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View article: Development, Challenges, and Evolution of the Log2Lose Intervention for Weight Management: Randomized Controlled Digital Health Trial
Development, Challenges, and Evolution of the Log2Lose Intervention for Weight Management: Randomized Controlled Digital Health Trial Open
Background Long-term adherence to weight loss behaviors is challenging, as most individuals who achieve significant weight loss regain 1-2 kg per year. Financial incentives can reinforce weight-loss initiation and maintenance behaviors, bu…
View article: Physical artificial intelligence in nursing: Robotics
Physical artificial intelligence in nursing: Robotics Open
Robotics must be designed to augment care delivery, such as through virtual care models and remote operation. Nurses must lead in designing, implementing, and regulating robotic technologies to ensure they enhance patient outcomes and prom…
View article: Unlocking Compositional Control: Self-Supervision for LVLM-Based Image Generation
Unlocking Compositional Control: Self-Supervision for LVLM-Based Image Generation Open
This paper introduces Hierarchical Self-Supervised LVLM (Hi-SSLVLM), a novel generative model designed to significantly advance text-to-image synthesis, particularly for complex and compositionally challenging prompts. Traditional methods …
View article: Development, Challenges, and Evolution of the Log2Lose Intervention for Weight Management: Randomized Controlled Digital Health Trial (Preprint)
Development, Challenges, and Evolution of the Log2Lose Intervention for Weight Management: Randomized Controlled Digital Health Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Long-term adherence to weight loss behaviors is challenging, as most individuals who achieve significant weight loss regain 1-2 kg per year. Financial incentives can reinforce weight-loss initiation and maintenance behaviors, b…
View article: BRIDGING GAPS: A CASE STUDY ON NGO-LED INITIATIVES IN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
BRIDGING GAPS: A CASE STUDY ON NGO-LED INITIATIVES IN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Open
Through this paper, we explore the major role of an NGO in developing the women in the different fields like social, economic, political and cultural etc. Relaying on case studies and field data. The study emphasizes that how an NGOs succe…
View article: Constrictive Pericarditis as a Post-Cardiac Surgery Complication
Constrictive Pericarditis as a Post-Cardiac Surgery Complication Open
BACKGROUND Constrictive pericarditis is a chronic inflammatory process characterized by fibrosis and impaired ventricular filling. The diagnosis is challenging because of overlapping clinical features with other pathologies such as cardiac…
View article: Recurrent Syncope as a Rare Initial Manifestation of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the Cervical Region
Recurrent Syncope as a Rare Initial Manifestation of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the Cervical Region Open
BACKGROUND Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most prevalent form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, representing around a quarter of newly diagnosed cases of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is a disease that affects mos…
View article: Linkage between theory‐based measurement of organizational readiness for change and lessons learned conducting quality improvement–focused research
Linkage between theory‐based measurement of organizational readiness for change and lessons learned conducting quality improvement–focused research Open
Organizations have different levels of readiness to implement change in the patient care process. The Hypertension Telemedicine Nurse Implementation Project for Veterans (HTN-IMPROVE) is an example of an innovation that seeks to enhance de…
View article: A non‐randomized comparison of engagement and outcomes for in‐person versus virtual delivery of the Partner2Lose weight management trial
A non‐randomized comparison of engagement and outcomes for in‐person versus virtual delivery of the Partner2Lose weight management trial Open
Objective Existing behavioral weight management interventions produce clinically meaningful weight loss. The onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic led to the quick transition of such interventions from in‐person to virtual platforms. This provide…
View article: Outcomes from Partner2Lose: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate 24-month weight loss in a partner-assisted intervention
Outcomes from Partner2Lose: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate 24-month weight loss in a partner-assisted intervention Open
Background Partner support is associated with better weight loss outcomes in observational studies, but randomized trials show mixed results for including partners. Unclear is whether teaching communication skills to couples will improve w…
View article: A Rare Case of Recurrent Dasatinib-Induced Chylothorax Years After Initial Treatment
A Rare Case of Recurrent Dasatinib-Induced Chylothorax Years After Initial Treatment Open
Background: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is characterized by the Philadelphia chromosome containing the BCR-ABL protein with deregulated tyrosine kinase activity. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) were developed to target this oncogene. …
View article: Mobile Monitoring-Enabled Telehealth for Patients with Complex Chronic Illnesses
Mobile Monitoring-Enabled Telehealth for Patients with Complex Chronic Illnesses Open
Telehealth has the potential to improve management of poorly controlled chronic diseases relative to clinic-based care alone. Mobile monitoring-enabled technologies could enhance telehealth for chronic illness care. Implementation in pract…
View article: Expanding Technology-Enabled Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care: EXTEND
Expanding Technology-Enabled Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care: EXTEND Open
