Phones show promise as a means of promoting exercise and a healthy diet
Phones, laptops, ipads, they’re all around us aren’t they? I just had a quick look around Elf HQ and there are more bits of technical kit between me and the coffee mugs than I could shake an...
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Telehealth, the use of technologies such as phones and the internet to help prevent or manage a range of conditions, is a topic which pops up quite frequently in this bit of the woodland. This week,...
View ArticleComputer and web-based interventions can improve eating behaviour and/or diet...
The ‘silver surfers’ in the woodland have been keener than ever to get online this week since our post on eHealth Literacy in the older generation. I thought it was time now that we turned our...
View ArticleOnline obesity treatment programmes show promise
Today I’m returning to the topic of ‘telehealth’, with the latest evidence on how computers may help people who are struggling with their weight. A new Cochrane review, published this week, looks at...
View ArticleHow effective and cost-effective are electronic aids designed to help smokers...
It’s getting a bit nippy down here in the Woodland of a morning lately. I’ve been waking up to a haze of fog and a carpet of leaves. At least it’s fog of the au naturel kind – better than the cigar...
View ArticleText messages can help smokers quit finds Cochrane review
Texting has just turned 20, with the first text message (“Merry Christmas”) sent on 3rd December 1992. Not that it was possible to send a reply, as that bit hadn’t quite been worked out. Any idea how...
View ArticleInjury prevention apps: Are they making substantiated claims?
Staying injury-free is an important piece to living a healthy, ongoing and active lifestyle. While taking part in physical activity always puts you at greater risk of injury, research in the past two...
View ArticleUnclear evidence on the cost-effectiveness of distance lifestyle counselling...
Being overweight is bad for your health, but finding the time and resources to address this can be difficult. Using distance communication technology, such as e-mail or telephone, can help make...
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