Budimir, Sanja Kuska, Martin Spiliopoulou, Myra Schlee, Winfried Pryss, Rüdiger Andersson, Gerhard Goedhart, Hazel Harrison, Stephen Vesala, Markku Hegde, Gourish
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Tinnitus Talk is a nonprofit online self-help forum. Asking inactive users about their reasons for discontinued usage of health-related online platforms such as Tinnitus Talk is important for quality assurance. The aim of this study was to explore reasons for discontinued use of Tinnitus Talk, and their associations to the perceptions of Tinnitus T...
Jung, Se Young Hwang, Hee Lee, Keehyuck Lee, Donghyun Yoo, Sooyoung Lim, Kahyun Lee, Ho-Young Kim, Eric
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Despite the rapid adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) resulting from the reimbursement program of the US government, EHR adoption in behavioral hospitals is still slow, and there remains a lack of evidence regarding barriers and facilitators to the implementation of mental health care EHRs. The aim of this study is to analyze the experienc...
Kalokhe, Ameeta Shivdas Iyer, Sandhya Gadhe, Keshav Katendra, Tuman Kolhe, Ambika Rahane, Girish Stephenson, Rob Sahay, Seema
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The high global prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its association with poor physical and mental health underscore the need for effective primary prevention. We previously developed Ghya Bharari Ekatra (GBE), a couples-based primary prevention intervention for IPV among newly married couples residing in slum communities in Pune, Indi...
Benedict, Catherine Dauber-Decker, Katherine L King, D'Arcy Hahn, Alexandria Ford, Jennifer S Diefenbach, Michael
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An important aspect of patient-centered care involves ensuring that patient-directed resources are usable, understandable, and responsive to patients' needs. A user-centered design refers to an empathy-based framework and an iterative design approach for developing a product or solution that is based on an in-depth understanding of users' needs, va...
Chan, Eric C Sun, Yuting Aitchison, Katherine J Sivapalan, Sudhakar
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Bipolar disorder is a chronic, progressive illness characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. Self-report scales have historically played a significant role in the monitoring of bipolar symptoms. However, these tools rely on episodic memory, which can be unreliable and do not allow the clinician to monitor brief episodic symptoms ...
Bugnon, Benjamin Geissbuhler, Antoine Bischoff, Thomas Bonnabry, Pascal von Plessen, Christian
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Several countries have launched health information technology (HIT) systems for shared electronic medication plans. These systems enable patients and health care professionals to use and manage a common list of current medications across sectors and settings. Shared electronic medication plans have great potential to improve medication management a...
Sturgill, Ronda Martinasek, Mary Schmidt, Trine Goyal, Raj
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Emotional intelligence (EI) and mindfulness can impact the level of anxiety and depression that an individual experiences. These symptoms have been exacerbated among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ajivar is an app that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to deliver personalized mindfulness and EI training. The...
Locher, Ione Waselewski, Marika Sonneville, Kendrin Resnicow, Ken Chang, Tammy
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Poor maternal diets increase the risk of excess gestational weight gain which can contribute to serious intergenerational morbidity for both the mother and infant. Pregnant young women with low incomes have disproportionately high rates of inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption as well as excess weight gains during pregnancy. Our aim was to des...
Do, Quan Marc, David Plotkin, Marat Pickering, Brian Herasevich, Vitaly
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Geotagging is the process of attaching geospatial tags to various media data types. In health care, the goal of geotagging is to gain a better understanding of health-related questions applied to populations. Although there has been a prevalence of geographic information in public health, in order to effectively use and expand geotagging across hea...
Bennett, Alex S Freeman, Robert Des Jarlais, Don C Aronson, Ian David
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Many people use opioids and are at risk of overdose. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used to counter the effects of opioid overdose. There is an increased availability of naloxone in New York City; however, many who use opioids decline no-cost naloxone even when offered. Others may have the medication but opt not to carry it and report that they w...
