Publications by authors named "L Ben Amor"

Background: Despite the widely anticipated benefits of eHealth technologies in enhancing health care service delivery, the sustainable usage of eHealth in transitional countries remains low. There is limited evidence supporting the low sustainable adoption of eHealth in low- and middle-income countries.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the facilitators and barriers to the sustainable use of eHealth solutions in low- and middle-income nations.

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This study uses two empirical approaches to explore the asymmetric effects of oil and coal prices on renewable energy consumption (REC) in China from 1970 to 2019. As a conventional approach, we used the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lags (NARDL) model, while machine learning was used as a non-conventional approach. The empirical findings of the NARDL indicate that oil and coal price fluctuations have a significant effect on REC for both the short and long term.

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Objectives: The recommended treatment for Eating Disorders (EDs) is multidisciplinary and multimodal. Nonetheless, the complex linkage of the different disciplines involved is not necessarily simple. We analyzed the experience of healthcare professionals faced with psychiatric and psychological symptoms in adolescents with EDs in two "multidisciplinary" inpatient units embedded predominantly in different paradigms - one pediatric and one psychiatric.

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Objectives: Behavior problems are one of the most common reasons for seeking mental health services in pediatric populations. The objectives are to evaluate the effects of the EQUIPE program (Étude Québécoise d'Intervention pour les Parents d'Enfants avec des problèmes de comportement) and to analyze the impact of the severity of behavior problems and of parental characteristics.

Methods: This program was translated from the Community Parent Education Program.

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Video game addiction in young children is relevant, but it is especially important for children with ADHD. In order to obtain more data about the use of video games by Canadian children, and in particular by ADHD children, we explored the modalities of use (playtime, addiction score and usage by age) and compared them between ADHD and non-ADHD children. We then examined associations between addiction and ADHD symptoms and explored innovative results about the gender impact.

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