Has telemedicine come to fruition? Parents' and pediatricians' perceptions and preferences regarding telemedicine.

Background: Telemedicine has increasingly become a viable option for patient care and may increase access to care. The aim of our study was to evaluate both parent and pediatrician perceptions, preferences, and acceptability regarding the use of different telemedicine modalities.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of both parents and pediatricians in Geneva, Switzerland in 2021.

Perceptions of and Preferences for Telemedicine Use Since the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey of Patients and Physicians.

Background: While the use of telemedicine (TLM) increased worldwide during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about the use and acceptance of TLM post the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate patients' and physicians' self-reported use, preferences, and acceptability of different types of TLM after the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among patients and physicians in Geneva, Switzerland, between September 2021 and January 2022.

Internet Use and Problematic Use in Seniors: A Comparative Study in Switzerland and Poland.

Seniors have been only little considered in studies examining problematic internet use and associated health issues, although they may present risk factors that make them particularly vulnerable for the development of problematic internet use. (1) To compare Internet use and problematic use among seniors in Switzerland and Poland; (2) To examine the relationships between problematic internet use, impulsivity traits and well-being as previous studies showed that internet can be used to cope with negative emotions or life dissatisfaction. A cross-sectional survey conducted between June 2016 and April 2017 with 264 older internet users aged above 60 years old recruited in Switzerland (88) and Poland (176) assessing sociodemographic variables, online activities, problematic internet use, impulsivity traits and well-being.

Efficacy of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling in Switzerland: study protocol of a two-armed randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: The past-year prevalence of problem gambling worldwide averages 2.3%. Switzerland exhibits a slightly lower past-year prevalence rate, of 1.

Does rehabilitation meet the needs of care and improve the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia or other chronic mental disorders?

The effectiveness of a rehabilitation intervention (Boston University Model) was investigated in a one-year prospective naturalistic study among 35 clients with mainly psychotic or affective disorders and dependent on mental health care with at least one hospital admission in the past five years. Rehabilitation was successful in goal-attainment after 1 year (46% fully, 34% partly). Although rehabilitation did not make clients less dependent upon care, it decreased the number of needs and had a positive effect on the match between care needed and care provided.