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J Ethn Subst Abuse
January 2025
Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Sovereignty & Smoking, Auckland, New Zealand.
Maternal smoking increases adverse risks for both the mother's pregnancy and the unborn child and remains disproportionately high among some Indigenous peoples. Decreasing smoking among pregnant Indigenous women has been identified as a health priority in New Zealand because of wide inequities in smoking-related harms. Using pre- and post-intervention questionnaires, this feasibility study assessed the acceptability and potential efficacy of a novel cessation program designed for Indigenous women by Indigenous experts utilizing traditional knowledge and practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Educ Health Promot
November 2024
Department of Child Health Nursing, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences (NUINS), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Background: Electronic devices like laptops, desktops, and cell phones are now essential in modern life, especially for students, due to their convenience and time-saving benefits. However, concerns about social issues related to prolonged use, particularly among kids and teenagers, have arisen. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an exercise package in mitigating symptoms of eye and neck strain among adolescents who are regular users of electronic devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJMIR Mhealth Uhealth
January 2025
IWK Health Centre Department of Psychiatry & Specific Care Clinics, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, 5850/5980 University Ave, Halifax, NS, B3K 6R8, Canada, 1 902-470-7720.
Background: Gratitude interventions are used to cultivate a sense of gratitude for life and others. There have been mixed results of the efficacy of gratitude interventions' effect on psychological well-being with a variety of populations and methodologies.
Objectives: The objective of our study was to test the effectiveness of a gratitude intervention smartphone app on university students' psychological well-being.
Food Chem
January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, Guangzhou 510006, China. Electronic address:
Lateral flow assays (LFAs) have found extensive applications in food safety and quality monitoring. Now, smartphone technology is redefining how tests are conducted at the point of use. At the same time, quick response (QR) codes enhance digital connectivity for information transmission, data collection, and response linkage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Internet Res
January 2025
Behavioural and Implementation Science Group, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.
Background: If the most evidence-based and effective smoking cessation apps are not selected by smokers wanting to quit, their potential to support cessation is limited.
Objective: This study sought to determine the attributes that influence smoking cessation app uptake and understand their relative importance to support future efforts to present evidence-based apps more effectively to maximize uptake.
Methods: Adult smokers from the United Kingdom were invited to participate in a discrete choice experiment.
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