Background
obesity, chronic diseases
OBESITY, CHRONIC DISEASES
The aging trend of the world’s population is increasingly prominent. In 2015, the absolute number of people aged ≥60 years worldwide was 900 million; this is expected to increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and to 2.1 billion by 2050, and it may exceed 3.2 billion by 2100 [Traditional weight and health management methods mainly include health education and clinical management, which require many human and material resources and are relatively inefficient and expensive. The popularization of traditional health management is also limited by medical resources, time, and space, and traditional health management cannot meet the needs of populations with chronic diseases or obesity. Therefore, it is necessary to explore long-term, simple, widespread, economic, and effective weight and health management interventions. In April 2021, We Are Social and Hootsuite jointly released the Digital 2021 April Global Statshot Report [In the remote and mobile health management system, mobile terminals such as smartphones and smart devices (eg, activity trackers, sphygmomanometers, and blood glucose meters) can be connected via wireless (eg, Bluetooth) or wired (eg, USB) networks to collect and transmit data on physiological information, such as users’ heart rate, walking steps, dietary intake, body temperature, blood pressure, blood glucose, and body weight, to smartphone apps [It is necessary to conduct a relevant study to evaluate the impacts of a remote intervention and remote management system for the weight and health management of older people. Better health management for older people is fundamental to saving medical and socioeconomic resources and promoting the happiness and quality of life of older people and their families. With the increase in the aging population, the prevalence of chronic diseases among older people in China is increasing, and the prevention and control of chronic diseases are facing serious challenges. In recent years, although the investment in health services has grown, China’s medical and health service institutions and health personnel for older people remain limited, and there is room for improvement in the social security and medical system for the prevention and control of chronic diseases among the older population. The ability to provide health services to the older population remains insufficient. With the popularity of remote and intelligent devices and the rapid development of remote mobile internet technology, it is possible to use remote management systems to provide dynamic health monitoring, health management, and other services for older people. To fill the gap in the field of remote health management for older people, it is necessary and important to conduct relevant studies to assess the impact of remote health management and intervention, explore the remote health management mode, and provide a scientific basis for remote health management so as to improve the quality of life of the older population, control the development of chronic diseases, reduce the burden on society and families, and promote healthy aging.