Mobile monitoring-enabled technologies could enhance telehealth for chronic illness care. EXTEND is an active comparator randomized trial (N=220) of two 24-month interventions: 1) mobile monitoring as a self-management tool (EXTEND); and 2…
View article: Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Migraine in the United States
Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Migraine in the United States Open
BACKGROUND Cysticercosis is a condition caused by infection with the larval form of Taenia solium, a pork tapeworm that uses pigs as an intermediate host. Humans become infected when they ingest water or food contaminated with tapeworm cys…
View article: Sociodemographic predictors of successful screening and subsequent randomization in a digital health hypertension intervention
Sociodemographic predictors of successful screening and subsequent randomization in a digital health hypertension intervention Open
Introduction Clinical trials often enroll nonrepresentative participant samples, limiting generalizability of trial findings. The current analysis explores the influences of remote recruitment and screening protocols on participation in a …
View article: Small Monetary Incentives Lead to Greater Adherence in a Weight Loss Program
Small Monetary Incentives Lead to Greater Adherence in a Weight Loss Program Open
Purpose Understand how weekly monetary incentives for dietary tracking and/or weight loss impact 6-month weight loss behavioral adherence. Design Secondary analysis of participants randomized to one of four conditions in a behavioral weigh…
View article: The SMART healthcare solution
The SMART healthcare solution Open
Substitutable Medical Apps Reusable Technologies (SMART® ) on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is an open, standards platform that allows third parties to build health applications that interact with electronic health reco…
View article: Comparison of weight captured via electronic health record and cellular scales to the gold‐standard clinical method
Comparison of weight captured via electronic health record and cellular scales to the gold‐standard clinical method Open
Introduction Obtaining body weights remotely could improve feasibility of pragmatic trials. This investigation examined whether weights collected via cellular scale or electronic health record (EHR) correspond to gold standard in‐person st…
View article: A method for intelligent allocation of diagnostic testing by leveraging data from commercial wearable devices: a case study on COVID-19
A method for intelligent allocation of diagnostic testing by leveraging data from commercial wearable devices: a case study on COVID-19 Open
Mass surveillance testing can help control outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. However, diagnostic test shortages are prevalent globally and continue to occur in the US with the onset of new COVID-19 variants and emerging di…
View article: A Tailored SMS Text Message–Based Intervention to Facilitate Patient Access to Referred Community-Based Social Needs Resources: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study
A Tailored SMS Text Message–Based Intervention to Facilitate Patient Access to Referred Community-Based Social Needs Resources: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study Open
Background Health care providers are increasingly screening patients for unmet social needs (eg, food, housing, transportation, and social isolation) and referring patients to relevant community-based resources and social services. Patient…
View article: Telehealth for the Longitudinal Management of Chronic Conditions: Systematic Review
Telehealth for the Longitudinal Management of Chronic Conditions: Systematic Review Open
Background Extensive literature support telehealth as a supplement or adjunct to in-person care for the management of chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure (CHF) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Evidence is needed to supp…
View article: A Method to Deliver Automated and Tailored Intervention Content: 24-month Clinical Trial
A Method to Deliver Automated and Tailored Intervention Content: 24-month Clinical Trial Open
Background The use of digital technologies and software allows for new opportunities to communicate and engage with research participants over time. When software is coupled with automation, we can engage with research participants in a re…
View article: A Method for Intelligent Allocation of Diagnostic Testing by Leveraging Data from Commercial Wearable Devices: A Case Study on COVID-19
A Method for Intelligent Allocation of Diagnostic Testing by Leveraging Data from Commercial Wearable Devices: A Case Study on COVID-19 Open
Mass surveillance testing can help control outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. However, diagnostic test shortages are prevalent globally and continue to occur in the US with the onset of new COVID-19 variants, demonstrating …
View article: A Method to Deliver Automated and Tailored Intervention Content to Dyads: Longitudinal Clinical Trial (Preprint)
A Method to Deliver Automated and Tailored Intervention Content to Dyads: Longitudinal Clinical Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The use of digital technologies and software allows for new opportunities to communicate and engage with research participants over time. When software is coupled with automation, we can engage with research participants in a r…
View article: A Tailored SMS Text Message Based Intervention to Facilitate Patient Access to Referred Community-Based Social Needs Resources: Protocol for a Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot (Preprint)
A Tailored SMS Text Message Based Intervention to Facilitate Patient Access to Referred Community-Based Social Needs Resources: Protocol for a Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Healthcare providers are increasingly screening patients for unmet social needs (e.g., food, housing, transportation, social isolation) and referring patients to relevant community-based resources and social services. Patients’…