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Health Care Sciences & Services
Christian A. Webb, Matthew J. Hirshberg, Richard J. Davidson, Simon B. Goldberg
Summary: This study developed and tested a data-driven algorithm to predict who is most likely to benefit from a meditation app. The results showed that Personalized Advantage Index scores moderated group differences in outcomes, indicating the potential of the algorithm to inform which individuals are most likely to benefit. This algorithm can be used to objectively communicate expected benefits to individuals, helping them make informed decisions about using a meditation app.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Whitney Thurman, Monika Semwal, Leticia R. Moczygemba, Mark Hilbelink
Summary: In the United States, the number of homeless individuals has been increasing over the past three years. A study found that access to smartphone technology can empower homeless individuals to better manage their health and meet social needs.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
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Education & Educational Research
Francisco Javier Gil-Espinosa, Adriana Nielsen-Rodriguez, Ramon Romance, Rafael Burgueno
Summary: This research aims to evaluate the use of smartphone apps in physical education and their relationship with the PE curriculum. The study found 18 apps focused on physical activity, with some apps being suitable for specific curricular content. The results indicate that these apps can effectively promote physical activity among adolescent students.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Reyhaneh Ayardulabi, Erfan Khamespanah, Sarv Abbasinia, Hamide Ehtesabi
Summary: Detection of specific cells and molecules in remote and resource-limited areas is challenging, leading to an increased demand for Point-Of-Care (POC) systems. Smartphones have emerged as a practical solution for this issue due to their image-capturing and processing capabilities. Smartphone-based microscopes have been utilized in medical diagnosis, food pathogen identification, and biomolecule detection, with or without external attachments. The studies discussed in the article are categorized based on the type of biological samples tested and platforms used for examination and quantification.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Peter Andre Busch, Stephen McCarthy
Summary: This article presents a systematic review of existing research on problematic smartphone use (PSU), analyzing 293 studies to develop an overview model in the field of PSU. The findings cover demographic factors, explanations for smartphone use, consequences of PSU, and strategies for correcting PSU. Future research directions are proposed, focusing on seven key research questions for investigation.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Anjali Ajay Nair, Samreen Afroz, Bushra Urooj Ahmed, Uzma Urooj Ahmed, Chi Chung Foo, Hind Zaidan, Martin Corbally
Summary: The study found a high acceptance of smartphones by doctors in the clinical setting in both countries, highlighting the need for further research on the usage and impact of smartphones in medical practice, particularly in non-Western settings. The results also emphasized the importance of establishing policies to officially integrate smartphone technology into healthcare, and the need to focus on creating medical applications that support healthcare professionals in obtaining accurate information.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Md Eaysir Arafat, Gregoire S. Larue, Sebastien Demmel, Andry Rakotonirainy, Sepehr Ghasemi Dehkordi
Summary: This research investigates two distraction warning strategies, in-ground flashing lights and a phone app, and finds that the reaction time is shorter when using in-ground flashing lights as an intervention. The study also shows that the in-ground flashing lights are more effective in reducing non-compliance with traffic signals and undetected green cycles, while the mobile app is better at checking traffic lights before crossing.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
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Education & Educational Research
Katharina Graben, Bettina K. Doering, Antonia Barke
Summary: The study found that using smartphone games and receiving push notifications while reading did not significantly impact learning performance or reading speed. Possible reasons for the similar performance in all groups include non-specific exercise effects, low similarity between tasks, or low variance in participants' ability and motivation.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Charvi Sunkara, Rajvi Thakkar, Triton Ong, Brian E. Bunnell
Summary: A study conducted a content analysis of smartphone apps related to virtual reality therapy for phobias. It found that although some apps were suitable for treatment purposes, none of them were specifically developed for phobia therapy. Further evaluation is needed to understand the clinical potential of these accessible VRET solutions.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Urmimala Sarkar, Jane E. Lee, Kim H. Nguyen, Sarah Lisker, Courtney R. Lyles
Summary: Participants in the study found VR intervention to be useful, scalable, and an appealing alternative to existing pain management approaches. Challenges identified included lack of reimbursement for VR, relevance of existing VR content to diverse populations, and integration into current pain management workflows across various clinical settings. Adoption of VR technology in safety-net settings will require significant customization to address the needs of diverse populations and overcome structural cost barriers.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Inge van Loenen, Willemijn Scholten, Anna Muntingh, Johannes Smit, Neeltje Batelaan
Summary: The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of virtual reality exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (VRE-CBT) in treating more severe anxiety disorders. The meta-analysis results show that VRE-CBT is significantly more effective than waitlist and comparable to regular CBT. The efficacy varies according to the type of anxiety disorder, recruitment method, and type of VRE-CBT. The dropout rates between VRE-CBT and CBT are not significantly different.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Min Gao, Junsheng Li, Shenglei Wang, Fangfang Zhang, Kai Yan, Ziyao Yin, Ya Xie, Wei Shen
