%) and mental wellbeing ( p < 0.001, %∆ = -10.6%) which were accompanied with a significantly increased need for psychosocial support ( p < 0.001, %∆ = +17.3%). However, the magnitude of psychosocial impact did not significantly differ between residents undergoing a more intense (Italy) versus a less intense (Netherlands) lockdown, although the decrease in social participation was found to be significantly different for both countries (z = -7.714, p < 0.001). Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that the increase in loneliness was associated with the adoption of new digital communication tools (r = 0.21, p < 0.001), and significantly higher for individuals who started to adopt at least one new digital communication tool during confinement than for those who did not (z = -4.252, p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: This study highlights that, although COVID-19 home confinement significantly impacted psychosocial wellbeing during the first wave of the pandemic, this impact did not differ based on lockdown intensity. Recognizing the increasing adoption of digital communication technology in an attempt to reduce lockdown loneliness, future studies should investigate what is needed from the technology to achieve this effect.
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- 2021
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14. COVID-19 Home Confinement Negatively Impacts Social Participation and Life Satisfaction: A Worldwide Multicenter Study.
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Ammar A, Chtourou H, Boukhris O, Trabelsi K, Masmoudi L, Brach M, Bouaziz B, Bentlage E, How D, Ahmed M, Mueller P, Mueller N, Hsouna H, Aloui A, Hammouda O, Paineiras-Domingos LL, Braakman-Jansen A, Wrede C, Bastoni S, Pernambuco CS, Mataruna L, Taheri M, Irandoust K, Khacharem A, Bragazzi NL, Strahler J, Washif JA, Andreeva A, Khoshnami SC, Samara E, Zisi V, Sankar P, Ahmed WN, Romdhani M, Delhey J, Bailey SJ, Bott NT, Gargouri F, Chaari L, Batatia H, Ali GM, Abdelkarim O, Jarraya M, Abed KE, Souissi N, Gemert-Pijnen LV, Riemann BL, Riemann L, Moalla W, Gómez-Raja J, Epstein M, Sanderman R, Schulz S, Jerg A, Al-Horani R, Mansi T, Jmail M, Barbosa F, Ferreira-Santos F, Šimunič B, Pišot R, Pišot S, Gaggioli A, Zmijewski P, Apfelbacher C, Steinacker J, Saad HB, Glenn JM, Chamari K, Driss T, Hoekelmann A, and On Behalf Of The Eclb-Covid Consortium
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- Africa, Northern, Americas, Asia, Western, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections prevention & control, Europe, Female, Humans, Male, Pandemics prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral prevention & control, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus Infections psychology, Personal Satisfaction, Pneumonia, Viral psychology, Social Participation
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Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation, and home confinement. While these measures are imperative to mitigate spreading of COVID-19, the impact of these restrictions on psychosocial health is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey was launched in April 2020 to elucidate the behavioral and lifestyle consequences of COVID-19 restrictions. This report presents the preliminary results from more than one thousand responders on social participation and life satisfaction., Methods: Thirty-five research organizations from Europe, North-Africa, Western Asia, and the Americas promoted the survey through their networks to the general society, in 7 languages (English, German, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and Slovenian). Questions were presented in a differential format with questions related to responses "before" and "during" confinement conditions., Results: 1047 participations (54% women) from Asia (36%), Africa (40%), Europe (21%), and others (3%) were included in the analysis. Findings revealed psychosocial strain during the enforced COVID-19 home confinement. Large decreases ( p < 0.001) in the amount of social activity through family (-58%), friends/neighbors (-44.9%), or entertainment (-46.7%) were triggered by the enforced confinement. These negative effects on social participation were also associated with lower life satisfaction (-30.5%) during the confinement period. Conversely, the social contact score through digital technologies significantly increased ( p < 0.001) during the confinement period with more individuals (+24.8%) being socially connected through digital technology., Conclusion: These preliminary findings elucidate the risk of psychosocial strain during the early COVID-19 home confinement period in 2020. Therefore, in order to mitigate the negative psychosocial effects of home confinement, implementation of national strategies focused on promoting social inclusion through a technology-based solution is strongly suggested.
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15. Digital Mental Health Tools for Caregivers of Older Adults-A Scoping Review.
