Click here to read the fourth edition of the DigiCare4You newsletter published on December 18, 2025.
Click here to read the fourth edition of the DigiCare4You newsletter published on March 1, 2025.
Click here to read the third edition of the DigiCare4You newsletter published on September 1, 2024.
Click here to read the second edition of the DigiCare4You newsletter published on March 1, 2024.
Click here to read the first edition of the DigiCare4You newsletter published on June 30, 2023.
DigiCare4You is an innovative, easy-to-implement, low-cost, and sustainable solution which will help build healthcare services’ capacity and strengthen countries’ primary care systems as well as address the specific needs and preferences of people at risk of T2D and/or hypertension, as they develop healthy habits and engage in activities supporting their well-being. Aiming to be a fully scalable and transferable solution, a roadmap will be developed to help policymakers assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the DigiCare4You solution in their regions/countries and promote people-centred care and integrated health services in Europe and beyond.
Can you tell us a few things about yourself?
My name is Stella Vlachou. I have been married for the past 13 years, I have a 9-year-old child, and for the last year I have been living in Kallithea, Attica.
What motivated you to participate in the program?
My parents were taking medication for Type 2 diabetes, and I was afraid that I might have the same problem. I had done some tests that showed prediabetes, so I decided to participate in this program.
Here’s what Christina Pelekanou, DigiCare4You implementer from Greece, has to say about being involved in the DigiCare4You project:
“Hello. My name is Christina Pelekanou, I am a dietitian–nutritionist from Athens, and I am based at the Health Center of Ilioupoli, where for the past two years I have been supporting families as part of the DigiCare4You programme.
Consortium partners from the DigiCare4You project published a new article in the journal mHealth investigating user preferences for the design and features of digital health apps used to support the self-management of chronic conditions and healthy lifestyles.
The results suggest that mHealth apps should support shared goal-setting with healthcare professionals, limit notification and data entry burden, and focus on physical health monitoring.
How will DigiCare4You assess the effectiveness of the solution?
At the participant level, the outcome evaluation is based on the changes found between baseline, 12 and 24-month follow-ups in clinical indices including various blood measurements, blood pressure, anthropometric values and self-reported quality of life.
Read more here.
DigiCare4You
An intersectoral innovative solution involving DIGItal tools, empowering families and integrating
community CARE services for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes and hypertension
