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View article: Grouping Digital Health Apps Based on Their Quality and User Ratings Using K-Medoids Clustering: Cross-Sectional Study
Grouping Digital Health Apps Based on Their Quality and User Ratings Using K-Medoids Clustering: Cross-Sectional Study Open
Background Digital health apps allow for proactive rather than reactive health care and have the potential to take the pressure off health care providers. With over 350,000 digital health apps available on the app stores today, those apps …
View article: The Quality of Physical and Mental Health Apps Across Four Age Groups
The Quality of Physical and Mental Health Apps Across Four Age Groups Open
Background: There are currently more than 350,000 health apps in the Android and Apple app stores. The quality of a health app can be assessed by the Organization for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA), a United Kingdom based compa…
View article: Type-1 Diabetes self-management mobile and web applications: A Systematic Review of their functions, features and impact on psychological wellbeing. (Preprint)
Type-1 Diabetes self-management mobile and web applications: A Systematic Review of their functions, features and impact on psychological wellbeing. (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND People living with type 1 diabetes must adhere to an intense self-care regimen, which may impact their psychological wellbeing and contribute to poor self-management behaviours. Despite the potential of mobile health and web-ba…
View article: Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Health App Assessments Among Health Care Stakeholders: Discrete Choice Experiment
Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Health App Assessments Among Health Care Stakeholders: Discrete Choice Experiment Open
Background The adoption of high-quality health apps has been slow, despite the myriad benefits associated with their use. This is partly due to concerns regarding the effectiveness, safety, and data privacy of such apps. Quality assessment…
View article: Procalcitonin use in febrile children attending European emergency departments: a prospective multicenter study
Procalcitonin use in febrile children attending European emergency departments: a prospective multicenter study Open
View article: Correction: Quality Assessment of Digital Health Apps: Umbrella Review
Correction: Quality Assessment of Digital Health Apps: Umbrella Review Open
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View article: Correction: Quality Assessment of Digital Health Apps: Umbrella Review (Preprint)
Correction: Quality Assessment of Digital Health Apps: Umbrella Review (Preprint) Open
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View article: Quality Assessment of Digital Health Apps: Umbrella Review
Quality Assessment of Digital Health Apps: Umbrella Review Open
Background With an increasing number of digital health apps available in app stores, it is important to assess these technologies reliably regarding their quality. This is done to mitigate the risks associated with their use. There are man…
View article: Domain coverage and criteria overlap across digital health technology quality assessments: a systematic review
Domain coverage and criteria overlap across digital health technology quality assessments: a systematic review Open
Background: Digital health technologies (DHTs) have the potential to improve health outcomes and increase health system efficiency. However, to obtain these benefits, it is necessary to distinguish between high- and low-quality DHTs across…
View article: Oral misoprostol alone, compared with oral misoprostol followed by oxytocin, in women induced for hypertension of pregnancy: A multicentre randomised trial
Oral misoprostol alone, compared with oral misoprostol followed by oxytocin, in women induced for hypertension of pregnancy: A multicentre randomised trial Open
Objective To assess whether, in those requiring continuing uterine stimulation after cervical ripening with oral misoprostol and membrane rupture, augmentation with low‐dose oral misoprostol is superior to intravenous oxytocin. Design Open…
View article: Oral misoprostol alone compared to oral misoprostol followed by oxytocin in India: a multicentre randomised trial in women induced for hypertension of pregnancy.
Oral misoprostol alone compared to oral misoprostol followed by oxytocin in India: a multicentre randomised trial in women induced for hypertension of pregnancy. Open
Objective : To assess whether, in those requiring ongoing uterine stimulation after cervical ripening with oral misoprostol and membrane rupture, augmentation with low dose oral misoprostol is superior to intravenous oxytocin. Design: Open…
View article: Don’t judge a book or health app by its cover: User ratings and downloads are not linked to quality
Don’t judge a book or health app by its cover: User ratings and downloads are not linked to quality Open
Objective To analyse the relationship between health app quality with user ratings and the number of downloads of corresponding health apps. Materials and methods Utilising a dataset of 881 Android-based health apps, assessed via the 300-p…
View article: Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Health App Assessments Among Health Care Stakeholders: Discrete Choice Experiment (Preprint)
Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Health App Assessments Among Health Care Stakeholders: Discrete Choice Experiment (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The adoption of high-quality health apps has been slow, despite the myriad benefits associated with their use. This is partly due to concerns regarding the effectiveness, safety, and data privacy of such apps. Quality assessmen…
View article: Walk a mile in my shoes: perspectives towards sharing of health and experience data among individuals living with sickle cell disorder
Walk a mile in my shoes: perspectives towards sharing of health and experience data among individuals living with sickle cell disorder Open
Those living with the rare condition SCD were supportive of collecting and sharing data to foster research and improve understanding and outcomes. However, specific requirements were identified to respect privacy and informational needs re…
View article: Patient and Public Willingness to Share Personal Health Data for Third-Party or Secondary Uses: Systematic Review
Patient and Public Willingness to Share Personal Health Data for Third-Party or Secondary Uses: Systematic Review Open
Background International advances in information communication, eHealth, and other digital health technologies have led to significant expansions in the collection and analysis of personal health data. However, following a series of high-p…
View article: Association Between the Characteristics of mHealth Apps and User Input During Development and Testing: Secondary Analysis of App Assessment Data
Association Between the Characteristics of mHealth Apps and User Input During Development and Testing: Secondary Analysis of App Assessment Data Open
