TeenPower is a trans-disciplinary practice-based research project that foresees the development of innovative cognitive-behavioural interventions for health empowerment in adolescents through increased and interactive contact between them and multidisciplinary health teams.

We aim to respond to an identified need and discuss it with local players (health professionals and the school community), considering the absence of an integrated, creative and dynamic strategy to prevent obesity and promote salutogenic behaviours among adolescents.

TeenPower’s main goal is to develop, implement, and evaluate a program based on e-therapy and case management methodologies to encourage healthy behaviours and avoid adolescent obesity.

Keywords: Adolescents; Obesity; Empowerment; ICT.

Principal Investigator: Pedro Sousa

Research Team

• ciTechCare: Catarina Reis; Luís Luís; Maria dos Anjos Dixe; Pedro Gaspar; Pedro Morouço; Roberta Frontini; Sara Dias.
• Polytechnic University of Leiria: Ana Sousa; Claudia Pernencar; Marta Carvalho; Nuno Fragata Marques; Ricardo Martinho; Rita Luz; Rodrigo Alves;
• Municipality of Leiria:  Ana Maria Esperança;
• Santarém Polytechnic University: Maria do Carmo Figueiredo; Maria Regina Ferreira; Nuno Pimenta;  Rita Santos Rocha
• Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco:  Maria Emília Duarte; Rui Paulo; Rute Crisóstomo; Samuel Honório;

Duration: 18 months (2017 – 2019)

Institutional Partners and Others

• Santarém Polytechnic University
• Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco
• Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, E. P. E.

Website: https://teenpower.ipleiria.pt/

Funding
SAICT-POL/23557/2016
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia;
Portugal 2020.

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