The vision of the MobileCoach platform is to create fully-automated digital interventions. Due to a modular and extendable structure as well as an architecture rooted in the logics and legal claims of open-source software, the MobileCoach lays a fruitful ground for digital interventions in several [...]
Digital Health Interventions show great potential in supporting health care systems with the globally increasing prevalence and economic costs of chronic diseases - the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. However, despite the availability of evidence-based DHIs, a substantial proportion of users does not adhere to [...]
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death and affects 251 million people worldwide. In the United States, the direct costs of COPD were estimated to be $32 billion, with indirect costs (e.g., incurred by lost working days) accounting for an additional [...]
Slow-paced breathing training is an effective method to strengthen cardiac functioning and psychological well-being. It thus addresses two of the most pressing global health challenges: chronic disease and mental illness. Slow-paced breathing training can be self-paced (e.g., during mindfulness meditation), externally-guided by following acoustic, seismic, or visual [...]
The current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is an emergency on a global scale, with huge swathes of the population required to remain inside for prolonged periods at a time to tackle the virus. In this new context, individuals’ health-promoting routines are under greater strain, with prolonged indoor-periods contributing [...]
Many young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) struggle with the complex daily demands of adherence to their medical regimen and face challenges achieving glycemic control at target levels. However, few interventions have been developed specifically for this age group. In the proposed study, we will provide [...]
Diabetes is rising globally, with 422 million adults’ worldwide currently living with the condition, equating to 1 in 11 individuals. In Switzerland, diabetes is likewise becoming more prevalent, with 7.4% of the adult population (469 400 adults) diagnosed. Shadowed amongst these figures is the growing burden on [...]
An individual’s mental well-being refers to the individual’s psychological state in terms of cognitive thoughts and affective feeling about life. It is strongly connected to work motivation, commitment, and capacity. Mental well-being is particularly critical for entrepreneurs, who often need to rely on their own cognitive evaluations, [...]
Main goals: Hypoglycemia is among the most relevant acute complications of diabetes mellitus. It affects the neurocognitive and psychomotor function and has consistently been shown to be associated with an increased risk of driving mishaps and accidents. To prevent these, our project aims at designing, implementing and [...]
Today, there is a massive amount of digital health interventions available. For example, more than 300,000 so-called "health apps" can be found in Google's Play Store and Apple's App Stores in 2017 (Aitken, Clancy, & Nass, 2017) with the goal of measuring, monitoring and managing health states [...]
