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  1. Digital health technologies are increasingly used to address healthcare challenges among older adults, yet concerns exist about data absenteeism—the underrepresentation of socioeconomically disadvantaged group...

    Authors: Huanyu Bao, Yi Jie Wong, Navrag B. Singh, Sai G. S. Pai, Ben Tan Phat Pham, Yin-Leng Theng and Edmund W. J. Lee
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:14
  2. Use of wearable vital signs sensors (WVSSs) to monitor hospitalised patients is growing but uncertainty exists about how such sensors should be adopted into existing practice. The aim of this observational stu...

    Authors: Anthony J. Wilson, Alexander J. Parker, Gareth B. Kitchen, Andrew Martin, Lukas Hughes-Noehrer, Mahesh Nirmalan, Niels Peek, Glen P. Martin and Fiona C. Thistlethwaite
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:13
  3. Suicidal behavior is often the result of psychosocial crises and mental illness. Effective assessment and management of suicidal behavior are critical components of intervention. Digital tools, including self-...

    Authors: Kerstin Denecke, Caroline Gurtner, Gabriel Hess, François von Kaenel and Michael Durrer
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:12
  4. Cervical cancer poses a significant global public health concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries like Rwanda, where access to preventive measures and screening is limited. The World Health Orga...

    Authors: Hassan Sibomana, Joyeuse Ukwishaka, Hassan Mtenga, Oswald Luoga, Diana Acosta, Marcie Fisher-Borne, Grace Juan Soma, Marcel Bahizi, Francois Uwinkindi, Marc Hagenimana, Irene Mukanyandwi, Innocent Mbele and Maya Rivera Hildebrand
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:10
  5. Limited resources in health and social care and long waiting lists for autism assessment are resulting in high numbers of autistic people not being adequately supported. We sought to explore the feasibility an...

    Authors: Helen Guyatt, Nicola Doherty, Jenny Limond, Zoe Swaine and Louise Morpeth
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:9
  6. Personalizing lifestyle interventions by self-monitoring with wearable sensors can enhance adherence and improve intervention outcomes. It is unknown whether measures from a wearable device can detect lifestyl...

    Authors: C. I. R. Braem, W. J. Pasman, T. J. van den Broek, M. P. M. Caspers, F. L. P. W. Jagers, U. S. Yavuz, H. J. Hermens, P. H. Veltink and S. Wopereis
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:8
  7. Smoking cessation apps and electronic cigarettes have emerged as potentially effective tools for smokers motivated to quit. Nuumi, a novel intervention, integrates app-based behavioral therapy and an electroni...

    Authors: Helen Schiek, Tobias Esch and Cosima Hoetger
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:7
  8. Although virtual reality (VR) has been shown to be an acceptable and feasible format for mindfulness training, most evidence to date is based on use of passive 3D-video environments and typically single-use ev...

    Authors: Julie Hanna, Jignasa Mehta, Helen West, Pauline Keane, Nathan Wilson and Pete Bridge
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:6
  9. Mobile health (mHealth) tools have gained prominence in global healthcare in recent years, with demonstrated impacts on managing service users' health. While many systematic reviews have assessed the effective...

    Authors: Fathiya Alkhuzaimi, Deborah Rainey, Christine Brown Wilson and Jacqueline Bloomfield
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:3
  10. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Frequent exacerbations result in higher use of emergency services and hospitalizations, leading ...

    Authors: Laurel O’Connor, Stephanie Behar, Seanan Tarrant, Pamela Stamegna, Caitlin Pretz, Biqi Wang, Brandon Savage, Thomas Scornavacca, Jeanne Shirshac, Tracey Wilkie, Michael Hyder, Adrian Zai, Shaun Toomey, Marie Mullen, Kimberly Fisher, Emil Tigas…
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:1
  11. E-health solutions are a promising tool to assist patients in self-managing symptoms for various diseases. This study aimed to assess the feasibility, reliability, usability, and satisfaction of a digital medi...

    Authors: Luis Teixeira, Christelle Levy, David Coeffic, Rim Ghorbal, Julien Dupin, Nazario Esposito and Olfa Derbel
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:4
  12. Most individuals with eating disorders (EDs) do not receive treatment, and those who do receive care typically do not receive evidence-based treatment, partly due to lack of accessible provider training. This ...

