Improving health literacy using the power of digital communications to achieve better health outcomes for patients and practitioners

PJ Fitzpatrick - Frontiers in Digital Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Digital communication tools have demonstrated significant potential to improve health
literacy which ultimately leads to better health outcomes. In this article, we examine the …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences of emotional eating in an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based weight management intervention (SWiM): A qualitative study

L Kudlek, RA Jones, C Hughes, R Duschinsky, A Hill… - Appetite, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Emotional eating is a barrier to weight management. Interventions based on
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) promote the acceptance of uncomfortable …

[HTML][HTML] Supporting weight management during COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial of a web-based, ACT-based, Guided Self-Help Intervention

J Mueller, R Richards, RA Jones, F Whittle, J Woolston… - Obesity Facts, 2022 - karger.com
Introduction: Adults with overweight and obesity are vulnerable to weight gain and mental
health deterioration during the COVID-19 pandemic. We developed a web-based, guided …

Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 (SWiM-C): twelve-month follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of a web-based, ACT-based, guided self-help …

J Mueller, R Richards, RA Jones, F Whittle… - International Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Objectives We developed a guided self-help intervention (Supporting Weight Management
during COVID-19,“SWiM-C”) to support adults with overweight or obesity in their weight …

[HTML][HTML] Combining persuasive system design principles and behavior change techniques in digital interventions supporting long-term weight loss maintenance …

RA Asbjørnsen, J Hjelmesæth… - JMIR human …, 2022 - humanfactors.jmir.org
Background Long-term weight maintenance after weight loss is challenging, and innovative
solutions are required. Digital technologies can support behavior change and, therefore …

Integrating COM-B and the person-based approach to develop an ACT based therapy programme to raise self-determination in adolescents with obesity

JS Cox, A Searle, G Thornton… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background This paper details the development of the Adolescent Intrinsic Motivation
'AIM2Change'intervention to support weight-management in young people previously …

Acceptability and feasibility of an acceptance and commitment therapy-based guided self-help intervention for weight loss maintenance in adults who have previously …

AL Ahern, R Richards, RA Jones, F Whittle, J Mueller… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The cost-effectiveness and long-term health impact of behavioural weight
management programmes depends on post-treatment weight-loss maintenance. Growing …

Improving Wellbeing in At-Risk Frontotemporal Dementia

CV Greaves - 2024 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a highly heritable group of neurodegenerative disorders,
with around 30% of patients having a strong family history. The majority of that heritability is …

The Visualisation of Hypertension: a novel communication approach to support adherence to medication

S Brown - 2024 - figshare.cardiffmet.ac.uk
Hypertension, an asymptomatic chronic condition, is a major treatable cause of
cardiovascular disease. Antihypertensive medication reduces blood pressure (BP) and …

Improving Novice Exercise Adherence: Heart Rate Monitoring and Contextual Self-Management Training

J Dai - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Existing research highlights exercise's importance for health and fitness, yet many struggle
to adhere to recommended levels. The sedentary nature of modern lifestyles further …