As mental health disorders like Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder rise globally, effective, scalable, and personalized treatments are urgently needed. This 16-week prospective, decentralized, randomized, waitlist-controlled study investigated the effectiveness of a…
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Background: Little is known about women’s decisions around toileting for urination and how those decisions influence moment-to-moment behaviors to manage bladder needs. The new smartphone application Where I Go captures such nuanced and granular…
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Digital front door platform company Amenities Health is partnering with healthcare provider Ascend Medical to develop an app to allow patients to complete digital registration in less than 60 seconds and schedule appointments online…
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Background: Gratitude interventions are used to cultivate a sense of gratitude for life and others. There have been mixed results of the efficacy of gratitude interventions’ effect on psychological well-being with a variety of…
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This retrospective cohort study evaluates the impact of an AI-supported continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) mobile app (“January V2”) on glycemic control and weight management in 944 users, including healthy individuals and those with prediabetes…
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Background: The use of mobile technology to meet health needs, widely referred to as mobile health (mHealth), has played a critical role in providing self-management support for chronic health conditions. However, despite its potential…
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Pyx Health, a social health platform, launched a condition management program on Monday that supports conditions including diabetes, hypertension, pregnancy and more.
Tucson, Arizona-based Pyx Health works with health plans to support members struggling with…
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Background: Mindfulness practices, such as breathing meditation (BM), reduce stress and enhance mood. One such practice is mindful eating, where a practitioner focuses on the five senses while eating or drinking. A novel set…
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Singapore’s Health Promotion Board has partnered with several technology companies to pilot programmes that aim to promote self-health management by delivering data-driven, personalised recommendations for preventing and managing chronic diseases.WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The DigiCoach programme with…
Background: Despite the growing availability of smoking cessation apps, low engagement and cessation rates have remained a significant challenge. To address this issue, we used a user-centered design to iteratively develop a mobile app…
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