    Authors: Laura D’Adamo, Agatha A. Laboe, Jake Goldberg, Carli P. Howe, Molly Fennig Steinhoff, Bianca DePietro, Marie-Laure Firebaugh, Zafra Cooper, Denise E. Wilfley and Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2025 3:2
  13. The long-established use of video consultation in mental health services has undergone significant historical development. This study reveals and discusses how video consultations influence youths’ presentatio...

    Authors: Monika Knudsen Gullslett, Frank Larsen and Henriette Lauvhaug Nybakke
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:83
  14. There are many unmet educational needs for people living with atrial fibrillation (AF). Digital health offers promise; however, evidence is largely lacking. Hence, the objective of this study was to determine ...

    Authors: Caleb Ferguson, Fahad Shaikh, Annie Downie, Tonia Wilson, Kaitlyn Griffin, Sabine M. Allida, Louise D. Hickman, Beata V. Bajorek and Rochelle Wynne
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:82
  15. Mobile health (mHealth) applications have been utilized in chronic diseases to improve medication adherence, though factors driving engagement remain understudied. We previously demonstrated the benefits of mH...

    Authors: Christina M Abrams, Natalia Davila, Sherif M Badawy, Shanon Marks, Maura M Kepper, Robert W Gibson, Allison A King, Victor R Gordeuk, Chinonyelum Nwosu, Sophie Li, Jeffrey A Glassberg, Lisa M Klesges, Nirmish Shah, Don Brambilla and Jane S Hankins
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:81
  16. The healthcare sector is rapidly integrating artificial intelligence-derived predictive models (AIDPM) to enhance clinical decision support, operational efficiency, and patient experiences. However, research o...

    Authors: Shan Guleria, Janet Guptill, Ishmeet Kumar, Mia McClintic and Juan C. Rojas
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:80
  17. Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of morbidity in the world. Virtual reality (VR) has been used to encourage and support quit attempts. However, interest in VR may differ according to sociodemogra...

    Authors: Tosan Okpako, Dimitra Kale, Olga Perski and Jamie Brown
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:79
  18. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent childhood psychiatric condition with profound public health, personal, and family consequences. ADHD requires comprehensive treatment; howe...

    Authors: Nancy Herrera, Franceli L. Cibrian, Lucas M. Silva, Jesus Armando Beltran, Sabrina E. B. Schuck, Gillian R. Hayes and Kimberley D. Lakes
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:78
  19. The use of Cloud-based storage of personal health records has increased globally. The GPOC Series introduces the concept of a Global Patient co-Owned Cloud (GPOC) of personal health records. Here, we present t...

    Authors: Niklas Lidströmer, Joe Davids, Mohamed ElSharkawy, Hutan Ashrafian and Eric Herlenius
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:76
  20. Compassion is an essential and beneficial value in mental healthcare. However, how digital mental health interventions influence compassion in treatment has not been systematically investigated, due to the lac...

    Authors: Charlotte M. van Lotringen, Peter M. ten Klooster, Judith Austin, Gerben J. Westerhof, Saskia M. Kelders and Matthijs L. Noordzij
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:77
  21. U.S. Latinos experienced disproportionate COVID-19 impacts in terms of morbidity and mortality. Vaccination against COVID-19 is an important strategy for mitigating health impacts, and yet, vaccine uptake was ...

    Authors: Courtney Riggle-van Schagen, E. L. Andrade, S. Chandarana, N. Lu, A. González, C. Favetto, V. Gómez, C. Palacios, M. Díaz-Ramírez and M. C. Edberg
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:72
  22. Common clinical sense would suggest that individuals with milder obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms should be the most suitable for guided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), with m...

    Authors: Kristina Aspvall, David Mataix-Cols, Karin Melin, Lisa Norlin, Eva Serlachius and Erik Andersson
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:74
  23. People with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk of negative health outcomes, with risks reduced through evidence-based treatments. Therefore, ensuring continued access to treatment for ...

    Authors: Rebecca Gudka, Kieran Becker, Tamsin Newlove-Delgado and Anna Price
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:71
  24. The use of Cloud-based storage personal health records has increased globally. The GPOC series introduces the concept of a Global Patient co-Owned Cloud (GPOC) of personal health records. Technical sandboxes a...

