Integrating human support with chatbot-based behavior change interventions raises three challenges: (1) attuning the support to an individual’s state (e.g., motivation) for enhanced engagement, (2) limiting the use of the concerning human resources for…
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🎧 Subscribe to The Pulse by Wharton Digital Health on Apple, Spotify, Substack, or Twitter for more conversations with the leaders reshaping health tech.“Your muscle is your longevity organ.” — Dr. Rekha Kumar, Chief Medical Officer at FoundIn…
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Running biomechanics studies the mechanical forces experienced during running to improve performance and prevent injuries. This study presents the development of a digital twin for predicting bone stress in runners. The digital twin leverages…
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Background: The adoption of protective behaviors represents a crucial measure to counter the spread of infectious diseases. The development of effective behavior change techniques therefore emerged as a public health priority during the COVID-19…
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What You Should Know:
– Wondr Health, a leader in digital, evidence-based lifestyle support and behavior-change interventions for weight and obesity management, has announced expansions to its comprehensive metabolic health programs.
– These expansions aim to…
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Immediate Test Results Spark Refresh Behavior
The 21st Century Cures Act policy granting patients immediate access to their test results has revealed an unexpected consequence: anxious portal refreshing. According to a new JAMA Network Open…
Efficacy of digital health (d-Health) interventions on workers’ physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior, and physiological outcomes remains unclear. This umbrella review searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar up to October 25, 2024. We…
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Background: Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) offers an effective method to collect frequent, real-time data on an individual’s well-being. However, challenges exist in response consistency, completeness, and accuracy. Objective: This goal of this study is…
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Chronic disease prevention and management platform Lark Health announced it will be available through CVS Caremark’s Point Solutions Management program.CVS Caremark customers will have the ability to access Lark’s coaching programs, including the company’s…
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According to Tom Niehaus, Executive Vice President at CTG, securing your own organization is not enough to prevent attacks. "You might do the best job in the world," but if your suppliers or business…
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