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ATMOTUBE:
Did you know that 9 in 10 people live in areas with dangerously high levels of air pollution? Have you ever considered how the air you breathe affects your health and wellbeing?
Thanks to modern technologies, you can now access real-time information. Within the DigiWELL project, we use the portable Atmotube device, which detects harmful airborne substances and instantly provides information via a mobile app about the environmental quality around you.
These data help us design effective behavioural changes, enabling people to make better decisions and reduce health risks. Clean air directly influences physical and mental health, productivity, and overall mood — all of which contribute to wellbeing.
Atmotube is a portable air-quality monitor detecting a wide range of volatile organic compounds.
References:
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Abed Al Ahad, M. Air Pollution Reduces the Individuals’ Life Satisfaction Through Health Impairment. Applied Research Quality Life 19, 1049–1073 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-024-10273-5
Rentschler, J., Leonova, N. Global air pollution exposure and poverty. Nat Commun 14, 4432 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39797-4 )
a WHO (2024) https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health
DXA:
DXA concerns you directly — it is a key tool not only for assessing bone health and body composition, but also for understanding and supporting your overall health and wellbeing.
It helps identify risk factors that inform personalised interventions and later assess their effectiveness. Regular use of DXA is therefore essential in both clinical practice and research.
Integrating DXA into research projects also enables deeper insights into how physical activity affects body composition, bone density, and mental health. This provides a comprehensive picture of wellbeing with direct relevance to individual health.
References:
RAPP, Kilian et al. Effect of an osteoporotic fracture prevention program on fracture incidence in routine care: a cluster-randomized trial. BMC Medicine [online]. 2022, vol. 20, s. 1-9.
Gonera-Furman A, Bolanowski M, Jędrzejuk D. Osteosarcopenia—The Role of Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in Diagnostics. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(9):2522. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11092522
Edmonds SW, Cram P, Lou Y, Jones MP, Roblin DW, Saag KG, Wright NC, Wolinsky FD; PAADRN Investigators. Effects of a DXA result letter on satisfaction, quality of life, and osteoporosis knowledge: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Aug 26;17(1):369. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-1227-0. PMID: 27562713; PMCID: PMC5000520.
Messina C, Albano D, Gitto S, Tofanelli L, Bazzocchi A, Ulivieri FM, Guglielmi G, Sconfienza LM. Body composition with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: from basics to new tools. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2020 Aug;10(8):1687-1698. doi: 10.21037/qims.2020.03.02. PMID: 32742961; PMCID: PMC7378094.