Measuring What Matters to Patients in Digital Health
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com What if we had a comprehensive set of patient-centered measures to guide how we plan care in collaboration with patient needs. In healthcare, patient…
Is Covid-Related Weight Gain a Concern?
Photo by Breakingpic on Pexels.com I have addressed previous blogs' data showing a 27% decrease in physical activity rates since the Pandemic began. I have also reflected on published data…
Move Over “Eat Less, Move More”- Behavioral Phenotypes for Weight Loss
Photo by Natasha Spencer on Pexels.com The standard advice for weight loss has often been the pithy "eat less, move more." This advice doesn't prove very helpful to people engaged…
Evaluating Digital Health – The Big Picture
Knowing what "good" looks like in the digital health space has proved challenging for most solutions. Net promoter scores (NPR) don't tell a consumer about efficacy or effectiveness. On one…
Weight Loss in Early Adulthood and Mortality in Later Life- An Update
Obesity is a known risk factor for COVID-19. As we think more broadly about obesity prevention strategies, does when you lose weight across the lifespan matter related to all-cause mortality?…
COVID-19, Obesity and Mortality – A Deeper Dive
Boris Johnson is urging people in the United Kingdom (UK) to lose weight to save the National Health Service (NHS) by lowering the risk for COVID-19 by weighing less. The…
Implementing Digital Mental Health in Primary Care- Lessons Learned
The last few months have rapidly accelerated telehealth strategies as health systems pivot to deliver care in new ways. Primary care is a vital care setting in addressing mental health.…
Evaluating Apps- The American Psychiatric Association​ Model
How do you know what a good app is? Great strides have been made in guiding consumers, employers, and health systems in making better decisions when choosing digital mental health…
Sleeping Issues, Coping Mechanisms and Depressive Symptoms – New Research
Months into a global pandemic, research in many countries demonstrate that insomnia or trouble sleeping is a common aspect of dealing with the stress of pandemic life. Sleep is a…
Understanding User Patterns in Digital Mental Health
Research shows that 90% of digital mental health tools are no longer used after two weeks. Many companies are working on profoundly understanding engagement patterns in apps to improve retention.…