Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mohsen Zaied Alzamanan, Kheng-Seang Lim, Maizatul Akmar Ismail, Norjihan Abdul Ghani
Summary: A total of 22 free apps related to self-management of epilepsy patients were identified in the study, with most covering domains such as seizure tracking and seizure response. However, most apps had low installation rates. To improve the effectiveness and availability of these apps, it is necessary to promote their use more extensively.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2021)
Review
Family Studies
Teghan Leech, Diana Dorstyn, Amanda Taylor, Wenjing Li
Summary: Smartphone apps show promise as a stand-alone self-management tool in mental health service delivery, producing significant symptom improvement. While longer-term benefits are still uncertain, some individual studies show positive trends up to 6 months post. Further controlled trials with follow-up data are needed to confirm these findings.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Laura Martinengo, Anne-Claire Stona, Lorainne Tudor Car, Jimmy Lee, Konstadina Griva, Josip Car
Summary: The study found that information in mental health and depression apps is often brief and incomplete, with 20% of apps providing non-evidence-based information. Most apps included information on the symptoms of depression and available treatments, but coverage of other educational topics was relatively low.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Quinn Grundy
Summary: Mobile health apps have the potential to greatly impact health promotion and disease self-management, but they face challenges due to reliance on commercial ecosystems. Evaluating app quality and their effects on health outcomes and equity is a challenge for consumers, public health professionals, and policymakers. Understanding the influence of factors within the mobile ecosystem, especially data collection and commercialization practices, is crucial. Upstream public health strategies are necessary to promote innovative and healthy digital environments for mobile health app development.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Elizabeth Fong-Chy Kuo, Jacklyn Cho, Iredia Olaye, Diana Delgado, Nicola Dell, Madeline R. Sterling
Summary: Home health aides (HHAs) face challenges in communicating with other healthcare professionals and accessing educational resources. This study conducted a literature review and landscape analysis to identify technology-based tools and apps designed for HHAs. The results showed that only a limited number of studies and mobile apps have been developed to support HHAs, highlighting the need for further research and evaluation of these tools.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Julian Franzmair, Susanne C. Diesner-Treiber, Julian J. M. Voitl, Peter Voitl
Summary: This study aims to identify functional asthma apps for children in German and compare them with English language apps. A total of 24 apps meeting the inclusion criteria were analyzed, with English language apps performing significantly better in certain categories compared to German language apps.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mona Alhasani, Dinesh Mulchandani, Oladapo Oyebode, Nilufar Baghaei, Rita Orji
Summary: This study reviews 150 stress management apps and finds that the most frequently employed strategies are personalization, self-monitoring, and trustworthiness, while social support strategies such as competition, cooperation, and social comparison are the least employed. The study also compares the findings within the stress management domain with those from other mental health domains and offers eight design recommendations.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jerica Koh, Germaine Y. Q. Tng, Andree Hartanto
Summary: This umbrella review provides a holistic summary of the key potential and pitfalls of mobile mental health apps. The majority of reviewed studies support the effectiveness of these apps in providing timely support, reducing mental healthcare costs, combating stigma, and enhancing therapeutic outcomes. However, issues with user engagement, safety in emergencies, privacy breaches, and the use of non-evidence-based approaches are also identified.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Elizabeth Davidson, Jenifer Sunrise Winter, Mike Chiasson
Summary: Mobile health apps are increasingly important in self-regulating personal health behaviors. This paper examines how these apps operate in open and distributed contexts, and how they nudge individuals towards compliance with self-regulatory guidelines and practices. The study identifies the regulatory affordances of mobile health apps for predicting and surveilling personal health, and theorizes about the development of multilevel networks in regulatory systems.
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sarah Hatem, Janet C. Long, Stephanie Best, Zoe Fehlberg, Brona Nic Giolla Easpaig, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: This study identified 29 mobile apps specifically developed for rare disease patients, with a focus on cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and thalassemia. The apps primarily provided information and symptom tracking features, but scored low in engagement. Developers are recommended to improve app engagement, include consumers and clinicians in design, and always provide high-quality information.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Marie Uncovska, Bettina Freitag, Sven Meister, Leonard Fehring
Summary: The study investigates patient acceptance of mHealth in Germany, determining the influencing factors and testing the influence of prescription and reimbursement status. The findings show that mHealth users in Germany are mainly patients aged 30-50 with mental health or endocrine conditions. The general willingness to use mHealth apps/DiGAs is high, especially if they are governmentally certified, but the willingness to pay out of pocket is low. Self-efficacy and performance expectancy are significant predictors of digital health intervention usage.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Emma Morton, Jennifer Nicholas, Laura Lapadat, Heather L. O'Brien, Steven J. Barnes, Caden Poh, Erin E. Michalak
Summary: Bipolar disorder patients commonly use smartphone apps, with a focus on data security. They prefer apps with accurate content, ease of use, flexibility, security, and real-world benefits, while considering sharing data, rewards, app connectivity, and peer support as relatively less important.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rebecca Chen, Karla Santo, Grace Wong, Woosung Sohn, Heiko Spallek, Clara Chow, Michelle Irving
Summary: This study systematically examined dental caries prevention apps, describing their content, availability, target audience, and features, while assessing their quality. The majority of apps focused on oral hygiene, targeting young adults, but many were not of high quality.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alessio Bricca, Alessandro Pellegrini, Graziella Zangger, Jonas Ahler, Madalina Jager, Soren T. Skou
Summary: Health apps for patients with chronic conditions or multimorbidity have acceptable quality but low to moderate potential for promoting behavior change. Common app features include self-monitoring of physiological parameters, weight and diet, physical activity, and stress management.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Amy E. Noser, Kimberly L. Klages, Kaitlyn L. Gamwell, Caitlin N. Brammer, Kevin A. Hommel, Rachelle R. Ramsey
Summary: This study evaluated the content and quality of commercially available headache management apps, finding that most apps include evidence-based headache management behavior change techniques. Three apps performed well in terms of the number of behavior change techniques and quality scores.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lorraine S. Evangelista, Mini M. Jose, Hanaa Sallam, Hani Serag, George Golovko, Kamil Khanipov, Michele A. Hamilton, Gregg C. Fonarow
Summary: The study compared the effects of two calorie-restricted diets on cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight and obese patients, showing that a high-protein diet can effectively reduce glycosylated hemoglobin levels, cholesterol, and triglycerides, and significantly improve blood pressure.
