eHealth

• Communication Bridge-2 randomized controlled trial: Recruitment and baseline features
  INTRODUCTION: Non-pharmacological interventions may offer significant benefits to the quality of life for persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and their care partners but have lacked efficacy trials. To help fill the efficacy gap, we provide the feasibility of recruitment, enrollment, randomization, and baseline data for the Communication Bridge-2 (CB2) randomized controlled trial (RCT).
• A Pilot Home-Telehealth Program to Enhance Functional Ability, Physical Performance, and Physical Activity in Older Adult Veterans Post-Hospital Discharge
  CONCLUSION: The pilot home-telehealth program is feasible and may address declines in function and activity observed during hospital-to-home transitions, including among those with cognitive impairment. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 17(6), 271-279.].
• Virtual Home Care for Patients With Acute Illness
  CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this cohort study, patients receiving acute, virtual, home care with remote monitoring and as-needed return urgent care visits had markedly shorter hospital stays than patients receiving standard inpatient hospital care, with no significant increase in mortality, ED revisits, or return hospitalizations. This new care model is promising for systems that cannot […]
• Evaluating an App-Based Intervention for Preventing Firearm Violence and Substance Use in Young Black Boys and Men: Usability Evaluation Study
  CONCLUSIONS: BrotherlyACT was considered highly usable and acceptable. Testers in the UT stage gave the app a positive overall rating and emphasized that several key improvements were made. Findings from our UT prompted revisions to the app prototype. Moving forward, a pilot study with a pretest-posttest design will evaluate the app's efficacy in community health […]
• Usability and Effectiveness of eHealth and mHealth Interventions That Support Self-Management and Health Care Transition in Adolescents and Young Adults With Chronic Disease: Systematic Review
  CONCLUSIONS: There remains limited data about the effectiveness of eHealth and mHealth interventions facilitating the self-management and health care transition of adolescents and young adults with chronic diseases. Based on the available evidence, they were receptive to and interested in receiving information and managing their health using mobile apps or websites. Considering adolescents and young […]
• Efficacy of a Mobile App-Based Behavioral Intervention (DRIVEN) to Help Individuals With Unemployment-Related Emotional Distress Return to Work: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
  CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this study will determine the efficacy of a mobile app-based intervention that uses both job training and psychological techniques on job seeking and employment outcomes. This first trial of Distress Return-to-Work Intervention (DRIVEN) will provide important information about blended support techniques for unemployed individuals, determine the usefulness of mobile apps to […]
• Perspectives of Digital Health Innovations in Low- and Middle-Income Health Care Systems From South and Southeast Asia
  Digital health innovations have emerged globally as a transformative force for addressing health system challenges, particularly in resource-constrained settings. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical importance of these innovations for enhancing public health. In South and Southeast Asia, a region known for its cultural diversity and complex health care landscape, digital health innovations present a […]
• Impact of Telehealth on Health Disparities Associated With Travel Time to Hospital for Patients With Recurrent Admissions: 4-Year Panel Data Analysis
  CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that telehealth adoption can mitigate certain health disparities for patients living farther from hospitals. This study provides key insights for health care practitioners and policy makers on telehealth's role in addressing distance-related disparities and planning health care resources. It also has practical implications for hospitals in resource-limited countries that are in […]
• A multidisciplinary telemedicine approach for managing frailty in Parkinson's disease. A longitudinal, case-control study
  CONCLUSION: By leveraging multidisciplinary telemedicine interventions in addition to in-office visits, healthcare providers can deliver patient-centric care, improving frailty, non-motor symptoms, gait impairment, and quality of life in Parkinson's disease. These hybrid interventions could solve current barriers to health systems with limited capacity.
• Deep learning for early diagnosis of oral cancer via smartphone and DSLR image analysis: a systematic review
  CONCLUSION: Handheld AI tools are transforming oral cancer diagnosis, with ethical considerations guiding their integration into healthcare systems. DL offers explainability, builds trust in AI-driven diagnoses, and facilitates telemedicine integration.