ActiVAtE_Prevention
ActiVAtE – Activity Tracking Data to Understand Volition, Attrition and Engagement towards Healthy Behaviors in Diabetic Patients and Controls
This project examines physical activity for study
participants with and without type II diabetes diagnosis over
one year. The collected data is transferred, merged, processed
and evaluated with the help of inferential statistical and
exploratory data mining processes.
Volkswagen Stiftung VW ZN3426
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Local Contact :
Prof. Dr. Kristof van Laerhoven, University of Siegen
M. Sc. Alexander Hölzemann, University of Siegen
The Project:
Type II diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases
in adults and is triggered by insulin resistance due to
genetic, age-associated and lifestyle factors, including lack
of exercise, malnutrition and smoking. Hyperglycemia due to
diabetes is associated with other diseases and impairments,
such as diseases of the eyes, kidneys, nerves, or
cardiovascular system.
Relevant prevention strategies to prevent type II diabetes
(primary prevention) or to prevent progression and secondary
diseases of this disease (tertiary prevention) primarily refer
to changes in lifestyle, such as a change in diet, the
reduction of body weight and the promotion of physical
activity. With regard to the promotion of physical activity,
both the promotion of physical activity in everyday life and
structured physical activity programs in the form of aerobic
endurance and/or strength training are recommended for type II
diabetes.
Within the framework of the ActiVAtE_Prevention project, it is
planned to examine study participants with and without
diagnosed type II diabetes with regard to their physical
activity behavior within one year. The collected data will be
transferred, merged, processed and evaluated using inferential
statistical and explorative data mining methods.
Following the current design phase, recruitment of study
participants is planned to start in summer 2021. The
interdisciplinary approach and the analysis of the relatively
large amounts of data obtained represent particular strengths
and challenges of the study.
Fig.: A small and wrist-worn sensor unit to detect a person's activities continuously over weeks and months