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Petrovic M and Gaggioli A
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- Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Europe, Humans, Mental Health, Alzheimer Disease, Caregivers
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Aim: Informal caregivers have an important role in bridging the gap between the assistance care recipients need and what can be provided by the health care systems across Europe. The burden of the caregiving role places a significant threat to caregiver health, and the vast majority of caregiver's report stress and emotional strain, depression, and increased rates of chronic diseases. In line with this, strengthening the caregiver's mental health is one of the main goals for optimal caregiving. Caregivers already struggle with the demand of their role while coping with health problems, social, family, and work obligations. The solution for the caregiver's mental health needs to be accessible, low cost, and time-effective. This scoping review investigates digital mental health tools available as a mean of supporting the mental health of caregivers. Method: Databases searched include Summon search box, the Cochrane Library, and PubMed. Three groups of keywords were combined: relating to digital mental health interventions for caregivers, digital mental health interventions and stress in elderly care, and digital mental health interventions and burden in elderly care. Results: Caregivers reported that digital mental health tools have an overall positive role in their health. Coping skills, emotion regulation, skill building, and education are found to be important aspects of digital mental health tools. There was a noted lack of digital mental health apps available specifically for the caregiver of older adults. Furthermore, the digital mental health tools, divided into three categories in this review, focused either on building skills or educating caregivers and assisting with the duties rather than the mental health of the caregiver itself. As repeatedly suggested in the reviewed studies, digital mental health interventions overall contribute to reducing the caregiver burden with a limitation of addressing one aspect of caregiver needs -i.e., specific coping skills or education regarding illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and Dementia. The lack of all-encompassing, data and theory-driven digital mental health tools for addressing and supporting the caregiver's mental health is evident., (Copyright © 2020 Petrovic and Gaggioli.)
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16. Positive Technology for Healthy Living and Active Ageing.
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Riva G, Gaggioli A, Villani D, Cipresso P, Repetto C, Serino S, Triberti S, Brivio E, Galimberti C, and Graffigna G
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- Europe, Female, Health Services Research organization & administration, Humans, Longevity, Male, Models, Organizational, Aging, Biomedical Technology organization & administration, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Services for the Aged organization & administration, Medical Informatics organization & administration
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Information and communication technologies are widely and rapidly spreading in people's daily lives. But what is the possible role of the mass proliferation of digital devices in supporting healthy living and active ageing? Are they useful in fostering personal growth and individual integration of the elderly, by promoting satisfaction, opportunities for action, and self-expression? Rather, do they enhance automation, impose constraints on personal initiative, and result in compulsive consumption of information? In this chapter, we suggest that possible answers to these questions will be offered by the "Positive Technology" approach, i.e., the scientific and applied approach to using technology so that it improves the quality of our personal experiences through its structuring, augmentation, and/or replacement. First, we suggest that it is possible to use technology to manipulate the quality of experience with the goal of increasing wellness and generating strengths and resilience in individuals, organizations, and society. Then, we classify positive technologies according to their effects on these three features of personal experience - Hedonic: technologies used to induce positive and pleasant experiences; Eudaimonic: technologies used to support individuals in reaching engaging and self-actualizing experiences; Social/Interpersonal: technologies used to support and improve the connectedness between individuals, groups, and organizations. Finally, we discuss the possible role of positive technologies for healthy living and active ageing by presenting different practical applications of this approach.
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- 2014
17. Personal health systems for mental health: the European projects.
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Riva G, Banos R, Botella C, Gaggioli A, and Wiederhold BK
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- Europe, Humans, Decision Support Systems, Clinical, Mental Disorders diagnosis, Mental Disorders prevention & control, Monitoring, Ambulatory methods, Patient-Centered Care methods, Remote Consultation methods, User-Computer Interface
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Since the European funded project VREPAR--Virtual Reality in Neuro-Psycho-Physiology (1995)--different European research activities have been using virtual reality and advanced information and communication technologies to improve the quality of care in the treatment of many different mental health disorders including anxiety disorders, eating disorders and obesity. Now the European Commission funding is shifting from the traditional hospital-centred and reactive healthcare delivery model toward a person-centred and preventive one. The main outcome of this shift is the "Personal Health Systems" (PHS) paradigm that aims at offering continuous, quality controlled, and personalized health services to empowered individuals regardless of location. The paper introduces four recently funded projects--Interstress, Monarca, Optimi and Psyche--that aim at using PHS based on virtual reality, biosensors and/or mobile technologies to improve the treatment of bipolar disorders, depression and psychological stress.
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- 2011
18. PRESENCCIA--Presence: Research Encompassing Sensory Enhancement,neuroscience, Cerebral-computer Interfaces and Applications.
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Riva G and Gaggioli A
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- Adaptation, Psychological, Europe, Humans, Research Design, Awareness, Computer Simulation, Neuropsychology methods, User-Computer Interface
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- 2008
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