Digital humanistic program to manage premature frailty in young breast cancer survivors with gender perspective by Yun Hu, Joshua Wiley, Lulu Jiang, Xiyi Wang, Ran Yi, Jiehui Xu, Yanyan Liu, Aozhou Weng, Futai Zou, Eun-Ok Im

“…Abstract Premature frailty is a critical challenge for young breast cancer survivors (YBCSs), impacting their health and perpetuating gender inequality through heightened vulnerability and marginalization. While digital health shows promise in frailty screening, its effectiveness for comprehensively managing frailty remains inconclusive. …”
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Integrating Digital Technology Into Marathon Race With a Technology-Driven Service Design Approach to Enhance Marathoner Experiences by Sawitree Phua, Atthaves Borriraklert, Theeraya Mayakul

“…Regarding medical service, digital health records emerged as a vital tool for medical operations during the marathons. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Financial Flows in the Healthcare Systems of Germany, Austria and Czechia: Opportunities for Savings and Assessing the Tax-Like Nature of Health Insurance C... by Mini, Patrick

“…Recommendations: Policymakers should consider measures such as integrating care services in Germany, streamlining administrative processes in Austria, and refining fund redistribution mechanisms in Czechia. Leveraging digital health technologies and fostering transparency in healthcare financing are critical for achieving systemic savings and equity. …”
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Designing Health Recommender Systems to Promote Health Equity: A Socioecological Perspective by Caroline A Figueroa, Helma Torkamaan, Ananya Bhattacharjee, Hanna Hauptmann, Kathleen W Guan, Gayane Sedrakyan

“…HRS, an emerging and developing field, can play a unique role in the digital health field as they can offer relevant recommendations, not only based on what users themselves prefer and may be receptive to, but also using data about wider spheres of influence over human behavior, including peers, families, communities, and societies. …”
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Enhancing Therapy Adherence: Impact on Clinical Outcomes, Healthcare Costs, and Patient Quality of Life by Urszula Religioni, Rocío Barrios-Rodríguez, Pilar Requena, Mariola Borowska, Janusz Ostrowski

“…Interventions such as patient education, streamlined treatment regimens, and the integration of digital health tools have shown promise in addressing adherence barriers. …”
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Protocol for a scoping review of the use of information and communication technology platforms for the delivery and utilisation of transgender healthcare by Muhammad Naveed Noor, Isaac Yeboah Addo, Jialiang Cui, Sujith Kumar Prankumar, Horas TH Wong, Christopher Tumwine

“…Introduction In recent years, there has been strong interest in making digital health and social tools more accessible, particularly among vulnerable and stigmatised groups such as transgender people. …”
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Differential Relationship between Microstructural Integrity in White Matter Tracts and Motor Recovery following Stroke Based on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Genotype by Eunhee Park, Jungsoo Lee, Won Hyuk Chang, Ahee Lee, Friedhelm C. Hummel, Yun-Hee Kim

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Feasibility and potential effect of a pilot blended digital behavior change intervention promoting sustainable diets over a year by Ujué Fresán, Miguel López-Moreno, Sergi Fàbregues, Paquito Bernard, Anna Boronat, Vera Araújo-Soares, Laura M. König, Joren Buekers, Guillaume Chevance

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Development of a low-cost flexible potentiometric detector and its integrated system for electrochemical sensing of electrolytes in human sweat by Chaojiang Li, Yuxuan Liu, Guodong Liu, Qifeng Tan, Xiaolong Dou, Yuting Xie, Xianchao Zhang

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Evaluation of compliance and accuracy in Parkinson’s disease motor symptom tracking: a comparative study of digital and traditional paper diaries using a smartphone application (My... by Nazli Durmaz Celik, Nazli Durmaz Celik, Asli Yaman Kula, Naci Murat, Müge Kuzu Kumcu, Aydan Topal, Serhat Özkan

“…Our study suggests a broader adoption of digital health technologies in PD management. Still, additional research is necessary to improve the tools and assess long-term patient outcomes.…”
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Effect of a Short, Animated Storytelling Video on Transphobia Among US Parents: Randomized Controlled Trial by Doron Amsalem, Merlin Greuel, Shuyan Liu, Andrés Martin, Maya Adam

“…Evaluating the effect of such a series could contribute to the fields of digital health communication and transgender health. Digital approaches, such as short, animated storytelling videos, that support empathy and acceptance of TGD youth could foster a more inclusive society in which every child can thrive.…”
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Digital Interventions for the Rehabilitation of First-Episode Psychosis: An Integrated Perspective by Annarita Vignapiano, Francesco Monaco, Ernesta Panarello, Stefania Landi, Benedetta Di Gruttola, Raffaele Malvone, Vassilis Martiadis, Fabiola Raffone, Alessandra Marenna, Maria Pontillo, Valeria Di Stefano, Martina D’Angelo, Luca Steardo, Giulio Corrivetti

