RECOVER+: Digital rehabilitation and health education for osteoporosis and osteoarthritis
Osteoporotic fractures and osteoarthritis pose significant challenges to the functionality and quality of life of older adults. Effective prevention and recovery require lifestyle interventions, but not everyone can access face-to-face treatments due to limited accessibility and health resources. Mobile health (mHealth) solutions enable patients to undergo interventions at home, overcoming these barriers. In 2024, we published a systematic review on this topic, highlighting that our ActiveHip+ mHealth as the only evidence-based tool for the recovery of osteoporotic fractures. Moreover, there are no existing mHealth solutions for hip and knee osteoarthritis. The ActiveHip+ mHealth has the highest scientific rigour in both its creation and validation processes, and it is needed to continue its implementation in more hospitals in Spain. Furthermore, we aim to extend it to other countries such as Portugal, Switzerland, and Italy, which have diverse funding and insurance models, health accessibility, and care pathways’ design, quality, and efficiency. The Recover+ project builds upon the ActiveHip+ mHealth to expand its capabilities for osteoarthritis treatment. Our work plan involves several critical objectives.
- Funder: European Commission
- Project ID: HOR-2025-01
- Principal Investigator: Rocío Pozuelo Calvo
- Group: TECE20-Rehabilita-T: Avances e innovación en rehabilitación y promoción de la salud
- Center: Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital
- Rol in the project: Coordinator
- Duration: 2025-2027