Background User involvement is increasingly acknowledged as a central part of health care innovation. However, meaningful user involvement during the development and testing of mobile health apps is often not fully realized. Objective This…
View article: Quality of Digital Health Interventions Across Different Health Care Domains: Secondary Data Analysis Study
Quality of Digital Health Interventions Across Different Health Care Domains: Secondary Data Analysis Study Open
Background There are more than 350,000 digital health interventions (DHIs) in the app stores. To ensure that they are effective and safe to use, they should be assessed for compliance with best practice standards. Objective The objective o…
View article: Raising AWaRe-ness of Antimicrobial Stewardship Challenges in Pediatric Emergency Care: Results from the PERFORM Study Assessing Consistency and Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing Across Europe
Raising AWaRe-ness of Antimicrobial Stewardship Challenges in Pediatric Emergency Care: Results from the PERFORM Study Assessing Consistency and Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing Across Europe Open
Background Optimization of antimicrobial stewardship is key to tackling antimicrobial resistance, which is exacerbated by overprescription of antibiotics in pediatric emergency departments (EDs). We described patterns of empiric antibiotic…
View article: Patient and Public Willingness to Share Personal Health Data for Third-Party or Secondary Uses: Systematic Review (Preprint)
Patient and Public Willingness to Share Personal Health Data for Third-Party or Secondary Uses: Systematic Review (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND International advances in information communication, eHealth, and other digital health technologies have led to significant expansions in the collection and analysis of personal health data. However, following a series of high-…
View article: Attitudes Toward Personal Health Data Sharing Among People Living With Sickle Cell Disorder, Exemplar for Study of Rare Disease Populations
Attitudes Toward Personal Health Data Sharing Among People Living With Sickle Cell Disorder, Exemplar for Study of Rare Disease Populations Open
Utilizing patient experience data obtained under real-world conditions is key to painting the most accurate picture of needs and understanding how SCD impacts patients' day-to-day lives. Study findings suggest that patients with SCD are no…
View article: Quality of Digital Health Interventions Across Different Health Care Domains: Secondary Data Analysis Study (Preprint)
Quality of Digital Health Interventions Across Different Health Care Domains: Secondary Data Analysis Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND There are more than 350,000 digital health interventions (DHIs) in the app stores. To ensure that they are effective and safe to use, they should be assessed for compliance with best practice standards. OBJECTIVE The objectiv…
View article: An age-old problem or an old-age problem? A UK survey of attitudes, historical use and recommendations by healthcare professionals to use healthcare apps
An age-old problem or an old-age problem? A UK survey of attitudes, historical use and recommendations by healthcare professionals to use healthcare apps Open
Background The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated barriers to accessing face-to-face care. Consequently, the potential for digital health technologies (DHTs) to address unmet needs has gained traction. DHTs may circumvent several barrier…
View article: A Randomised Trial Comparing Oral Misoprostol Alone with Oral Misoprostol Followed by Oxytocin in Women Induced for Hypertension of Pregnancy in India
A Randomised Trial Comparing Oral Misoprostol Alone with Oral Misoprostol Followed by Oxytocin in Women Induced for Hypertension of Pregnancy in India Open
View article: Limited characters, unlimited perspectives: A longitudinal volume and content analysis of academic research and Tweets on rare diseases
Limited characters, unlimited perspectives: A longitudinal volume and content analysis of academic research and Tweets on rare diseases Open
Background The development of medicines which can genuinely make a difference requires the identification of clinical, economic, and patient-centric needs. Yet, recognising the needs and experiences of both patients and healthcare professi…
View article: The effectiveness of digital health technologies for patients with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review
The effectiveness of digital health technologies for patients with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review Open
Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. At the same time, digital health technologies (DHTs), which include mobile health apps (mHealth) have been rapidly gaining popularity in the self-…
View article: Navigating Medical Device Certification: A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers and Enablers Amongst Innovators, Notified Bodies and Other Stakeholders
Navigating Medical Device Certification: A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers and Enablers Amongst Innovators, Notified Bodies and Other Stakeholders Open
Background Medical device certification has undergone significant changes in recent years. However, exploration of stakeholder experiences remains relatively limited, particularly in the context of software as a medical device. This study …
View article: System Usability Scale Benchmarking for Digital Health Apps: Meta-analysis
System Usability Scale Benchmarking for Digital Health Apps: Meta-analysis Open
Background The System Usability Scale (SUS) is a widely used scale that has been used to quantify the usability of many software and hardware products. However, the SUS was not specifically designed to evaluate mobile apps, or in particula…
View article: System Usability Scale Scores for Digital Health Apps: Meta Analysis (Preprint)
System Usability Scale Scores for Digital Health Apps: Meta Analysis (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The System Usability Scale (SUS) is a widely used scale that has been used to quantify the usability of many software and hardware products. However, the SUS scale was not specifically designed to evaluate mobile apps, or indee…
View article: Quality assessment and user experience analysis of digital health apps
Quality assessment and user experience analysis of digital health apps Open
This paper provides an overview of research conducted in the area of digital health app (DHA) evaluation focusing on user experience (UX) assessment. A literature review of existing evaluation frameworks has been conducted. Furthermore, in…
View article: Assessing the Quality of Digital Health Interventions Across Different Healthcare Domains Using Data-Driven Benchmarking
Assessing the Quality of Digital Health Interventions Across Different Healthcare Domains Using Data-Driven Benchmarking Open