Development and Use of Mobile Messaging for Individuals With Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: Scoping Review.

Background: Population studies show that musculoskeletal conditions are a leading contributor to the total burden of healthy life lost, second only to cancer and with a similar burden to cardiovascular disease. Prioritizing the delivery of effective treatments is necessary, and with the ubiquity of consumer smart devices, the use of digital health interventions is increasing. Messaging is popular and easy to use and has been studied for a range of health-related uses, including health promotion, encouragement of behavior change, and monitoring of disease progression.

Exploring factors affecting Chinese adolescents' perceived usefulness and engagement with a stress management app: a qualitative study.

Introduction: Providing adolescents with stress management interventions via mobile apps has potential for overcoming barriers to traditional in-person services, such as stigma, cost and travel. However, the effectiveness remains uncertain and engagement level remains low. Therefore, it is essential to understand adolescents' user experience of such apps, however, such research is scarce.

What is coming next in health technology startups? Some insights and practice guidelines.

Health technology startups are experiencing a significant surge in growth, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, as they address gaps in the sector. However, despite their increasing prevalence, there is still relatively limited knowledge about this sector's evolution. This opinion article explores emerging trends in health startups, including their market size, growth, significant challenges, and guidelines for key stakeholders from a global healthcare service industry perspective.

The feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of an app-based intervention (the Coping Camp) in reducing stress among Chinese school adolescents: A cluster randomised controlled trial.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the efficacies of the Coping Camp app in reducing stress, depression, and anxiety and improving stress-coping behaviours and mental health wellbeing. Additionally, feasibility and acceptability of Coping Camp were evaluated.

Methods: In this unblinded cluster RCT, 540 participants from two high schools in China were randomly assigned to the Coping Camp intervention (n = 6 classes; 275 students) or treatment as usual (n = 5 classes; 265 students) at the class level.

Chinese school adolescents' stress experience and coping strategies: a qualitative study.

Background: Stress in adolescence is associated with adverse mental health outcomes. Coping resources have been proved by literature to have buffering effects on the impact of stress on mental health. It is imperative to understand the stress and coping strategies of adolescents.

The role of telehealth startups in healthcare service delivery: A systematic review.

Objectives: The role of startups has been growing in healthcare delivery, particularly in telehealth and telemedicine. Yet, little has been published about their role in evolving digital healthcare ecosystem. This study aimed to review the literature on telehealth startups to understand their roles, challenges, business models, and directions for sustainable innovation and commercialization.

Dentistry website analysis: An overview of the content of formulated questions and answers.

Aim: This study aimed to analyze the content of questions and answers posted on dentistry websites.

Subject And Methods: A mixed-method study was conducted in 2020. A total of 1354 related questions were included, of which 1182 were answered by dentists.

What do Iranian physicians value most when choosing a specialty? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment.

Background: Choosing a specialty by physicians is fundamentally linked to the performance of health systems and public health outcomes. Identifying the determinants of specialty selection is important to health policy for targeting resources and planning the development of services. This study examined preferences of Iranian physicians for medical specialty using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) method.

A framework of evidence-based decision-making in health system management: a best-fit framework synthesis.

Background: Scientific evidence is the basis for improving public health; decision-making without sufficient attention to evidence may lead to unpleasant consequences. Despite efforts to create comprehensive guidelines and models for evidence-based decision-making (EBDM), there isn`t any to make the best decisions concerning scarce resources and unlimited needs. The present study aimed to develop a comprehensive applied framework for EBDM.

Are online mental health interventions for youth effective? A systematic review.

Objectives: This systematic review aims to examine the effectiveness of online mental health interventions for youth.

Methods: We searched seven electronic databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science and SCOPUS) for the past 10 years to identify randomized controlled trials which have evaluated the use of telehealth interventions for young people with mental health problems. The included studies were assessed for quality and risk of bias.

Telemedicine: Niche or mainstream? A bibliometric analysis and review of the output of highly ranked clinical journals.

Historically, telemedicine research is predominantly published in discipline-specific telemedicine journals. However, in recent times the number of publications on telemedicine in clinical journals has increased. Acceptance of telemedicine research by clinical journals indicates a maturing of the telemedicine field.

What makes inequality in the area of dental and oral health in developing countries? A scoping review.

Background: Equity in health is an important consideration for policy makers particularly in low and middle income developing country. The area of oral and dental health is not an exception. This study is conducted to explore the main determinants that make inequality in oral and dental health area in developing countries.

Health-tech startups in healthcare service delivery: A scoping review.

