Mindfulness and relaxation exercises are effective face-to-face interventions for reducing distress in people with cancer. Their effectiveness in mobile health settings has yet to be investigated. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the CanRelax…
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Mood and anxiety disorders are highly comorbid, with symptom severity varying over time. Individuals with and without these disorders completed 30-days of ecological momentary assessment (EMAs) of depression, anxiety and distress, developed based on…
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AI-enabled voice technology platform Sonde Health announced it is partnering with Saaya Health, a virtual mental health and well-being platform, to extend its combined offerings to large blue-collar workforces.Sonde Health’s platform uses its patented…
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Background: Encouraging physical activity improves mental health and is recommended in workplace mental health guidelines. Although mHealth interventions are promising for physical activity promotion, their impact on mental health outcomes is inconsistent. Furthermore, poor…
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Dr. Bernard Schayes, a New York City-based physician in private practice with the Mount Sinai IPA and Northwell Health IPA, struggled with meeting the challenges in adopting value-based care.THE CHALLENGE
Ensuring patients stayed up to…
NHS Wales has confirmed that six of the country’s seven health boards have direct referral pathways to SilverCloud’s online mental health platform.
SilverCloud Wales offers a suite of guided, self-help programmes based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy…
Most people with mental health conditions actually are not able to get treatment. For those who are able to get treatment, there are high rates of dropout. The recovery rates are not great—for anxiety…
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EpiWatch, the Apple Watch-based epilepsy management company spun out from Johns Hopkins, announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its continuous seizure monitor platform that utilizes the popular wearable to detect and alert for…
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Wysa, a company offering an AI-enabled mental health chatbot, announced it is merging with April Health, which integrates virtual behavioral health services into primary care. Wysa’s chatbot guides users through cognitive behavioral therapy for concerns…
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Background: Wearable technology is used by consumers worldwide for continuous activity monitoring in daily life but more recently also for classifying or predicting mental health parameters like stress or depression levels. Previous studies identified,…
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