Mobile Health

This research examines whether remote therapeutic monitoring can improve physical therapy outcomes by increasing patient engagement, adherence to home exercises, and communication with providers, while also assessing its impact on healthcare costs and feasibility for broader implementation.

This research tests the effectiveness of MedSMA℞T Mobile, a mobile adaptation of the MedSMA℞T Families game-based tool, in delivering preventive education that enhances opioid safety knowledge and communication among adolescents, parents, and healthcare providers in emergency departments, with the goal of reducing opioid misuse and improving family medication safety practices.

This research will develop, evaluate, and test the efficacy of Empower NICU – A Bridge to Resources for Adjusting and Coping with Emotions (EmBRACE), a mobile health application designed to screen and monitor psychological symptoms in parents of infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit, identify those at risk, and connect parents with services, information, support, and resources.

This research will adapt and extend Intervention INC, a family-centered, interactive, health promotion tool, and evaluate its effectiveness on reducing childhood obesity risk.

This research will adapt a pain management virtual reality application for use on a smartphone to manage pain during dressing changes in pediatric burn patients.

To assist pregnant individuals with pre-pregnancy type 2 diabetes with Medicaid coverage in reaching and maintaining normal blood sugars, this research will develop, test, and evaluate a digital health solution called ACHIEVE that includes a mobile health application, a provider dashboard, continuous glucose monitoring, and team-based coaching for medical needs and nonmedical health-related social needs.