Publications by authors named "Harpreet Nagra"

Article Synopsis
  • * The study evaluated a peer-to-peer digital chat service where 699 adults aged 65 and older discussed their struggles with trained moderators to see if it improved feelings of loneliness and optimism.
  • * Results indicated that, after 8 to 9 minutes of chatting, participants showed significant improvements in feelings of loneliness and optimism, suggesting that peer support can be effective in enhancing emotional well-being among older adults.
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Objective: Diabetes research on work productivity has been largely cross-sectional and retrospective, with only one known randomized controlled trial (RCT) published, to our knowledge. Secondary analysis of the Fit-One RCT tested the effect of One Drop's digital health program on workplace productivity outcomes, absenteeism, and presenteeism, for employees and specifically for older workers with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Analysis of the 3-month Fit-One trial data from employees who have type 2 diabetes explored productivity using logistic analyses and generalized estimating equations.

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Background: Personalized feedback is an effective behavior change technique frequently incorporated into mobile health (mHealth) apps. Innovations in data science create opportunities for leveraging the wealth of user data accumulated by mHealth apps to generate personalized health forecasts. One Drop's digital program is one of the first to implement blood glucose forecasts for people with type 2 diabetes.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated multiple challenges within the health care system and is unique to those living with chronic conditions. Recent advances in digital health technologies (eHealth) present opportunities to improve quality of care, self-management, and decision-making support to reduce treatment burden and the risk of chronic condition management burnout. There are limited available eHealth models that can adequately describe how this can be carried out.

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