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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38424667/smartphone-facilitated-in-situ-hearing-aid-audiometry-for-community-based-hearing-testing
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Caitlin Frisby, Karina C De Sousa, Robert H Eikelboom, Faheema Mahomed-Asmail, David R Moore, Tersia de Kock, Vinaya Manchaiah, De Wet Swanepoel
OBJECTIVES: Hearing loss prevalence is increasing, with an estimated 2.5 billion people affected globally by 2050. Scalable service delivery models using innovative technologies and task-shifting are World Health Organization priorities to improve access to hearing care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Smartphone-facilitated audiometry in the community using hearing aids covered by noise-attenuating ear cups ("in-situ") could support more accessible hearing care when provided by less trained individuals such as community health workers (CHWs)...
March 1, 2024: Ear and Hearing
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38404514/teleradiology-and-technology-innovations-in-radiology-status%C3%A2-in-india-and-its-role-in-increasing-access-to-primary-health-care
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anuradha Chandramohan, Viswajit Krothapalli, Ann Augustin, Madhavi Kandagaddala, Hannah Mary Thomas, Thambu David Sudarsanam, Ammar Jagirdar, Shalini Govil, Arjun Kalyanpur
BACKGROUND: There is an inequitable distribution of radiology facilities in India. This scoping review aimed at mapping the available technology instruments to improve access to imaging at primary health care; to identify the facilitators and barriers, and the knowledge gaps for widespread adaptation of technology solutions. METHODS: A search was conducted using broad inclusive terms non-specific to subtypes of medical imaging devices or informatics. Work published in the English language between 2005 and 2022, conducted primarily in India, and with full manuscripts were included...
April 2024: Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38395804/association-between-in-country-migration-and-hiv-infection-among-transgender-women-from-northeastern-brazil-a-respondent-driven-sampling-survey
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Beo Oliveira Leite, Laio Magno, Francisco Inacio Bastos, Ines Dourado
BACKGROUND: Migration is common among transgender women (TGW), often driven by the desire to escape stigma, find acceptance, establish new connections, access body modifications, or enter new avenues of sex work. Given the heightened mobility of TGW, they are mostly vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) due to migration. This study aimed to evaluate the association between in-country migration and HIV infection among TGW in Northeast Brazil. METHODS: The DIVAS was a cross-sectional, multicity study investigating risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among TGW in 2016-2017...
February 23, 2024: BMC Public Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38394391/furthering-scientific-inquiry-for-weight-loss-maintenance-assessing-the-psychological-processes-impacted-by-a-low-intensity-technology-assisted-intervention-nulevel-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Keven Joyal-Desmarais, Alexander J Rothman, Elizabeth H Evans, Vera Araújo-Soares, Falko F Sniehotta
BACKGROUND: NULevel was a randomized control trial to evaluate a technology-assisted weight loss maintenance (WLM) program in the UK. The program included: (a) a face-to-face goal-setting session; (b) an internet platform, a pedometer, and wirelessly connected scales to monitor and report diet, physical activity, and weight, and; (c) regular automated feedback delivered by mobile phone, tailored to participants' progress. Components were designed to target psychological processes linked to weight-related behavior...
February 23, 2024: Annals of Behavioral Medicine: a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38392354/a-dynamic-network-model-of-societal-complexity-and-resilience-inspired-by-tainter-s-theory-of-collapse
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Florian Schunck, Marc Wiedermann, Jobst Heitzig, Jonathan F Donges
In recent years, several global events have severely disrupted economies and social structures, undermining confidence in the resilience of modern societies. Examples include the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought unprecedented health challenges and economic disruptions, and the emergence of geopolitical tensions and conflicts that have further strained international relations and economic stability. While empirical evidence on the dynamics and drivers of past societal collapse is mounting, a process-based understanding of these dynamics is still in its infancy...
