Connected health has shown great potential in collecting phenotypic data, which can be overlaid on genomic data to deliver a more precise and personalized preventive care that better engages patients.
April 2013
| Stephen O. Agboola, Madeleine Ball, Joseph C. Kvedar, Kamal JethwaniExamining the relationship between social status, Internet access, and health behaviors.
March 2013
| Timothy M. HaleThe researchers examined if a 9-month maintenance intervention immediately following a 10-week worksite exercise and nutrition program would prevent regain of the weight lost during the program.
July 2012
| Thorndike AN, Sonnenberg L, Healey E, Myint-U K, Kvedar JC, Regan S.In this pilot study, the authors explored the feasibility of translating a face-to-face stress reduction program into an online virtual setting and estimated the effect size of the intervention.
March 2012
| Hoch DB, Watson AJ, Linton DA, Bello HE, Senelly M, Milik MT, Baim MA, Jethwani K, Fricchione GL, Benson H, Kvedar JCThe authors hypothesized that a virtual coach would increase activity levels, via step count, in overweight or obese individuals beyond the effect observed using a pedometer and website alone.
January 2012
| Watson A, Bickmore T, Cange A, Kulshreshtha A, Kvedar JThis study found that brief personal counseling and web-based intervention strategies offer the best hope in keeping weight off over three years.
March 2008
| Svetkey LP et al.Results from this first-generation study indicate that hand-held computers may be effective tools for increasing initial physical activity levels among underactive adults.
February 2008
| King AC, Ahn DK, Oliveira BM, Atienza AA, Castro CM, Gardner CDA review of 86 eHealth intervention studies for adults and children that targeted behavior change for physical activity, healthy eating, or both behaviors.
October 2007
| Norman GJ, Zabinski MF, Adams MA, Rosenberg DE, Yaroch AL, Atienza AAAn American Institute for Preventive Medicine White Paper
2007
| American Institute for Preventive MedicineThe authors assessed the efficacy of a Web-based tailored behavioral weight management program compared with Web-based information-only weight management materials.
February 2006
| Rothert K, Strecher VJ, Doyle LA, Caplan WM, Joyce JS, Jimison HB, Karm LM, Mims AD, Roth MAThe authors have developed an animated PDA-based advisor that can engage sedentary adults in dialogues about their physical activity throughout the day.
January 2006
| Bickmore TW, Gruber A, Intille S, Mauer DParticipants assigned to an internet-based weight maintenance program sustained comparable weight loss over 18 months compared with individuals who continued to meet face-to-face.
February 2004
| Harvey-Berino J, Pintauro S, Buzzell P, Gold EC