Summary: This study proposes a method to extract more accurate water reflectance data from smartphone photographs and tests the usability of these data in deriving water quality parameters. The results demonstrate that the proposed method based on the smartphone camera can effectively derive remote sensing reflectance and water quality parameters with acceptable accuracy.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Morgane Casanova, Anne Clavreul, Gwenaelle Soulard, Matthieu Delion, Ghislaine Aubin, Aram Ter Minassian, Renaud Seguier, Philippe Menei
Summary: This study evaluated the feasibility and safety of using a virtual reality headset for immersive virtual reality experience during awake craniotomy. Results showed that patients were able to complete VR tasks without experiencing VR sickness, indicating the potential for new VR-based brain mapping procedures.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Edmund W. J. Lee, Rachel F. McCloud, Kasisomayajula Viswanath
Summary: This paper examines the effectiveness of eHealth interventions for underserved groups and summarizes five key principles for designing these interventions based on research and experience.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Nuria Mateos-Garcia, Ana-Belen Gil-Gonzalez, Ana Luis-Reboredo, Belen Perez-Lancho
Summary: This study used biometric sensors and virtual reality technology to develop a system for recognizing stress in drivers. The goal was to accurately detect and classify the stress levels of drivers during different driving situations.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Thomas D. Parsons, Tyler Duffield
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST
(2019)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Thomas D. Parsons, Tyler Duffield, Justin Asbee
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
(2019)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Michael D. Barnett, Thomas D. Parsons, Jenna M. Moore
Summary: The study explored adapting measures of the psychotherapeutic alliance to neuropsychological test administration, finding that participants in a high-rapport condition rated rapport as higher, showing the feasibility of adapting items from measures of the psychotherapeutic alliance for measuring rapport in neuropsychological testing.
APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY-ADULT
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Thomas D. Parsons
Summary: Clinicians are increasingly interested in the potential of virtual environments for personalizing technologies to their patients, including immersive and non-immersive simulations. There is also recognition of the connection of virtual environments to social networks. However, the ethical challenges that may arise in clinical application of these technologies have not been widely discussed.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Thomas D. Parsons, Andrea Gaggioli, Giuseppe Riva
Article
Neurosciences
Michael D. Barnett, Lucas G. Childers, Thomas D. Parsons
Summary: The study developed the Virtual Kitchen Protocol (VKP), a virtual reality-based measure for everyday memory functioning in meal preparation tasks. Results showed that VKP was sensitive to neurocognitive impairment in older adults and had moderate to high correlations with other memory tests.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Daniel S. Weitzner, Matthew Calamia, Thomas D. Parsons
Summary: This study compared test-retest reliability and practice effects in healthy adults using VR (VEGS) and traditional paper-and-pencil testing (CVLT-II). The results indicated similar practice effects and strong test-retest reliability for both VEGS and CVLT-II, with significantly higher memory scores on the CVLT-II compared to the VEGS. The VEGS was found to be more challenging than the CVLT-II, which may be beneficial for clinical assessment purposes.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Asha Vas, Emily Rich, Wanyi Wang, Meaghan Patterson, Thomas Parsons
Summary: The study investigated the impact of factors on daily functionality in adults with POTS, finding that fewer challenges in various aspects of daily life led to better overall functionality. Younger age with exercise tolerance, having a job, and no falls in the last year were predictors of better functionality for individuals with POTS. A comprehensive approach to addressing physical, environmental, and psychological factors could help improve overall functionality and quality of life for those with POTS.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN HEALTH CARE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Thomas D. Parsons, Timothy McMahan, Ian Parberry
Summary: This study tested the performance of classifiers in neurogaming and found that a combination of classifiers is preferable over selecting a single classifier.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AFFECTIVE COMPUTING
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Tyler C. Duffield, Miranda M. Lim, Melissa Novak, Amber Lin, Madison Luther, Cydni N. Williams, Juan Piantino
Summary: High incidence of poor sleep quality among collegiate athletes, primarily associated with depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, Caucasian race, male sex, and historical number of concussions.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Thomas D. Parsons
Summary: This paper responds to a manuscript on ethical oversight of student data in learning analytics by providing a typology of ethical approaches and discussing the differences in ethical approaches between the US and EU. It highlights the potential risks to student autonomy and privacy posed by the rich student data used for personalizing educational technologies. The study suggests that future research in learning analytics should consider the development and application locations of educational technologies.
ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Tyler C. Duffield, Thomas D. Parsons, Allisen Landry, Shaza Karam, Tiffany Otero, Sarah Mastel, Trevor A. Hall
CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2018)
