New Study Highlights Rural Perspectives on Online Lifestyle Medicine

Jessica De Leon, Ph.D., of the FSU College of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, not too long ago co-authored the research, “Rural Perspectives of Online Lifestyle Medicine Intervention Delivery, Digital Data Collection, and Health Behavior Changes: A Qualitative Study.”

Published on-line within the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, the research explored rural members’ experiences with an internet life-style drugs program. Researchers examined views on digital program supply, digital knowledge assortment, and the boundaries and helps concerned in making more healthy life-style adjustments.

The findings exhibit that people residing in rural communities can efficiently take part in on-line well being interventions, full research actions digitally, and make significant life-style adjustments. This is the second publication ensuing from a rural pilot venture supported by means of the Clinical and Translational Science Award program and performed in collaboration with Laurie S. Abbott, Ph.D., R.N., of the FSU College of Nursing.

Kudos to Dr. De Leon and fellow researchers Laurie S. Abbott, Erin Stearns, Michael Killian and Lucinda J. Graven on this vital contribution to rural well being analysis. Congratulations to the complete crew on this thrilling accomplishment!

Read the publication here