Background: An efficient and affordable healthcare service delivery to everyone is a prerogative of the national governments. Such delivery is quite exacting, and gaps remain. In this regard, startups are trying to disrupt the market with innovative solutions and reach the underserved market.

A Protocol for Developing a Discrete Choice Experiment to Elicit Preferences of General Practitioners for the Choice of Specialty.

Objectives: Discrete choice experiment (DCE) has been increasingly used in studies investigating preferences of the health workforce. This pilot study aimed to provide a comprehensive protocol for design and quality assessment of a DCE to elicit preferences of general practitioners for the choice of specialty.

Methods: We conducted 3 rigorous qualitative studies, including a review of literature, qualitative interviews, and focus group discussion to develop attributes and levels of the DCE.

A cost-minimisation analysis comparing alternative telemedicine screening approaches for retinopathy of prematurity.

Introduction: Screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an important procedure in the prevention of blindness in high-risk preterm infants. In the regionalised healthcare system of Queensland (Australia), outside of the major centres, some preterm infants are cared for in special care nurseries (SCNs). When necessary, infants in these nurseries who are at risk of ROP are transferred to a tertiary hospital for screening by paediatric ophthalmologists.

Education and Training on Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) for health care professionals and students: A Scoping Review.

Background And Objectives: The ability of health care providers and students to use EMRs efficiently can lead to achieving improved clinical outcomes. Training policies and strategies play a major role in successful technology implementation and ongoing use of the EMR systems. To provide evidence-based guidance for developing and implementing educational interventions and training, we reviewed and summarized the current literature on EMR training targeting both healthcare professionals (HCP) and students.

The use of wearable devices in chronic disease management to enhance adherence and improve telehealth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Wearable device (WD) interventions are rapidly growing in chronic disease management; nevertheless, the effectiveness of these technologies to monitor telehealth outcomes has not been adequately discussed. This study aims to evaluate the effects of WDs in adherence and other health outcomes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and cardiac disease (CD).

Methods: CINAHL, PsycINFO, CENTRAL, and EMBASE were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs from 1937 to February 2020.

Medical students' perceptions and expectations regarding digital health education and training: A qualitative study.

Introduction: Digital health - the convergence of digital technologies within health and health care to enhance the efficiency of health-care delivery - is fast becoming an integral part of routine medical practice. The integration of digital health into traditional practice brings significant changes. Logic dictates that for medical practitioners to operate in this new digitally enabled environment, they require specific knowledge, skills and competencies relating to digital health.

Using the Importance for Survival Scale to Identify Preferred Nature Scenes With Restorative Potential: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Evidence supports the use of images of nature scenes in healthcare settings to reduce stress and improve emotional well-being. However, the literature is diverse and provides no integrated system to identify nature scenes that provide most therapeutic benefit.

Objective: The current study aimed to validate and extend results of a correlational study that found the (IFSS) useful for selecting generally preferred nature scenes with therapeutic potential.

Exploring Mental Health Professionals' Perspectives of Text-Based Online Counseling Effectiveness With Young People: Mixed Methods Pilot Study.

Background: Population-based studies show that the risk of mental ill health is highest among young people aged 10 to 24 years, who are also the least likely to seek professional treatment because of a number of barriers. Electronic mental (e-mental) health services have been advocated as a method for decreasing these barriers for young people, among which text-based online counseling (TBOC) is a primary intervention used at many youth-oriented services. Although TBOC has shown promising results, its outcome variance is greater in comparison with other electronic interventions and adult user groups.

Stress and its Social Determinants - A Qualitative Study Reflecting the Perceptions of a Select Small Group of the Public in Sri Lanka.

Background: Exposure to stress, especially for prolonged periods, can result in physical and mental disorders. To attribute causality to its associated disease profile, social determinants need to be identified at the population level. The objective of this study was to explore perceptions regarding stress and its probable social determinants, among a purposeful cohort of the public from Colombo district, Sri Lanka.

Effectiveness of text messaging interventions for the management of depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Depression is a leading cause of human disability. Telemedicine-based interventions using text messaging are currently being trialled for the management of community-based clients with clinical depression. However, little is known about the effectiveness of such methods.

Mindful Eating Mobile Health Apps: Review and Appraisal.

Background: Mindful eating is an emerging area of research for managing unhealthy eating and weight-related behaviors such as binge eating and emotional eating. Although there are numerous commercial mindful eating apps available, their quality, effectiveness, and whether they are accurately based on mindfulness-based eating awareness are unknown.

Objective: This review aimed to appraise the quality of the mindful eating apps and to appraise the quality of content on mindful eating apps.