Development and validation of a rapid psychosocial well-being screening tool in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a rapid psychosocial well-being screening tool for metastatic breast cancer patients (MBC-PsySoc-Well-being).

Methods: Applying a mixed method approach, the study was conducted in two phases. Phase 1, a focus group method was employed for item development, and three focus group sessions were conducted, with patients, caregivers, and medical professionals, respectively.

Exploring Usability Issues of a Smartphone-Based Physician-to-Physician Teleconsultation App in an Orthopedic Clinic: Mixed Methods Study.

Background: Physician-to-physician teleconsultation has increasingly played an essential role in delivering optimum health care services, particularly in orthopedic practice. In this study, the usability of a smartphone app for teleconsultation among orthopedic specialists was investigated to explore issues informing further recommendations for improvement in the following iterations.

Objective: This study aimed to explore usability issues emerging from users' interactions with MEDIC app, a smartphone-based patient-centered physician-to-physician teleconsultation system.

Whole-body vibration: is there a causal relationship to specific imaging findings of the spine?

Study Design: Systematic review.

Objective: To perform a systematic review of the available literature for those studies that evaluated the role of whole-body vibration (WBV) on the spine, using imaging modalities as well as an estimation of WBV exposure.

Summary Of Background Data: Numerous comparative studies have reported a possible association between the occurrence of spinal symptoms and exposure to WBV.