Article
Nursing
Rozzano C. Locsin, Gil P. Soriano, Phanida Juntasopeepun, Wipada Kunaviktikul, Lorraine S. Evangelista
Summary: This paper discusses the increasing incidence of social isolation among older adults in today's healthcare climate and the importance of utilizing technology to prevent or ameliorate this phenomenon. Research findings suggest that digital technology can facilitate social transformation, reduce the negative impacts of social isolation, and highlight the importance of older adults' involvement in social activities and understanding of technology.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marysol C. Cacciata, Irma Alvarado, Mini M. Jose, Lorraine S. Evangelista
Summary: This study compared the risk profiles and health behaviors of Filipino older adults in rural areas at low vs. moderate-to-high risk for coronary artery disease. It found that individuals at moderate to high risk were more likely to have cardiometabolic diseases, while health behaviors did not differ significantly between the two groups except for higher fruit consumption in the low-risk group.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
(2021)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Paula Rosales, Lorraine Evangelista, Yuqing Guo, Crystle-Joie G. Agbayani, Zeev N. Kain, Michelle A. Fortier
Summary: The study found lower resilience and achievement among Hispanic survivors, which were positively associated with satisfaction and achievement. Years of schooling were positively associated with achievement. However, there were no differences in satisfaction scores between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White survivors.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elizabeth Lorenzo, Lorraine S. Evangelista
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marysol C. Cacciata, Anna Stromberg, Leonie Klompstra, Tiny Jaarsma, Mebin Kuriakose, Jung-Ah Lee, Dawn Lombardo, Lorraine S. Evangelista
Summary: This study explored the facilitators and challenges of using a home-based exergame platform, the Nintendo Wii Sports, in patients with heart failure. The results showed that the enjoyment and competition, convenience, physical benefits, and psychosocial benefits were facilitators, while boredom from playing similar games and frustrations from game difficulty were challenges. Preferences, capacities, past experiences, and social support should be considered to avoid boredom and frustrations.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Leonie Klompstra, Tiny Jaarsma, Massimo F. Piepoli, Tuvia Ben Gal, Lorraine Evangelista, Anna Stromberg, Maria Back
Summary: Physical activity (PA) is important for improving health outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). However, adherence to PA is low, making it necessary to explore novel approaches to increase PA. This study found no significant difference in PA between patients with HF who received either exergaming or motivational support. Factors such as having grandchildren, recent diagnosis of HF, and higher social motivation were identified as independent predictors of a clinically relevant increase in non-sedentary time.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Samira M. Moughrabi, Samer Habib, Lorraine Evangelista
Summary: This study aimed to determine whether depression predicts the onset of cardiac cachexia in patients with chronic heart failure. The results showed that depression scores and LVEF predicted the occurrence of cardiac cachexia and accounted for 49% of its variance. Therefore, depression can predict the development of cardiac cachexia in patients with heart failure.
BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH FOR NURSING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Reimund Serafica, Miguel Fudolig, Jennifer Kawi, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Erwin William A. Leyva, Francisco S. Sy, Lorraine S. Evangelista
Summary: This study compared the levels of psychological distress, sources of stress, and use of health-promotion strategies between Filipino Americans and Filipinos. The results showed that Filipino Americans reported lower levels of psychological distress compared to Filipinos, who experienced distress mainly related to employment and finances.
JOURNAL OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
(2023)
Editorial Material
Nursing
BrianA. Vasquez, Rainier Moreno-Lacalle, Gil P. Soriano, Phanida Juntasoopeepun, Rozzano C. Locsin, Lorraine S. Evangelista
Summary: This article discusses the theoretical aspects of technological machines and artificial intelligence in nursing, with a focus on their effective outcomes. The efficient use of technology positively impacts nursing care time, allowing nurses to prioritize patient care. The influence of technology and artificial intelligence on nursing practice in the current age of rapid advancements is also examined.
NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Nursing
Reimund Serafica, Timothy Grigsby, Bradley Donohue, Lorraine Evangelista
Summary: This paper conceptually examined occupational stress among immigrant workers and its psychological effects on their mental health. It offers an operational definition to aid nurse researchers, educators, and practitioners in assessing and managing patients, and developing culturally appropriate interventions for this population.
Article
Nursing
Hoang Nguyen, Ashleigh Medina, George Golovko, Lorraine Evangelista
Summary: Hispanic and non-Hispanic African American individuals have a higher risk of fatality from COVID-19 compared to non-Hispanic White individuals. The higher risk remains after adjusting for sex, age, and preexisting conditions. Health care providers could help to increase vaccination rates in these vulnerable populations by addressing the social and cultural barriers with their patients.
Meeting Abstract
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Julienne Ivan Soberano, Marysol Caciata, Jo Leah Flores, Erwin William Leyva, Mary Abigail Hernandez, Josefina Tuazon, Lorraine Evangelista
INNOVATION IN AGING
(2021)
Meeting Abstract
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elizabeth Lorenzo, Lorraine S. Evangelista
Meeting Abstract
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lorraine S. Evangelista, Elizabeth Lorenzo