Improving mental health literacy using web- or app-based interventions: A scoping review.

Background: Given the rapid advancement in technology, the Internet has grown to play a significant role in the field of healthcare. Individuals can now access a profusion of easily available materials for self-management of their health. The purpose of this review is to describe Web/App-based interventions that are primarily or secondarily designed to improve mental health literacy (MHL) and to investigate the effectiveness of online interventions for improving mental health.

Assessment of eHealth literacy to reduce financial toxicity and improve shared decision-making in cancer patients: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the associations between eHealth literacy, preferences for financial decision-making, and financial toxicity (FT) in a sample of Chinese cancer patients.

Methods: Eligible cancer patients were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey from January to April 2021. Three measures (eHealth literacy scale, control preference scale, and COST) were used to analyze patients' eHealth literacy, decisional preferences, and FT, respectively.

Dioscorea nipponica Makino Relieves Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma in Mice through Regulating RKIP-Mediated Raf-1/MEK/MAPK/ERK Signaling Pathway.

Purpose: Dioscorea nipponica Makino (DNM) is a traditional herb with multiple medicinal functions. This study is aimed at exploring the therapeutic effects of DNM on asthma and the underlying mechanisms involving RKIP-mediated MAPK signaling pathway.

Methods: An ovalbumin-induced asthma model was established in mice, which was further administrated with DNM and/or locostatin (RKIP inhibitor).

A Network Pharmacology Approach to Reveal the Underlying Mechanisms of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Nipponicae in the Treatment of Asthma.

Background: In this study, network pharmacological methods were used to analyze the targets of Rhizoma Dioscoreae Nipponicae (RDN) and investigate the potential underlying mechanism of RDN in the treatment of asthma.

Methods: Asthma-related targets were obtained from the GeneCards and DisGeNET databases. The bioactive components of RDN were obtained from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform database, and the targets of these compounds were predicted using the BATMAN-TCM database.

Satisfaction With Patient Engagement and Self-Reported Depression Among Hospitalized Patients: A Propensity-Score Matching Analysis.

Background: Depression is common among hospitalized patients and poses a significant threat to their quality of life. Patient engagement (PE) in healthcare has been shown to be associated with positive health outcomes. However, the relationship between PE and depression among hospitalized patients, with and without chronic conditions, has not yet been explored.

Urban-rural differences in financial toxicity and its effect on cancer survivors' health-related quality of life and emotional status: a latent class analysis.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the urban-rural differences in associations between financial toxicity (FT), physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL), negative emotional status, and the effect of patients' socioeconomic status and clinical and cost-related characteristics on the levels of FT in a sample of Chinese cancer survivors.

Methods: Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted by the oncology department at two tertiary level hospitals in China. The COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity, Euroqol five-level instrument (EQ-5D), and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 (DASS-21) were used to measure patients' FT, physical HRQoL, and negative emotional status.

Investigating Medical Student's Preferences for Internet-Based Healthcare Services: A Best-Worst Scaling Survey.

This study aimed to investigate the importance of providing Internet-based healthcare services based on the preference of a sample of medical students in China. An online best-worst scaling (BWS) survey with Case 1 design was conducted. Balanced independent block design generated 12 choice task profiles for each participant to answer.

Value of eosinophil count in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: A case report.

Background: An immediate hypersensitive immune response to antigens is one of the main characteristic features of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). As ABPA is an allergic respiratory disease, immunoglobulin E and peripheral-blood eosinophilia have been used as diagnostic indicators. However, eosinophilia in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) has not been considered in the diagnostic criteria for ABPA.

The Association Between Patients' eHealth Literacy and Satisfaction With Shared Decision-making and Well-being: Multicenter Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Although previous studies have shown that a high level of health literacy can improve patients' ability to engage in health-related shared decision-making (SDM) and improve their quality of life, few studies have investigated the role of eHealth literacy in improving patient satisfaction with SDM (SSDM) and well-being.

Objective: This study aims to assess the relationship between patients' eHealth literacy and their socioeconomic determinants and to investigate the association between patients' eHealth literacy and their SSDM and well-being.

Methods: The data used in this study were obtained from a multicenter cross-sectional survey in China.

The Relationship Between Decisional Regret and Well-Being in Patients With and Without Depressive Disorders: Mediating Role of Shared Decision-Making.

The objectives of this study were two-fold: (1) to assess the relationship between patients' decisional regret and their well-being and (2) to examine the mediated effect of shared decision-making (SDM) on this relationship. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in five cities in Southern China. Patients were asked to fill out questionnaires assessing their decisional regret, SDM, subjective well-being, and depressive status.

Psychometric Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the Simplified Chinese eHealth Literacy Scale: Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: The rapid proliferation of web-based information on health and health care has profoundly changed individuals' health-seeking behaviors, with individuals choosing the internet as their first source of information on their health conditions before seeking professional advice. However, barriers to the evaluation of people's eHealth literacy present some difficulties for decision makers with respect to encouraging and empowering patients to use web-based resources.

Objective: This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of a simplified Chinese version of the eHealth Literacy Scale (SC-eHEALS).

A best-worst scaling survey of medical students' perspective on implementing shared decision-making in China.

Background: The objective of this study was to ascertain the importance rankings of factors affecting the implementation of shared decision-making (SDM) in medical students in China and determine whether these factors were consistent across the respondents' individual characteristics.

Method: Students studying clinical medicine were recruited from three medical universities in China. A cross-sectional online survey using best-worst object scaling with a balanced incomplete block design was adopted to investigate their preference towards implementing SDM in China.

Validation of the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) Among Medical Students in China: Analyses Using Three Psychometric Methods.

This study aimed to validate the simplified Chinese version of the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (cTEQ) for use with the Chinese population. The original English version of the TEQ was translated into simplified Chinese based on international criteria. Psychometric analyses were performed based on three psychometric methods: classical test theory (CTT), item response theory (IRT), and Rasch model theory (RMT).

Doctor's Preference in Providing Medical Service for Patients in the Medial Alliance: A pilot Discrete Choice Experiment.

This cross-sectional survey study explored whether doctors in Guangdong, China preferred to provide extra healthcare services within the context of their medical alliances (MAs). Specifically, a discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted to investigate whether doctors preferred to provide extra services at low-tier hospitals within their MAs. A literature review, focus group interview, and expert group discussion resulted in three main attributes (i.

Lysophosphatidic Acid is a Biomarker for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Gastric Cancer and Correlates with Poor Prognosis.

Background: Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with gastric cancer. Thus, it is important to identify an ideal biomarker for PC.

Methods: Plasma and ascites samples were collected from gastric cancer patients with PC and a control group.