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Behavioral Weight Loss Programs for Cancer Survivors Throughout Maryland: Protocol for a Pragmatic Trial and Participant Characteristics

Behavioral Weight Loss Programs for Cancer Survivors Throughout Maryland: Protocol for a Pragmatic Trial and Participant Characteristics

The ASPIRE study offered three programs: (1) self-directed weight loss (SDWL), (2) app-supported weight loss (ASWL), and (3) coach-supported weight loss (CSWL). Participants self-selected a program. Eligibility and interest were determined via self-report on surveys and screening phone calls. Those who opted for weight tracking were mailed a scale with the cellular capability to transmit their weights. The primary outcome is the 6-month weight change in the CSWL program.

Gerald J Jerome, Lawrence J Appel, Linda Bunyard, Arlene T Dalcin, Nowella Durkin, Jeanne B Charleston, Norma F Kanarek, Michael A Carducci, Nae-Yuh Wang, Hsin-Chieh Yeh

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e54126

Insights Into the Use of a Digital Healthy Aging Coach (AGATHA) for Older Adults From Malaysia: App Engagement, Usability, and Impact Study

Insights Into the Use of a Digital Healthy Aging Coach (AGATHA) for Older Adults From Malaysia: App Engagement, Usability, and Impact Study

Avatar for Global Access to Technology for Healthy Aging (AGATHA) is a virtual healthy aging coach that serves as a one-stop-shop platform for healthy aging promotion [7]. AGATHA has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office of the Western Pacific and WHO Collaborating Center for Digital Health with the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.

Pei-Lee Teh, Andrei O J Kwok, Wing Loong Cheong, Shaun Lee

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e54101

User Engagement, Acceptability, and Clinical Markers in a Digital Health Program for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Prospective, Single-Arm Feasibility Study

User Engagement, Acceptability, and Clinical Markers in a Digital Health Program for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Prospective, Single-Arm Feasibility Study

A short web-based interview with the program’s health coach was offered to all participants during the first 2-3 weeks of the study to establish coach connection and accountability and to provide participants with an opportunity to ask questions. During the interview, the primary goals, main concepts, and the program’s approach to diet and weight management were explained. In addition, participants’ strengths and potential barriers to participation were discussed. 

Sigridur Björnsdottir, Hildigunnur Ulfsdottir, Elias Freyr Gudmundsson, Kolbrun Sveinsdottir, Ari Pall Isberg, Bartosz Dobies, Gudlaug Erla Akerlie Magnusdottir, Thrudur Gunnarsdottir, Tekla Karlsdottir, Gudlaug Bjornsdottir, Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Saemundur Oddsson, Vilmundur Gudnason

JMIR Cardio 2024;8:e52576

Determining the Right Levels of Health Coaching and Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback in a Workplace Behavior Change Intervention: Multiphase Optimization Strategy Preparation Study

Determining the Right Levels of Health Coaching and Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback in a Workplace Behavior Change Intervention: Multiphase Optimization Strategy Preparation Study

The health coach also provided informed consent to be interviewed. All data were electronic, deidentified, and stored on the institutional servers of the corresponding authors. There was no compensation for participating in this study. Generative artificial intelligence was not used in any part of the manuscript writing. A total of 16 participants were recruited for the study.

Sean Locke, Jenna Osborne

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e47181

Mobile Mindfulness Meditation for Cancer-Related Anxiety and Neuropathy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Mobile Mindfulness Meditation for Cancer-Related Anxiety and Neuropathy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Mindfulness Coach, an i OS- and Android-based mobile app, is designed to deliver a mobile mindfulness training course designed by researchers from the US Department of Veterans Affairs [21,28]. The senior author of this paper, ER, was part of the team that developed the most recent version of the app. Initially developed among other mobile apps in collaboration with the US Department of Defense [28], Mindfulness Coach is freely available to the general public for both i OS and Android operating systems.

Ariel Siritorn Orasud, Mai Uchiyama, Ian Pagano, Erin Bantum

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e47745

Improvements in Adolescents’ Disordered Eating Behaviors in a Collaborative Care Digital Mental Health Intervention: Retrospective Observational Study

Improvements in Adolescents’ Disordered Eating Behaviors in a Collaborative Care Digital Mental Health Intervention: Retrospective Observational Study

All adolescents (ages 13-17 years) who met the following inclusion criteria were eligible for inclusion in the study (N=689): (1) started mental health care (first synchronous event) with Bend Health Inc between January 1, 2023, and October 1, 2023 (9 months); (2) had at least 1 synchronous session with a Bend Health Inc coach or therapist during the study time frame; and (3) completed the assessment of eating behaviors before the start of care (baseline).

Landry Goodgame Huffman, Darian Lawrence-Sidebottom, Aislinn Brenna Beam, Amit Parikh, Rachael Guerra, Monika Roots, Jennifer Huberty

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e54253

Satisfaction, Perceived Usefulness, and Therapeutic Alliance as Correlates of Participant Engagement in a Pediatric Digital Mental Health Intervention:  Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Satisfaction, Perceived Usefulness, and Therapeutic Alliance as Correlates of Participant Engagement in a Pediatric Digital Mental Health Intervention: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Each responding member’s duration in care was assessed as the number of months between their first synchronous session with a Bend Health care provider (eg, BCM, coach, or therapist) and their survey completion date. Descriptive statistics of care with Bend Health, Inc are reported for 2022. Survey respondents’ demographic information and patterns of participation were then compared to those who were sent the survey but did not respond using paired t tests and chi-square tests.

Landry Huffman, Darian Lawrence-Sidebottom, Jennifer Huberty, Clare Beatty, Monika Roots, Kurt Roots, Amit Parikh, Rachael Guerra

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e49384

Health-Related Quality of Life Among Members Using an On Demand Behavioral Health Platform: Pilot Observational Study

Health-Related Quality of Life Among Members Using an On Demand Behavioral Health Platform: Pilot Observational Study

After downloading the mobile app, members can start texting with a behavioral health coach within minutes of requesting to connect. Ginger coaches are full-time employees who have an advanced degree in a field related to mental health or have accredited coach certification. While many members are solely engaged with text-based coaching services, some will request or require escalation to clinical services (teletherapy or telepsychiatry) depending on preference or clinical severity.

Emily Shih, Brandon S Aylward, Sarah Kunkle, Grant Graziani

JMIR Form Res 2022;6(7):e35352

The Effectiveness of Combining Nonmobile Interventions With the Use of Smartphone Apps With Various Features for Weight Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

The Effectiveness of Combining Nonmobile Interventions With the Use of Smartphone Apps With Various Features for Weight Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

All the interventions used were reviewed by 2 authors (JA and HI), who then grouped them into the following categories: smartphone apps, trackers (weighing scale, step tracker, or bite counter), behavioral therapy or advice (podcasts, telephone calls, booklets, SMS text messages, and in-person meetings), feedback (SMS text messages, email, oral, or written by a coach), self-monitoring, social support (social media or web-based forum), meal replacement, and financial incentives.

Jumana Antoun, Hala Itani, Natally Alarab, Amir Elsehmawy

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2022;10(4):e35479