January 23, 2024: Entropy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38391989/development-of-a-quantitative-digital-urinalysis-tool-for-detection-of-nitrite-protein-creatinine-and-ph
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vince S Siu, Minhua Lu, Kuan Yu Hsieh, Bo Wen, Italo Buleje, Nigel Hinds, Krishna Patel, Bing Dang, Russell Budd
This paper presents a cost-effective, quantitative, point-of-care solution for urinalysis screening, specifically targeting nitrite, protein, creatinine, and pH in urine samples. Detecting nitrite is crucial for the early identification of urinary tract infections (UTIs), while regularly measuring urinary protein-to-creatinine (UPC) ratios aids in managing kidney health. To address these needs, we developed a portable, transmission-based colorimeter using readily available components, controllable via a smartphone application through Bluetooth...
January 30, 2024: Biosensors
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38388904/loneliness-among-homeless-experienced-older-adults-with-cognitive-or-functional-impairments-qualitative-findings-from-the-hope-home-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yeqing Yuan, Kelly R Knight, John Weeks, Stephen King, Pamela Olsen, Margot Kushel
BACKGROUND: Loneliness is more common in older adults and those who face structural vulnerabilities, including homelessness. The homeless population is aging in the United States; now, 48% of single homeless adults are 50 and older. We know little about loneliness among older adults who have experienced homelessness. We aimed to describe the loneliness experience among homeless-experienced older adults with cognitive and functional impairments and the individual, social, and structural conditions that shaped these loneliness experiences...
February 22, 2024: BMC Public Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38384204/a-community-initiative-to-help-children-who-are-homeless
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elizabeth C Lendrum, Kristen R Peterson, Saige Camara, Dominick DeBlasio, Anita N Shah
Children experiencing homelessness (CEH) have several health-related needs. It is necessary to address barriers posed by homelessness to improve health outcomes. Our objectives were to (1) conduct a health-related needs assessment and (2) determine acceptability/feasibility of the community-based initiative designed to identify and address health-related needs for CEH. The initiative involved a mobile care center, a health-focused education series for CEH, and resource provision, which included establishing connections with a stable source of health care...
March 1, 2024: Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38383520/a-precise-model-for-skin-cancer-diagnosis-using-hybrid-u-net-and-improved-mobilenet-v3-with-hyperparameters-optimization
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Umesh Kumar Lilhore, Sarita Simaiya, Yogesh Kumar Sharma, Kuldeep Singh Kaswan, K B V Brahma Rao, V V R Maheswara Rao, Anupam Baliyan, Anchit Bijalwan, Roobaea Alroobaea
Skin cancer is a frequently occurring and possibly deadly disease that necessitates prompt and precise diagnosis in order to ensure efficacious treatment. This paper introduces an innovative approach for accurately identifying skin cancer by utilizing Convolution Neural Network architecture and optimizing hyperparameters. The proposed approach aims to increase the precision and efficacy of skin cancer recognition and consequently enhance patients' experiences. This investigation aims to tackle various significant challenges in skin cancer recognition, encompassing feature extraction, model architecture design, and optimizing hyperparameters...
February 21, 2024: Scientific Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38382613/moths-in-space-the-below-canopy-structure-of-forest-drives-abundance-and-mobility-related-traits-of-moth-communities
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sara La Cava, Giuseppe Rijllo, Giada Zucco, Simone Innocenti, Matteo Guasti, Nicola Puletti, Carlotta Ferrara, Stefano Scalercio
The distribution of species is primarily driven by the availability of trophic resources. In a given forest type, insects trophically related to the dominant tree are expected to be evenly distributed due to the abundance of their foodplant. However, their distribution is also influenced by complex relationships with abiotic and biotic parameters such as available space, predatory pressure, and morphometric traits. In this study, we investigated how the three-dimensional structure of space below the canopy may affect the composition of nocturnal lepidoptera communities...
