NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

This completed study tested whether screening adults for risky behaviors like smoking, poor diet, and inactivity, combined with education, could prevent non-communicable diseases. Researchers worked with 330 Chinese adults in Hong Kong, using mobile health tools and motivational …

This study tested whether a general health-promotion program could help adults who visited the emergency department change unhealthy behaviors like smoking, drinking, poor diet, or lack of exercise. Over 500 participants were split into two groups: one received the program, the o…

This study tested whether a brief, supportive conversation in the emergency department can help adults change risky behaviors like smoking, poor diet, or lack of exercise. Researchers enrolled 150 semi-urgent or non-urgent patients and measured how many agreed to join and stuck w…

This study adapted a program called BECOME to help people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment and their caregivers manage chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as mental health issues like depression and anxiety. The program was adjusted with inpu…