Interest, uptake, and feasibility trial of a real-life digital health intervention to improve lifestyle in Brazil

Digital Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Objective Promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors is essential for preventing and managing chronic mental health conditions. This study aims to present a digital platform accessible via PC or smartphone, VIVA!, designed foster change among the Brazilian population. It evaluates interest, uptake, acceptability, usability, adherence, retention over 12 weeks. Methods A fully online feasibility trial was conducted from April December 2023. Participants were adults who lived in Rio de Janeiro reported using Public Health System. Interest VIVA! uptake assessed recruitment metrics. Acceptability usability measured Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS). Adherence calculated as percentage of completed challenges weeks, tracked at 4, 8, Results Of 3812 individuals reached, 27.2% expressed interest app, with an rate 65.4%. total 401 participants enrolled, predominantly women (73.3%) higher education (61.6%). MARS acceptability scores 2.9 quality 3.5 specificity. Usability averaged around 3, aesthetics rated highest. Retention weeks 4.5%, average adherence 11.2%. Conclusion The attracted highly-educated individuals, but its effectiveness constrained by high attrition. These findings highlight key DHI implementation, including need robust outreach, iterative improvements, strategies sustain engagement. Addressing access, literacy inequities, strengthening regulations are critical future success equity DHIs public systems. Trial registration registered Clinical Trials Registry (Registro Brasileiro Ensaios Clínicos -REBEC)—number RBR-2ssyb6q.

Language: Английский

Changes on risky drinking after the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil: results from three consecutive web surveys

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Introduction Risky drinking (RD) is associated with an increased risk of chronic and infectious diseases, injuries, violence. This study aimed to assess changes in risky Brazil after COVID-19 outbreak, both overall among individuals self-reported diseases mental health disorders.

Language: Английский