February 19, 2024: Science of the Total Environment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379410/validation-and-verification-framework-and-data-integration-of-biosensors-and-in%C3%A2-vitro-diagnostic-devices-a-position-statement-of-the-ifcc-committee-on-mobile-health-and-bioengineering-in-laboratory-medicine-c-mbhlm-and-the-ifcc-scientific-division
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Damien Gruson, Christa Cobbaert, Pradeep Kumar Dabla, Sanja Stankovic, Evgenija Homsak, Kazuhiko Kotani, Ramy Khali, James H Nichols, Bernard Gouget
Advances in technology have transformed healthcare and laboratory medicine. Biosensors have emerged as a promising technology in healthcare, providing a way to monitor human physiological parameters in a continuous, real-time, and non-intrusive manner and offering value and benefits in a wide range of applications. This position statement aims to present the current situation around biosensors, their perspectives and importantly the need to set the framework for their validation and safe use. The development of a qualification framework for biosensors should be conceptually adopted and extended to cover digitally measured biomarkers from biosensors for advancing healthcare and achieving more individualized patient management and better patient outcome...
February 21, 2024: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine: CCLM
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38376265/genomic-insights-into-virulence-antimicrobial-resistance-and-adaptation-acumen-of-escherichia-coli-isolated-from-an-urban-environment
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Poorvi Saini, Viraj Bandsode, Anuradha Singh, Suresh Kumar Mendem, Torsten Semmler, Munirul Alam, Niyaz Ahmed
Populations of common commensal bacteria such as Escherichia coli undergo genetic changes by the acquisition of certain virulence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) encoding genetic elements leading to the emergence of pathogenic strains capable of surviving in the previously uninhabited or protected niches. These bacteria are also reported to be prevalent in the environment where they survive by adopting various recombination strategies to counter microflora of the soil and water, under constant selection pressure(s)...
February 20, 2024: MBio
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38375337/two-cities-two-stages-in-transforming-society-a-mixed-methods-study-comparing-doctors-adoption-of-mobile-apps-for-communication-with-patients-in-hangzhou-and-yancheng-china
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dongjin Chen, Zhenhua Su, Zheng Gu
OBJECTIVES: Mobile apps have become commonplace in doctor-patient communication over the last 20 years. Doctors mainly use two kinds of app, social networking apps (i.e., WeChat) and medical platform apps (i.e., Haodf). The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the attributes of social interaction in local society impact doctors' choice of mobile apps to communicate with patients. This article addresses two research questions: (a) To what degree do doctors' adoption patterns in different societies differ? (b) Why do doctors choose certain mobile apps to communicate with patients? METHODS: This study employed a mixed methods research design to analyze doctor's adoption behavior patterns in two cities, Hangzhou (HZ) and Yancheng (YC), which represent two stages in transforming society...
2024: Frontiers in Public Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38373031/media-use-behavior-mediates-the-association-between-family-health-and-intention-to-use-mobile-health-devices-among-older-adults-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jinghui Chang, Yanshan Mai, Dayi Zhang, Xixi Yang, Anqi Li, Wende Yan, Yibo Wu, Jiangyun Chen
BACKGROUND: With the advent of a new era for health and medical treatment, characterized by the integration of mobile technology, a significant digital divide has surfaced, particularly in the engagement of older individuals with mobile health (mHealth). The health of a family is intricately connected to the well-being of its members, and the use of media plays a crucial role in facilitating mHealth care. Therefore, it is important to examine the mediating role of media use behavior in the connection between the family health of older individuals and their inclination to use mHealth devices...
February 19, 2024: Journal of Medical Internet Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38372319/assessing-suicide-prevention-apps-responsiveness-to-help-seeking-needs-of-individuals-connected-with-mental-health-services
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jessica Kemp, Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Charlotte Pape, Laura Bennett-Poynter, Samantha Groves, Karen Lascelles, Gillian Strudwick
This paper maps suicide help-seeking needs identified in the literature, on to the features and functionalities of suicide prevention mobile apps using the adapted ecological model, thereby revealing existing gaps between help-seeking needs and available apps. This paper builds upon previous work by our team, which includes 1) a rapid scoping review aimed at identifying barriers and facilitators of help-seeking related to suicide within psychiatric populations, and 2) a review of suicide prevention apps, including a content analysis of app features and functionalities...
