Background: Digital health apps allow for proactive rather than reactive healthcare and have the potential to take the pressure off healthcare providers. With over 350,000 digital health apps available on the app stores today,…
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Background: The integration of wearable technology for heart rate monitoring offers potential advancements in managing hyperthyroidism by providing a feasible way to track thyroid function. Although digital health solutions are gaining traction in various…
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Background: Pain fluctuations are common in chronic musculoskeletal conditions, with periods of increased pain severity, known as pain flares, often occurring alongside worsening disease activity. These painful episodes can lead to significant impacts, including…
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Background: Some people are less likely to benefit from digital health interventions than others. Culture, along with other factors, contributes to these differences Digital health interventions that do not address a population’s cultural norms…
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Background: Depression and diabetes are highly co-morbid and are major causes of global disabilities, particularly among individuals with low income or from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds. While digital interventions offer promise for managing these chronic…
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Background: Parents are integral in shaping early childhood health behaviors, and mobile health (mHealth) interventions offer an accessible method of supporting them in this role. Optimizing participant engagement is key to mHealth effectiveness and…
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Background: Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are increasingly used to reduce risk and promote health in real-time, real-life contexts. Engagement is critical to mHealth intervention effectiveness yet may be challenging for young people experiencing depressive…
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Background: The delivery of timely and appropriate care is crucial for survival in patients experiencing ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Efficient communication and exchange of test results between the referring emergency medicine (EM) physician or…
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Background: As the population ages, cognitive impairment is becoming increasingly prevalent. Mobile applications offer a scalable platform for delivering cognitive training interventions. However, their variable quality and lack of rigorous evaluation underscore the need…
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Background: Air pollution is a major environmental cause of premature deaths, responsible for around 7 million deaths annually. In this context, personal air pollution exposure (PAPE), the product of pollutant concentration and minute ventilation…
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