Research

We plotted trends in social work telehealth use among Veterans in a U.S. national social work staffing program and examined the relationship between geographic factors (rurality and neighborhood disadvantage) and telehealth use (audio and video) using linear probability models. Social work telehealt …

Task shifting could increase PrEP prescribers, but effectiveness evidence is scarce in the USA, and generally focused in urban settings. Integration of PrEP within existing healthcare infrastructure concentrates related resources, but demonstration projects rarely present the resource implications o …

Program usage and motivation to quit are important for smoking reduction in pregnant women. Further research is needed to examine how the intervention could be improved to increase treatment effectiveness.

This study assessed changes in therapeutic alliance and group cohesion among parents/primary caregivers enrolled in Connecting and Reflecting Experience (CARE), a short-term, group-based, mentalizing-focused parenting program designed to support a diverse community facing socioeconomic and health di …

Care delivery and patient experiences with RPM in lung transplant mHealth can be improved and made more equitable by tailoring outreach and enhancements toward non-English speakers and patients with a longer time between transplant and enrollment. Attention to designing programs to provide personali …

PRR1-10.2196/55829.

Digital mental health applications, also known as mHealth apps, are designed to help users manage their mental health using technology such as mobile devices and smartphones. However, there has been little critical engagement surrounding their impact on marginalized communities, and Black people in …

Functional data analysis, specifically fPCA, offers a unique tool to capture patterns in ILD collected by mobile health devices. It is particularly useful in assessing longitudinal dynamic association between repeated measures and outcomes, and can be easily integrated in prediction models to improv …

Landelijk Trial Register NL6570; https://onderzoekmetmensen.nl/nl/trial/25463 .

Telehealth enables safe medication abortion in shifting health and legal contexts

Mobile robotic telepresence systems require that information about the environment, the task, and the robot be presented to a remotely located user (operator) who controls the robot for a specific task. In this study, two interaction modes, proactive and reactive, that differ in the way the user rec …

If the SPCC demonstrates clinical effectiveness and health system cost reduction, it may be a scalable model for evidence-based suicide prevention in the ED.

Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy

Threat Agnostic Approach to Epidemic Management Using Continuous Remote Patient Monitoring

Telemonitoring appears to be a promising solution for the follow-up of patients living far from medical resources. The contribution of a case-manager is of added-value in managing alerts, therapeutic education, and coaching. Many questions remain open such as the improvement of technical aspects and …

Digital health implementation is crucial to make the greatest benefit to a country's citizens, including its workers. This article describes the implementation of digital health in both general health and occupational health. An internet search regarding the implementation of digital health, telemed …

There is clear scientific evidence that physical activity helps to prevent depression and anxiety. Utilizing mobile health (mHealth) technologies to enable physical activity is promising, but the evidence of the effectiveness of mHealth interventions on physical activity and mental health is inconsi …

The themes and concepts presented provide evidence of a robust policy stream. This content analysis, and the supporting supplementary details, provide many options to guide states in the development of sound policies for the virtual establishment of a VCPR by drawing from the more matured field of h …

The need for evidence-based mobile health technology

Although telehealth, and in particular RPM, have demonstrated to drive many benefits, such as reduction in cost and hospital-acquired infections, previous research has shown many usability challenges when patients operate a medical device without supervision of a medical professional. To combat this …

Our review revealed that there are very few apps available within the United States that possess the necessary functionality, engaging qualities, and accessibility to effectively activate consumers and their caregivers for successful home modification. Future app development should prioritize the in …

The pivot to VPR was acknowledged as positive by both patients and HCPs although both groups were mindful of the implementation challenges. These findings provide insight into the experience of HCPs and patients in introducing VPR in response to the pandemic and will inform future implementation of …

The current exploratory study examines the impact of the rapid acceleration of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of healthcare providers. Understanding provider perspectives, particularly in terms of adaptations made during this critical time, is a useful lens into service …

Tele-mental health has emerged as a promising avenue for enhancing mental healthcare services in Oman. Addressing psychiatrists' challenges is crucial to further developing and strengthening these services.

Despite the rapid development of mobile health based on wearable devices in recent years, lack of access to biochemical detection remains a vital challenge for most commercial wearable devices, which hinders the provision of effective electronic health records (EHRs) for disease control strategies, …

Despite the rapid development of mobile health based on wearable devices in recent years, lack of access to biochemical detection remains a vital challenge for most commercial wearable devices, which hinders the provision of effective electronic health records (EHRs) for disease control strategies, …

In this qualitative study, key elements of therapeutic alliance in rehabilitation confirmed those reported in the literature, with additional elements in telerehabilitation comprising support from others for ensuring physical safety and technical connectedness, caregivers acting as co-therapists and …

This synthesis identified several factors that can influence the successful implementation of in-person home-based rehabilitation and telerehabilitation services. These included factors that facilitate implementation, but also factors that can challenge this process. Healthcare providers, program pl …

ISRCTN79058224.

Psychotherapy in the Digital Era: A Case for Hybrid Care and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring