Background: Accessible mental health support is essential for military members (MM), veterans, and public safety personnel (PSP) who are at increased risk of mental health challenges. Unique barriers to care, however, often leave these…
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Background: Pregnancy and childbirth involve significant health challenges, including preventable maternal deaths, severe complications, and disparities tied to social determinants, emphasizing the need for improved maternal care. Pregnancy could benefit from a more comprehensive,…
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Background: Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes (T2D) face many linguistic, cultural, and social determinants of health–related barriers to accessing evidence-based diabetes interventions. Our team developed the culturally and linguistically tailored Chinese American Research…
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Background: Major depressive disorder is often a recurrent condition, with a high risk of relapse for individuals remitted from depression. Early detection of relapse is critical to improve clinical outcomes. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies…
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Background: Anxiety and depressive disorders affect hundreds of millions globally, with substantial barriers limiting access to evidence-based treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy. Digital mental health interventions offer potential solutions to improve access to support….
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Background: Intensive lifestyle interventions (ILI) improve weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors, but health systems face challenges implementing them. Objective: We engaged stakeholders to cocreate and evaluate feasibility of primary care implementation strategies and…
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Background: Questionnaire-based symptom assessment may introduce recall bias and lacks bidirectional exploration. This is particularly relevant given the unclear direction of the associations between physical activity (PA), sedentary time (ST) and symptoms in patients…
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Background: Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a valuable method for capturing real-time data on behaviors and experiences in naturalistic settings. However, maintaining participant engagement in longitudinal (ie, multiburst) EMA studies remains challenging, particularly when…
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Background: Cancer-related fatigue is a common and significant symptom experienced by cancer patients and survivors across all age groups, profoundly impacting their quality of life. Adolescents and young adults often encounter substantial academic, career,…
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Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder characterized by persistent knee pain, often without any structural abnormalities. Conservative treatments, particularly exercise therapy, are widely recommended; however, adherence remains generally low, and full…
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