“…Background: The integration of digital health technologies has transformed mental healthcare, particularly for young adults with First-Episode Psychosis (FEP). …”
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Exploring the Needs and Preferences of Users and Parents to Design a Mobile App to Deliver Mental Health Peer Support to Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Qualitative Study by Titilola I Yakubu, Poonamdeep Jhajj, Samantha Pawer, Nicholas C West, Shazhan Amed, Tricia S Tang, Matthias Görges

“… BackgroundBeyond physical health, managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) also encompasses a psychological component, including diabetes distress, that is, the worries, fears, and frustrations associated with meeting self-care demands over the lifetime. While digital health solutions have been increasingly used to address emotional health in diabetes, these technologies may not uniformly meet the unique concerns and technological savvy across all age groups. …”
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Safety of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: piloting WHO framework in Iran by Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Mondher Letaief, Hossein Mashhadi Abdolahi, Ramin Rezapour, Ahmed Alboksmaty, Mostafa Farahbakhsh

“…Data collected (qualitative and quantitative) using national digital health records, staff records, and indicator-specific tools. …”
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An Ontology for Digital Medicine Outcomes: Development of the Digital Medicine Outcomes Value Set (DOVeS) by Benjamin Rosner, Matthew Horridge, Guillen Austria, Tiffany Lee, Andrew Auerbach

“… BackgroundOver the last 10-15 years, US health care and the practice of medicine itself have been transformed by a proliferation of digital medicine and digital therapeutic products (collectively, digital health tools [DHTs]). While a number of DHT classifications have been proposed to help organize these tools for discovery, retrieval, and comparison by health care organizations seeking to potentially implement them, none have specifically addressed that organizations considering their implementation approach the DHT discovery process with one or more specific outcomes in mind. …”
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“A one-stop shop”: Real-world use and app-users' experiences of a psychoeducational smartphone app for adults with ADHD by Christina Seery, Rachel Hannah Cochrane, Martha Mulcahy, Ken Kilbride, Margo Wrigley, Jessica Bramham

“…Elements can be modified to improve usability. Digital health tools created by public health organisations should consider how people's previous experiences with healthcare services can impact how they perceive the information in the tools.…”
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Mapping the landscape of Hospital at home (HaH) care: a validated taxonomy for HaH care model classification by Kerstin Denecke

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Technological-Based Interventions in Cancer and Factors Associated With the Use of Mobile Digital Wellness and Health Apps Among Cancer Information Seekers: Cross-Sectional Study by Ogochukwu Juliet Ezeigwe, Kenechukwu Obumneme Samuel Nwosu, Oladipo Kunle Afolayan, Akpevwe Amanda Ojaruega, Jovita Echere, Manali Desai, Modupe Olajumoke Onigbogi, Olajumoke Ope Oladoyin, Nnenna Chioma Okoye, Pierre Fwelo

“…ConclusionsAge, education, household income, and use of the internet are the major determinants of the adoption of digital health and wellness apps among seekers of cancer information. …”
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Sex and outcomes of patients with microsatellite instability-high and BRAF V600E mutated metastatic colorectal cancer receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors by Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner, Chiara Cremolini, Sara Lonardi, Filippo Pietrantonio, Julien Taieb, David Tougeron, Robyn L Ward, Marco Vitellaro, Thierry André, Pierre Laurent-Puig, Jitendra Jonnagaddala, Francesca Bergamo, Raghav Sundar, Claire Gallois, Michael J Overman, Jakob Nikolas Kather, Lisa Salvatore, Romain Cohen, Rossana Intini, Priya Jayachandran, Miriam Koopman, Javier Ros, Marwan Fakih, Vincenzo Nasca, Giacomo Mazzoli, Jeanine M L Roodhart, Filippo Ghelardi, Elena Elez, Durgesh Wankhede, Marta Ligero, Joseph Zhao, Koen Zwart, Jeroen Derksen, Nicholas Hawkins, Javier Carmona

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Comprehensive self-tracking of blood glucose and lifestyle with a mobile application in the management of gestational diabetes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (... by Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sari Niinistö, Suvi M Virtanen, Ilkka Korhonen, Mikko Kytö, Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Pekka Marttinen, Giulio Jacucci, Tuuli E Korhonen, Saila B Koivusalo

“…So far, the most promising digital health interventions for GDM management have involved healthcare professionals to provide guidance and feedback. …”
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