Background: While there is growing evidence demonstrating the usefulness of integrating social features within mHealth approaches, little research has explored how African American women use mobile platforms to facilitate physical activity within the context…
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Background: The progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to increased morbidity and mortality, emphasizing the need for effective self-management. Challenges such as accessibility, cost, and patient engagement hinder self-management efforts, underscoring the…
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Background: Digital therapeutics represents a promising approach to support the management of hypertension. Rural regions in China face significant challenges in hypertension prevention and management. Given the rapid growth in the use of internet…
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Background: Pregnancy, a vital phase in a woman’s life, entails immense physical, psychological, and emotional alterations that might affect maternal health. Physical activity during pregnancy improves health outcomes; however, adherence to the recommendation is…
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Background: Mobile apps are powerful tools for promoting and sustaining healthy behaviors, including supporting diverse recovery pathways from substance use, including alcohol use disorder. Indeed, prior research strongly supports the notion that social connection…
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Background: Functional rehabilitation is commonly used for patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Digital training systems have become increasingly popular in postoperative rehabilitation; however, their effectiveness for CAI patients after modified Brostrom surgery is…
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Background: Patients undergoing gastrectomy usually experience postgastrectomy syndrome and face difficulties adapting to a regular diet. Human health coaching via a mobile app has recently been applied to patients with chronic metabolic diseases, with…
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Background: Digital microinterventions have strong potential to improve the lives of adults diagnosed with cancer. However, little is known about which types of digital microinterventions are most desired and how contextual factors may influence…
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Background: Effective follow-up and management after organ transplantation are crucial for transplant recipients. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have emerged as a significant approach for facilitating follow-up and management. However, there is a lack of…
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Background: Medication nonadherence is a significant barrier to therapy success. Smartphone apps represent reasonable tools for simple adherence-enhancing interventions. Many adherence apps are available in app stores with diverse content, quality, and outputs. We…
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