Now that we’ve arguably rounded the corner from the pandemic, researchers are dissecting our response and how we can improve it in the future.Sebastian Souyris, assistant professor and Dean R. Wellington ’83 (Junior) Chair at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management, contributed to research led by Anton Ivanov, assistant professor in the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Program Issuing Mailed Kits Doubles Rate of Leftover Opioids Disposal
Study finds that patients of orthopaedic and urologic procedures were more likely to dispose of their extra opioid tablets when they received kits in the mail to do so
Making a Game of It: Contests Help New Moms Increase Their Steps
Study Used Wearable Tech to Foster Activity in High-Risk, Diverse Populations
Choosing Personal Exercise Goals, Then Tackling Them Immediately is Key to Sustatining Change
A Penn Medicine study showed that giving underserved patients at risk of heart disease a choice in their physical activity goal, then having them start right away, resulted in the most change
Workplace Wellness Programs Could Improve If More Personalized, Study Shows
In a program that used three different types of behavioral nudges, a study showed significantly different results for people with different personal and psychological characteristics