eHealth and mHealth

Moss, Robert J.; Süle, András; Kohl, Stephanie

doi:10.1136/ejhpharm-2018-001819

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“…The emergence of digital health has led to the development of online health-related peer support forums. Digital health refers to health care services and information provided by computers, mobile phones and satellite communications (Moss, Süle, & Kohl, 2019 ). Forums allow people to exchange experiences and receive empathetic responses from others who understand the challenges of infertility (Malik & Coulson, 2010a ).…”

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‘I felt less alone knowing I could contribute to the forum’: psychological distress and use of an online infertility peer support forum

O’Connell

Gelgoot

Grunberg

et al. 2021

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

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Background: Feelings of loss, shame and stigmatization, reduced quality of life, isolation and loneliness are common among men and women with infertility. Fertility patients may seek peer mentoring and support, specifically through the use of online forums, to fulfil their needs for shared experience and guidance through the fertility treatment process. Objective: To assess the use and benefits of an online fertilityrelated peer support forum through two research questions: (1) do socio-demographics, stress, and anxiety differ between posters on the forum, lurkers who read messages but did not post, and people who chose not to use it?; and (2) how did forum users describe their experiences? Design: A sample of 220 male and female fertility patients aged 23-54 years old (M = 35.51, SD = 4.94) were recruited at fertility clinics in Montreal and Toronto, Canada, to test a mobile application called 'Infotility'. They answered questionnaires before and after being given access to Infotility for eight weeks. The peer support forum was accessible through the Infotility dashboard. Main Outcome Measures: Psychological distress was measured through the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale. Experiences using the forum were assessed through open-ended questions and in-depth interviews. Results: Participants with heightened psychological distress were more likely to become posters rather than lurkers or non-users and reported less distress after using the forum. Forum users appreciated the opportunity to share their experiences with others in similar situations.

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‘I felt less alone knowing I could contribute to the forum’: psychological distress and use of an online infertility peer support forum

O’Connell

Gelgoot

Grunberg

et al. 2021

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

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“…We can highlight, among these ones, those relating to the availability of the mTech , based on smartphones. While it was once necessary to develop dedicated wearable technological solutions [ 57 ] for medical applications, today, the smartphone allows the citizen to interact with the health domain through mTech and mHealth applications [ 58 ]. The important role of this technology has been seen and is continuing to be seen in telemedical applications, such as in the activities related to the continuity of care in the various forms of teleconsultation, television, and tele-diagnosis [ 59 ].…”

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The Vaccination Process against the COVID-19: Opportunities, Problems and mHealth Support

Simeoni¹,

Maccioni

Giansanti

2021

Healthcare

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The vaccination against the COVID-19, finally available, has the potential to represent an important defence against the pandemic. The identification of both obstacles and tools to combat them are, at this moment, of strategic importance. Previous experiences on vaccinations have shown solutions and paths to take, also based on the behavioural sciences. The objective of the opinion is to face how mobile technology can help us both to fight these problems and to optimize the vaccination process. The opinion has four polarities. The first polarity consists in having detected the problems hampering an effective vaccination process. These problems have been grouped into the following four: Electronic and Informatic divide, Escape, Exposure risk, and Equity. The second polarity consists in having verified how the mobile technology can be useful to face the identified problems. The third polarity highlights the usefulness and importance of using electronic surveys. These tools are based on mobile technology. They are useful problem sensors for the stakeholders. The fourth polarity faces how mobile technology and mHealth can be of aid to optimize the flow of the vaccination process, from the first call up to the certification. This polarity is supported by an example based on the Italian national App IO. The study highlights: (a) on one side, the potential of mobile technology; on the other side, the need for interventions to reduce the digital divide with the purpose to increase its use. (b) How the role of mobile technology can be complementary to other intervention methods.

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“…Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning included, but was not limited to, clinical decision support systems and applications of big data. And mHealth or mobile health pertained to the use of smart or portable devices for health services and information such as use of health applications and software ( 15 ). Our research spans across these three major domains pertaining to the Middle East.…”

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Telemedicine in Arab Countries: Innovation, Research Trends, and Way Forward

Ahmed¹,

Mehmood²,

Jawwad³

et al. 2021

Front. Digit. Health

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Background: The progress and innovation in telemedicine within the Middle Eastern countries have not been heavily monitored. Therefore, the present study aims to analyze the scholarly work conducted in the Arab world, using reproducible statistical and scientometric techniques.Methods: An electronic search of Web of Science (core database) had been conducted through use of an extensive search strategy comprising of keywords specific to the Arab region, EMRO countries, telehealth, medical conditions, and disorders. A total yield of 1,630 search results were processed, indexed through July 7, 2020. CiteSpace (5.7.R1, Drexel University, Pennsylvania, USA) is a Java-based application, a user-friendly tool for conducting scientometric analyses.Results: The present analyses found a lack of innovation in the field of digital health in the Arab countries. Many gaps in research were found in Arab countries, which will be discussed subsequently. Digital health research was clustered around themes of big data and artificial intelligence; a lack of progress was seen in telemedicine and digital health. Furthermore, only a small proportion of these publications had principal or corresponding authors from Arab countries. A clear disparity in digital health research in the Arab world was evident after comparing these insights with our previous investigation on telemedicine research in the global context.Conclusion: Telemedicine research is still in its infancy in the Middle Eastern countries. Recommendations include diversification of the research landscape and interdisciplinary collaborations in this area.

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eHealth and mHealth

Cited by 60 publications

References 4 publications

‘I felt less alone knowing I could contribute to the forum’: psychological distress and use of an online infertility peer support forum

‘I felt less alone knowing I could contribute to the forum’: psychological distress and use of an online infertility peer support forum

The Vaccination Process against the COVID-19: Opportunities, Problems and mHealth Support

Telemedicine in Arab Countries: Innovation, Research Trends, and Way Forward

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