Recruiting participants for focus groups in health research: a meta-research study.

Background: Focus groups (FGs) are an established method in health research to capture a full range of different perspectives on a particular research question. The extent to which they are effective depends, not least, on the composition of the participants. This study aimed to investigate how published FG studies plan and conduct the recruitment of study participants.

Patient Organizations' Digital Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.

Background: Patient organizations (POs) play a crucial role in supporting individuals with health conditions. Their activities range from counseling to support groups to advocacy. The COVID-19 pandemic and its related public health measures prompted rapid digital transformation efforts across multiple sectors, including health care.

Health Literacy Promotion and Digital Interventions for Depressive Disorders.

Background: The lack of therapeutic treatment options for depressive disorders increases the relevance of digital interventions for patients and general practitioners (GPs), particularly to bridge waiting times. However, patients may require adequate (digital) health literacy (HL) to partake in such interventions.

Objective: This study contrasts expected benefits and risks of digital mental health interventions, specifically digital therapeutics on prescription (DTx), among GPs and patients with depression according to HL dimensions (access, understanding, appraisal, and application) and patients' personal determinants.