Key result
Higher frequency of digital health intervention usage was associated with greater weight loss at one year, with the semi-weekly participation group losing 3.39 lbs (p=0.0013 for difference from weekly).
Why the study?
Does a workplace Digital Health Intervention improve cardiovascular risk factors in a primary prevention cohort?
Cohort (n=30,974)
Yes
Does a workplace Digital Health Intervention improve cardiovascular risk factors in a primary prevention cohort?
p-value: p=0.0013
Higher frequency of engagement with a workplace digital health intervention is associated with modest, dose-dependent improvements in cardiovascular risk factors such as weight.
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May inform engagement targets in workplace programs; hypothesis-generating for cardiovascular outcomes in primary prevention.
Widmer et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=30,974). Digital Health Intervention (DHI) vs. No participation or lower frequency of participation was evaluated on Change in weight at one year (p=0.0013). Higher frequency of digital health intervention usage was associated with greater weight loss at one year, with the semi-weekly participation group losing 3.39 lbs (p=0.0013 for difference from weekly).
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