- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
University of Bern
2022-2024
University of California, San Diego
2024
University Hospital of Zurich
2023
University of Zurich
2023
Family-based treatment (FBT) is currently the most effective evidence-based approach for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN). Home (HT) as an add-on to FBT (FBT-HT) has been shown be acceptable, feasible and effective. The described three-arm randomized clinical trial (RCT) intended investigate whether FBT-HT demonstrates higher efficacy compared standard outpatient supplemental mindfulness-based stress reduction training (FBT-MBSR).This RCT compares FBT-MBSR a credible home-based control...
Hand hygiene is an effective behavior for preventing the spread of respiratory disease COVID-19 and was included in public health guidelines worldwide. Behavior change interventions addressing hand have potential to support adherence recommendations and, thereby, prevent COVID-19. However, randomized trials are largely absent during a pandemic; therefore, there little knowledge about most strategies promote ongoing pandemic. This study addresses this gap by presenting results optimization...
Introduction Behaviour change is key to the public health measures that have been issued in many countries worldwide contain COVID-19. Public will only take preventive effect if people adhere them. Interventions taking psychology approaches may promote adherence measures. However, evidence from randomised controlled behaviour trials scarce during an ongoing pandemic. We aim use example of hand washing with soap optimise and test a digital, theory-based evidence-based intervention prevent...
Research over the past few decades has shown positive influence that cognitive, social, and physical activities have on older adults’ cognitive affective health. Especially interventions in health-related behaviors, such as activation, activity, social nutrition, mindfulness, creativity, to be particularly beneficial. Whereas most intervention studies apply unimodal interventions, training (CT), this study investigates potential foster health factors of adults by means an autonomy-supportive...
Ninety percent of people with depression also report suffering from additional cognitive disorders. However, despite the high prevalence, effectiveness training methods for mental illnesses has not yet been extensively researched. In our study, ninety-six adult patients depressive symptoms were randomly assigned to one two intervention groups or a passive control group. Ultimately, 48 successfully completed and assessments. The first group computer-based (three times week 20 min). second...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Hand hygiene is an effective behavior for preventing the spread of respiratory disease COVID-19, and was included in public health guidelines worldwide. Behavior change interventions addressing hand have potential to support adherence recommendations thereby prevent COVID-19. However, randomized trials during a pandemic are largely absent, wherefore there little knowledge about most strategies promote ongoing pandemic. The present study addresses this gap by...