Lucy Simons discusses whether peer support interventions can help to provide physical health improvements for people living with severe mental illness.
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For: self-managementHow do young adults with diabetes or mental health problems engage with online health information?
Sarah Knowles explores a qualitative study of young adults’ perspectives on producing and consuming user-generated content about diabetes and mental health.
[read the full story...]Gamification for health and wellbeing
Sasha Danilina publishes her debut blog about a recent literature review on the effectiveness of gamification applied to health and wellbeing.
[read the full story...]Behaviour change techniques in smartphone health apps
Lucas Shelemy presents a recent systematic review on gamification for health promotion, which explores behaviour change techniques in smartphone apps.
[read the full story...]Depression and coronary heart disease: reasons to remain UPBEAT-UK
Kirsten Lawson summarises the UPBEAT-UK programme of research into the relationship between coronary heart disease and depression and anxiety in primary care patients.
[read the full story...]The impact of community well-being champions in African and Caribbean communities
Jenny Fisher examines a study seeking to understand the role and the impact of community well-being champions in African and Caribbean communities.
[read the full story...]No proof that 85% of mental health apps accredited by the NHS actually work
Health Economist Simon Leigh argues that the unregulated world of health apps brings cause for concern as well as celebration. Fear not though, he has some suggestions for what to look out for when downloading apps, which may help whilst you’re waiting for the regulators and accreditors to get their act together.
[read the full story...]What about stretch intensity and position?
Lesley Dawson considers a systematic review, which investigates how stretch intensity and body position may impact and influence the soft and connective tissue.
[read the full story...]What influences adherence to exercise programs for older people?
In this blog, Tracey Howe considers a recent systematic review on how people monitor and measure adherence to exercise and if any factors influence people’s adherence to exercise programmes.
[read the full story...]Effects of pilates exercise programmes for chronic low back pain
In her debut blog, Jacquelyn Ryan asks if Pilates exercise programmes help chronic low back pain. Jacquelyn considers a new systematic review, which examined the literature to determine the effectiveness of Pilates exercises on pain and disability on chronic low back pain.
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