MOBILE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

Apr 30 2025HEALTH

Healthy Habits: How Phones Can Help Indigenous Moms and Kids

The use of mobile phones to encourage healthy living is a growing trend. These programs are flexible and affordable. They can reach people who might not otherwise get health advice. But, for these programs to work well with Indigenous communities, they need to fit with their culture and values. This is crucial for the programs to be accepted and effective. There has...

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Nov 24 2024HEALTH

Mobile Apps for HIV Medication: Are They Reporting Right?

You might have heard about mobile apps helping people with HIV manage their medication. But are these apps following the rules? A recent study dug into this, checking if these apps are telling us what they're supposed to. These apps are designed to help people with HIV stick to their antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART is super important for keeping the HIV virus in ch...

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Nov 21 2024HEALTH

Making it Personal: Early Psychosis Treatment with ACT and Mobile Tech

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has shown promise in helping people with early psychosis. To make this treatment even more effective, researchers are exploring how to use mobile technology to complement face-to-face sessions. The idea is to help patients apply what they learn in therapy to their daily lives, making treatment something they can handle on their...

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