eHealth

• Teledentistry as a Tool for Health Care Transformation
  Teledentistry is a valuable technology tool that supports dental professionals in improving access to oral health care. Technological infrastructure, workforce availability, staff readiness, reimbursement, and patient population served must all be considered when implementing teledentistry.
• Protocol: A mixed-methods study to evaluate implementation and outcomes of U.S. state telemental health policy expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic
  BACKGROUND: Until the COVID-19 pandemic, it had not been possible to examine the effect of rapid policy changes surrounding telemental health on patient-reported mental health care access, costs, symptoms, and functioning. Sizable variation in telemental health use by patient race-ethnicity, age, and rurality, and in its adoption across healthcare settings, underscores the need to study […]
• Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on outpatient psychiatric population well-being and symptomology utilizing COVID-19 Events Checklist (CEC) and Measurement Based Care
  CONCLUSIONS: Psychosocial factors related to COVID-19 are discussed, as well as opportunities for further research on the relationship between psychological symptomatology and the impact of COVID-19 on health-related behaviors.
• A Mindfulness-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Dementia Risk Reduction: Protocol for the My Healthy Brain Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
  CONCLUSIONS: The RCT will inform the development of a larger efficacy RCT (NIH stage 2) of MHB versus the HEP in a more diverse sample of older adults, testing mechanisms of improvements through theoretically driven mediators and moderators. The integration of mindfulness with lifestyle behavior change in MHB has the potential to be an effective […]
• Exploring the Effects of Variety and Amount of Mindfulness Practices on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms: Longitudinal Study on a Mental Health-Focused eHealth System for Patients With Breast or Prostate Cancer
  CONCLUSIONS: While more e-MBI practice is linked to reduced anxiety, depression, and stress, this study emphasizes the crucial role of variety of practice over amount. DM and DSC are key in shaping intervention effectiveness and may act as protectors against psychological distress. Using app log data, our research provides a unique perspective on e-MBI impact, […]
• German Version of the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire and Derived Short Questionnaires for Usability and Perceived Usefulness in Health Care Assessment in Telehealth and Digital Therapeutics: Instrument Validation Study
  CONCLUSIONS: We provide a linguistically precise German version of the TUQ for assessing the usability and perceived usefulness of telehealth. Beyond that, we supply a highly feasible shortened version that is versatile for general use in telehealth, mobile health, and digital therapeutics, which distinguishes between the 2 factors "perceived usefulness in health care" and "usability" […]
• Current and Future of Telesurgery Surgery in Japan
  In 2001, a robotic remote cholecystectomy was conducted between France and the United States, showing the world that telesurgery is a realistic procedure. In Japan, research on telesurgery has been started since 2002. Several attempts have been made, including an international telesurgery. At that time, high-speed telecommunications had not yet been developed, and robotic surgery […]
• Introduction of Online Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Tumors Using an Online Medical Consultation Application
  Online medicine has become more common since the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are few cases of hospitals introducing online genetic counseling(OGC)in Japan. We introduced the online medical consultation application at 2 medical institutions for OGC. Genetic counseling for hereditary tumors will need to be broadened and implemented widely. Using the application makes it easy to […]
• Innovative Approaches to Digital Health in Ovulation Detection: A Review of Current Methods and Emerging Technologies
  Ovulation is a vital sign, as significant as body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure, in assessing overall health and identifying potential health issues. Ovulation is a key event of the menstrual cycle that provides insights into the hormonal and reproductive health aspects. Affected by the orchestra of hormones, namely thyroid, prolactin, and […]
• Self-measurement of blood pressure at home using a cuff device for change in blood pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis
  The effect of self-measurement of blood pressure (BP) at home (home BP measurement, HBPM) has been evaluated over the past decade. This meta-analysis included the latest studies to determine whether HBPM reduced BP (PROSPERO ID: CRD42023442225). PubMed, Cochrane Library Database, and IchuShi-Web were searched for randomized controlled trials after the year 2000 which demonstrated the […]