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Sleep Breath
January 2025
Pulmonary Medicine, Universidad Austral, Hospital Universitario Austral, Pilar, Argentina.
Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 936 million adults globally and is linked to significant health risks, including neurocognitive impairment, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic conditions. Despite its prevalence, OSA remains largely underdiagnosed. This study aimed to enhance OSA awareness and risk assessment using the STOP-Bang questionnaire in a telemedicine format.
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December 2024
Center for Geriatrics & Gerontology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650 Taiwan Boulevard Sect 4, Taichung, 407219, Taiwan, 886 4-2359-2525, 886 4-2359-5046.
Background: Telehealth programs and wearable sensors that enable patients to monitor their vital signs have expanded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The electronic National Early Warning Score (e-NEWS) system helps identify and respond to acute illness.
Objective: This study aimed to implement and evaluate a comprehensive telehealth system to monitor vital signs using e-NEWS for patients receiving integrated home-based medical care (iHBMC).
Health Commun
December 2024
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College.
Guided by communication accommodation theory, we studied 27 physician reports of patient-physician advanced cancer communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Advanced cancer communication requires recognizing patients' psychosocial states and collaboratively engaging patients empathetically to develop the shared understanding necessary to guide decision-making. However, physicians found their communication underaccommodated, stemming from personal protection equipment, social distancing, and telemedicine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlob Health Action
December 2024
Department of Research and Publications, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda.
Background: Digital health technologies, such as mobile applications, wearable devices, and electronic health record systems, have significantly enhanced global health security by enabling timely data collection and analysis, identifying infectious disease trends, and reducing infection risk through remote services.
Objective: This study assesses the role of digital health in pandemic preparedness and global health security response. It examines the application of digital health to early detection, surveillance, and data management in patient care.
JMIR Infodemiology
September 2024
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on different countries because of which various health and safety measures were implemented, with digital media playing a pivotal role. However, digital media also pose significant concerns such as misinformation and lack of direction.
Objective: We aimed to explore the effects of COVID-19-related infodemics through digital, social, and electronic media on the vaccine-related attitudes of caregivers and health care providers in Pakistan.
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