Advances in Health Technology Use and Implementation in the Era of Healthy Living: Implications for Precision Medicine

Shane A Phillips; Mohamed Ali; Charles Modrich; Shariwa Oke; Ahmed Elokda; Deepika Laddu; Samantha Bond

doi:10.1016/j.pcad.2018.12.007

Advances in Health Technology Use and Implementation in the Era of Healthy Living: Implications for Precision Medicine

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2019 Jan-Feb;62(1):44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2018.12.007. Epub 2018 Dec 28.

Authors

Shane A Phillips¹, Mohamed Ali², Charles Modrich², Shariwa Oke³, Ahmed Elokda⁴, Deepika Laddu⁵, Samantha Bond⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Integrative Physiology Laboratory, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: shanep@uic.edu.
² Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁴ Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, USA.
⁵ Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Integrative Physiology Laboratory, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁶ Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 30597149
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2018.12.007

Abstract

Much of the focus of precision medicine has been directed toward genomics, despite the fact that "lifestyle and behavioral factors" are included in the description of precision medicine. Numerous structured diet and PA interventions have demonstrated success in preventing and/or reducing chronic-disease risk. The use of personal health technologies has expanded exponentially in the health care arena; there are a number of consumer-based technologies yielding health information to individual users. The explosion in technology use provides an opportunity for broader dissemination of health care services and products. In addition, tracking cardiovascular disease risk and lifestyle and behavioral aspects of healthy living (HL) profiles in those products may be an important leveraging interface for precision medicine. This review will discuss and present an overview of current health technologies, their use in promotion of HL metrics and how this data may be integrated into venues that support HL and precision medicine.

Keywords: Exercise; Healthy living; Mobile health technology; Nutrition; Precision medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diet, Healthy
Exercise
Health Promotion / methods*
Health Status
Healthy Lifestyle*
Humans
Nutritional Status
Patient-Centered Care / methods*
Precision Medicine / methods*
Protective Factors
Risk Factors
Risk Reduction Behavior*
Sedentary Behavior
Technology Assessment, Biomedical / methods*
Telemedicine / methods*
Time Factors