Background: Directly observed therapy (DOT) is the standard method for monitoring adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment. However, implementing DOT poses challenges for both patients and providers due to limited financial and human resources. Increasing…
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Background: Nondaily smoking is a widespread and increasingly prevalent pattern of use. To date, no effective treatment approach for nondaily smoking has been identified. Objective: This study aimed to conduct an unblinded randomized controlled…
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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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Background: Depression and chronic pain are commonly comorbid, mutually reinforcing, and debilitating. Emerging approaches to mobile behavioral healthcare (mHealth) promise to improve outcomes for patients with comorbid depression and chronic pain by integrating with…
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Background: Wrist-worn photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors allows continuous heart rate (HR) measurement without inconveniences of wearing a chest belt. While green light PPG technology reduces HR measurement motion artifacts, only a limited number of studies…
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Background: Mobile phone SMS text message reminders have shown moderate effects in improving participation rates in ongoing colorectal cancer screening programs. Objective: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of SMS text messages as…
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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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Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the third most prevalent mental health disorder in Singapore, with a high degree of burden and large treatment gaps. Self-guided programs on mobile apps are accessible and affordable interventions,…
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Background: Mobile Health (mHealth) interventions have the potential to improve health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) by aiding health workers to strengthen service delivery, and patients and communities to manage and prevent…
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Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective strategy to reduce the risk of HIV infection. However, the efficacy of PrEP is highly dependent on adherence. Meanwhile, adherence changes over time, making it difficult to…
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