February 19, 2024: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38361864/view-score-an-early-warning-score-to-detect-possible-complications-among-covid-19-patients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Meenakshi Bhakare, Rajkumar Nikalje, Reshma Patil, Urvi Shukla, Rupesh Bokade, Gajanan Sakhare, Shardul Joshi, Aditi Pais
INTRODUCTION: Understanding pulmonary function at various phases after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is critical for determining the exact pathophysiological mechanism of COVID-19. RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the correlation between spirometry indices and clinical indicators in COVID-19 patients over a 6-week follow-up? OBJECTIVES: 1) To assess deterioration or improvement in spirometry parameters including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1 ), and ratio FEV1 /FVC in COVID-19 patients...
December 2023: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38358791/web-based-screening-brief-intervention-and-referral-to-treatment-for-traumatic-stress-and-alcohol-misuse-among-survivors-of-sexual-assault-and-intimate-partner-violence-usability-and-acceptability-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christine Hahn, Emily Tilstra-Ferrell, Selime Salim, Nada Goodrum, Alyssa Rheingold, Amanda K Gilmore, Sara Barber, Angela Moreland
BACKGROUND: Recent survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual assault (SA) are at a high risk for traumatic stress and alcohol misuse. IPV and SA survivors face barriers to services for traumatic stress and alcohol misuse and have low service utilization rates. One way to increase access to services for this population is the use of web-based screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), an evidence-informed approach for early identification of traumatic stress and alcohol and drug misuse and connecting individuals to treatment...
February 15, 2024: JMIR Formative Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38353989/cortical-brainstem-circuitry-attenuates-physiological-stress-reactivity
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sebastian A Pace, Ema Lukinic, Tyler Wallace, Carlie McCartney, Brent Myers
Exposure to stressful stimuli promotes multi-system biological responses to restore homeostasis. Catecholaminergic neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) facilitate sympathetic activity and promote physiological adaptations, including glycaemic mobilization and corticosterone release. While it is unclear how brain regions involved in the cognitive appraisal of stress regulate RVLM neural activity, recent studies found that the rodent ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) mediates stress appraisal and physiological stress responses...
February 14, 2024: Journal of Physiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38353245/integrative-medicine-for-hypermobility-spectrum-disorders-hsd-and-ehlers-danlos-syndromes-eds-a-feasibility-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sara E Guedry, Blake O Langley, Kerry Schaefer, Douglas A Hanes
PURPOSE: Hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are multisystem conditions marked by dysfunctional connective tissue. This feasibility study evaluated a 9-week integrative medicine program in this population. METHODS: Using a single-arm study design, adults with HSD or EDS were given recommendations for an anti-inflammatory Mediterranean diet and self-management with additional behavioral and psychosocial support. Preliminary data on feasibility based on recruitment and retention, adherence to the diet, mobile app tracking, changes to perceived well-being via health outcomes, and satisfaction with care were obtained...
February 14, 2024: Disability and Rehabilitation
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38352194/feasibility-and-utility-of-mobile-health-interventions-for-depression-and-anxiety-in-rural-populations-a-scoping-review
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Michael J McCarthy, Alexandra Wicker, Juliette Roddy, Mark Remiker, Indrakshi Roy, Megan McCoy, Eric S Cerino, Julie Baldwin
Despite the potential of mobile health (mHealth) to address high rates of depression and anxiety in underserved rural communities, most mHealth interventions do not explicitly consider the realities of rural life. The aim of this scoping review is to identify and examine the available literature on mHealth interventions that consider the needs of rural populations in order to gauge their feasibility and utility for addressing depression and anxiety. Additionally, we provide an overview of rural users' perceptions about and preferences for mHealth-delivered mental health screening and intervention systems...
March 2024: Internet Interventions
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