Background: Work engagement is an important determinant of workers’ well-being. According to the Job Demands-Resources model, personal resources are one of the key antecedents of work engagement. Enhancing personal resources leads to improved work…
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The neonatal period is critical and stressful, particularly in low-resource settings where existing monitoring methods for newborns are sporadic and labor-intensive. There is a pressing need for an affordable, user-friendly device that offers continuous…
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Background: Unsupervised cognitive assessments are becoming commonly used in studies of aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Because assessments are completed in everyday environments and without a proctor, there are concerns about how common distractions may…
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Background: Intensive measures of well-being and behaviors in large epidemiologic cohorts have the potential to enhance health research in these areas. Yet, little is known regarding the feasibility of using mobile technology to collect…
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Background: Smartphone and tablet-based applications have been increasingly utilized in the management of acute STEMI, with the goal of enhancing care efficiency. These applications facilitate improved team coordination through a single platform, enabling secure…
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Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity, dyspnea, quality of life, and survival in patients with chronic respiratory disease. However, center-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs remain unavailable in many healthcare facilities due to several barriers. To…
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Background: Smartphones provide a precise method to study human mobility at an unprecedented scale, allowing researchers to explore the links between mobility, HIV risk and treatment outcomes. However, leveraging smartphone technology to study HIV…
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Digital health diagnostics company PocDoc has announced the launch of a smartphone-based test for type 2 diabetes risk.
The test is being piloted in the north east of England and North Cumbria as part of…
Personalising psychotherapies for depression may enhance their efficacy. We conducted a randomised controlled trial of smartphone cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) among 4,469 adults in Japan (RESiLIENT trial, UMIN-CTR UMIN000047124). Participants received one of nine CBT…
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Background: Smoking cessation has become a global priority, with peer support interventions shown to improve abstinence rates. However, no studies have examined the effectiveness of a group-based digital peer-supported app combined with nicotine gum…
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