Digital Lifestyle Therapeutics programs are designed to help people manage their health by making changes to their daily habits. These programs use technology to provide support and guidance for issues related to lifestyle, such as weight management, quitting smoking, and reducing stress. HealthFOX is one such program that combines digital resources with advice from healthcare professionals to help individuals improve their health.
Programs for Lifestyle Diseases
Overweight and Obesity
This program focuses on weight management through evidence-based strategies for sustainable weight loss and improved health outcomes. It supports professionals in managing patients’ medication and seeing progress regarding food intake, physical activity and other lifestyle habit changes.
Smoking Cessation
A comprehensive program designed to support individuals in quitting smoking and adopting healthier habits. Originally designed and used for face-to-face sessions, this program has been adapted and digitalised to reach more patients and can be integrated into other existing programs to support better patient outcomes.
Stress Management
Dealing with the everyday stressors of life can take its toll and, if not managed, can lead to burnout, obesity and other related diseases. This program empowers individuals to manage stress effectively, improving both mental and physical well-being. Especially effective in occupational health care settings and combined with other occupational wellness programs.
How Does the Program Work?
It all starts when a healthcare provider signs up a person who could benefit from this support. They enter important information about the individual’s health and lifestyle, which helps create a personalised plan tailored to their specific needs.
Each person gets help from a digital care master, who is usually a trained health coach or registered nurse focused on lifestyle changes. The program typically lasts between 8 to 20 weeks, but people can receive ongoing support if needed.
Participants engage in various activities aimed at improving their lifestyles, such as exercises, healthy eating tips, and even strategies for quitting smoking. Through the HealthFOX app, users can access helpful information and tasks that keep them motivated and encourage lasting changes in their behavior.
A Simple Guide to the Therapy Process
This therapy follows a clear and easy-to-understand plan that helps people make real changes in their lives. It starts with simple steps and gradually adds more information and tasks, making it easier to adjust over time. The program also includes reminders for important health check-ups and lifestyle reviews to help everyone stick to their care plan.
The Importance of Healthcare Providers
Healthcare providers are essential in this process. They do the following:
- Tracking Progress: They can see reports on how people are doing with their activities, lifestyle changes, and following their care plans
- Providing Support: They review the data to help individuals overcome challenges and stay on track
- Coordinating Care: They use detailed feedback to make smart choices about any changes needed in the therapy program
Participants can also chat directly with their digital care master for personalised advice. At the same time, healthcare providers get thorough reports to assess progress and determine where additional help might be needed.
Benefits of Lifestyle Therapeutics
These programs simplify the management of lifestyle-related conditions through a unified platform, providing clear and actionable steps while fostering sustainable changes. Healthcare providers benefit from reduced administrative burdens and better-coordinated care, while participants gain the tools and support needed to take control of their health and improve their quality of life.
The Course and Idea of Digital Lifestyle Therapy
Digital lifestyle therapy begins after a healthcare provider or employer identifies a suitable patient or employee, makes a referral, and confirms therapy access. This evidence-based treatment typically lasts two to four months.
The therapy is designed to empower individuals through independent activities they can complete at their convenience, fostering self-engagement, awareness, and a sense of control over their habits and overall well-being. These activities are delivered via a secure digital platform, including educational content, audiobooks, videos, and behavioral exercises. Weekly modules, covers identifying triggers and unhealthy habits, managing cravings and stress, developing healthier coping mechanisms, building self-compassion, and setting realistic, sustainable goals. Individuals typically work through one topic per week. These sessions encourage reflection on their challenges and the connections between their behaviors, emotions, and long-term health outcomes. Participants will also apply what they have learned through practical daily exercises recorded in the diary section of the application.
Support to patients can be provided either by the healthcare providers or occupational health nurses directly, alternatively professionals from the HealthFOX support network can provide monitoring and support to the patient or employee.
Your role as digital care master is to support network professionals and involves providing regular feedback, commenting on tasks, and answering questions.
You will also identify if individuals are at risk and need additional treatment or alternative support. Communication throughout the therapy occurs via secure chat messaging, VoIP or video call ensuring individuals feel supported and guided during their journey. Integrating this digital solution into your practice or workplace allows you to offer an accessible, effective treatment option tailored to individuals’ needs.
Where Will the Digital Therapy Happen?
Digital therapy will be conducted in the HealthFOX Easier Tomorrow digital learning environment, which participants can access with any iOS or Android device. Patients and employees can complete exercises, tasks, and educational content related to their therapy at any time that suits them.
How to Get Started with HealthFOX Digital Lifestyle Therapy
HealthFOX makes it simple for healthcare providers and employers to integrate digital lifestyle therapy into their practice or workplace. We begin by setting up a digital clinic on our secure platform, complete with two-factor authentication, to ensure professionals can log in safely. Next, we provide comprehensive training on using the platform. At the same time we deliver specialised training on behavioral change interventions, including best practices for providing lifestyle therapy online. Once the setup and training are complete, you can identify individuals suited for digital treatment and support them toward healthier living. Therapy support can be provided directly by a healthcare provider, an occupational health nurse, or a professional from the HealthFOX support network.
