Clinical research shows that our members are transforming their physical and mental health across a spectrum of chronic conditions. Read on to see the latest evidence behind our products.
Participants in a 12-week therapist-supported, app-based cognitive behavioral therapy program achieved the following average outcomes:
Depression score reductions as measured by PHQ-8:
▼43% in 6 months
▼54% in 9 months
Anxiety score reductions as measured by GAD-7:
▼51% in 6 months
▼61% in 9 months
Greater engagement led to greater reduction in depression and anxiety scores.
Venkatesan, A., Rahimi, L., Kaur, M., & Mosunic, C. (2020). Digital Cognitive Behavior Therapy Intervention for Depression and Anxiety: Retrospective Study. JMIR Mental Health, 7(8), e21304.
Participants with moderate to high stress levels enrolled in a 10-week Vida Health mindfulness-based stress reduction program.
83% of participants experienced a reduction in perceived stress levels as measured by PSS-10 scores
▼15% (3.17 points) by 1.5 months
▼33% (6.77 points) by 6 months
More usage led to sustained progress.
Venkatesan A, Krymis H, Scharff J, Waber A. (under review). Changes in Perceived Stress following a 10-week Digital Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program: A Retrospective Study. JMIR Preprints. 16/10/2020:25078
We are excited to announce that the latest study of our virtual diabetes program has shown improvements in members’ blood glucose management. In 4 months, participants across the risk spectrum significantly lowered their HbA1c levels:
▼1.0-point (for those with baseline HbA1c of ≥7)
▼1.7-points (for those with baseline HbA1c of ≥ 8)
Zimmermann G, Venkatesan A, Rawlings K, Scahill M
Improved Glycemic Control With a Digital Health Intervention in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Retrospective Study JMIR Preprints. 18/02/2021:28033
Participants enrolled in a 6 month intensive weight management coaching program, followed by a maintenance phase with one-on-one health coaching sessions. At 12 months, the study showed a weight loss of:
▼7.2% in overweight patients
▼7.6% in obese patients
▼10.4% in patients aged 60+
Vida’s virtual weight management program exceeds CDC benchmarks of 5% weight loss for in-person weight loss programs by 44% and 52% for overweight and obese patients, *respectively.
Silberman, J. M., Kaur, M., Sletteland, J., & Venkatesan, A. (2020). Outcomes in a digital weight management intervention with one-on-one health coaching. PL oS one, 15(4), e0232221
Silberman, J., Kaur, M., Sletteland, J., & Venkatesan, A (2019, November). Outcomes in a Digital Weight Management Intervention with One-On-One Health Coaching. Poster session presented at Obesity Week Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
Overweight patients received 4 months of intensive health coaching via video, phone, and text-messaging. mHealth users showed superior progress in reducing their cardiovascular risk factors:
Mao, A. Y., Chen, C., Magana, C., Barajas, K. C., & Olayiwola, J. N. (2017). A mobile phone-based health coaching intervention for weight loss and blood pressure reduction in a national payer population: a retrospective study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 5(6), e80.
Women with curative-intent breast cancer received a survivorship care plan and enrolled in a 6-month program with Vida’s live coaching app. A control group received the same information but, instead of access to the app, were given a self-guided toolkit. Of Vida users:
Cairo J, Williams L, Bray L, Goetzke K, Perez AC (2020). Evaluation of a mobile health intervention to improve wellness outcomes for breast cancer survivors. J Patient Cent Res Rev, 7:313-22.
Cairo, J., Williams, L. Goetze, K. & Bray. L (2019, October). Evaluation of a Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Wellness Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors. Poster session presented at JADPRO Live, The Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Participants underwent a 12-week digital coaching program following completion of cardiac rehabilitation. Normally, the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation are difficult to retain but Vida members showed superior long term outcomes:
Duscha, B. D., Piner, L. W., Patel, M. P., Craig, K. P., Brady, M., McGarrah III, R. W., & Kraus, W. E. (2018). Effects of a 12-week mHealth program on peak VO2 and physical activity patterns after completing cardiac rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial. American Heart Journal , 199 , 105-114.
Patients who were hospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction participated in a month-long one-on-one coaching program to help with medication adherence and lifestyle modification. Members showed greater confidence and competence in their post-hospitalization care:
• Net promoter scores of 53 following the app experience
Mao, Alice Y., et al. (2016): “Feasibility of a Smartphone-Based Health Coaching Intervention for Patient Self-Management of Risk Prevention After Acute Myocardial Infarction.” Circulation 134.suppl_1 A18295-A18295
At Vida Health, we’re continually working to improve our services and test our methods with rigorous clinical research. We take pride in creating clinically proven programs that improve the health of our members. We’re working with academic medical centers to further study the impact of our interventions.
As we expand our services, we are further analyzing our programs’ impact on diabetes, weight, hypertension, and mental health, as well as the compounding effect of treating mental and physical health together in one polychronic platform.
For our enterprise customers, we’re studying how we can further reduce costs of care while providing exceptional support for employees. Be sure to check this page regularly for our latest updates.