    Authors: Joe Davids, Mohamed ElSharkawy, Hutan Ashrafian, Eric Herlenius and Niklas Lidströmer
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:75
  25. Virtual care centres (VCCs) are novel wards of hospitals and facilitate the provision of remote monitoring and home-based patient care. Whereas since the COVID-19 pandemic VCCs have rapidly emerged, there is n...

    Authors: Jobbe P. L. Leenen, Yvonne J. Jordens, Alyssa Wegman, Lieke Heesink and Anke Lenferink
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:70
  26. The use of mobile health apps for remote monitoring has considerable potential for patient care. However, more research is needed to gather patients’ experience with their use. This study evaluates heart failu...

    Authors: Thi Xuan Hanh Vo, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Loyda Jean Charles, Paula A. B. Ribeiro, Stéphanie Béchard, Émilie Rémillard, Shana Grigoletti, John Nguyen, Pascale Lehoux, Emmanuel Marier-Tétrault and Francois Tournoux
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:68
  27. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care (LTC) homes in British Columbia, Canada, restricted visitation to ensure the safety of their residents against transmission of the novel coronavirus. As such, the...

    Authors: Tyler R. Cole, Valorie A. Crooks, Janice Sorensen, Sherin Jamal, Akber Mithani, Lillian Hung, Jeremy C. Snyder and Catherine Youngren
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:69
  28. Most studies do not produce their intended outcomes on time or within budget. However, it is challenging to identify the facilitators and barriers to successful study management when the “behind the scenes act...

    Authors: Meghan Bradway, Elia Garbarron, Dillys Larbi, Elin Breivik, Miroslav Muzny and Eirik Årsand
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:67
  29. Work-related stress is detrimental to individual health and incurs substantial social costs. Interventions to tackle this problem are urgently needed, with mHealth solutions being a promising way of delivering...

    Authors: Leo Kowalski, Anna Finnes, Sabine Koch, Andreas Stenling and Aleksandra Bujacz
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:64
  30. Mobile device-based cognitive screening has the potential to overcome the limitations in diagnostic precision and efficiency that characterize conventional pen and paper cognitive screening. Several mobile dev...

    Authors: Thomas A. Bayer, Yanchen Liu, Igor Vishnepolskiy, Day Baez, Lisbeth Sanders, Rebecca Williams, Jeff Sanders, Anthony Serpico and Stefan Gravenstein
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:66
  31. The integration of virtual solutions in healthcare has shown promise in improving access and reducing strain on hospital services. To maximize impact, healthcare authorities should understand what populations ...

    Authors: Megan MacPherson, Roshanak Khaleghi, Sarah Rourke, Rochelle Ramanaidu and Maria Montenegro
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:63
  32. New interventions aimed at increasing access to and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among young people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (YPLHIV) are needed. This study assessed the cost-effecti...

    Authors: Agnes Bwanika Naggirinya, Elly Nuwamanya, Maria Sarah Nabaggala, Francis Musinguzi, Annet Nanungi, Peter Waiswa, Joseph Rujumba, David B. Meya and Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:65
  33. Depression and panic disorders have high prevalence rates in primary care. Given the crucial role of general practitioners in diagnosing and treating mental disorders, the two-arm cluster-randomized, controlle...

    Authors: Maria Hanf, Caroline Körner, Karoline Lukaschek, Jochen Gensichen, Susanne Lezius, Antonia Zapf, Dirk Heider, Hans-Helmut König, Sylvia Hansen and Marjan van den Akker
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:62
  34. Despite the proven positive effects of clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) on general practitioners’ (GPs’) performance and patient management, their adoption remains slow. Several factors have been prop...

    Authors: Jonas Vibert, Céline Bourquin, Olga De Santis, Ludovico Cobuccio and Valérie D’Acremont
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:59
  35. To minimize loss of life, modern mass casualty response requires swift identification, efficient triage categorization, and rapid hemorrhage control. Current training methods remain suboptimal. Our objective w...

    Authors: David P. Way, Ashish R. Panchal, Alan Price, Vita Berezina-Blackburn, Jeremy Patterson, Jillian McGrath, Douglas Danforth and Nicholas E. Kman
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:56
  36. Digital phenotyping, the in-situ collection of passive (phone sensor) and active (daily surveys) data using a digital device, may provide new insights into the complex relationship between daily behaviour and ...

    Authors: A. M. McInerney, N. Schmitz, M. Matthews and S. S. Deschênes
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:55
  37. Data-driven trajectory modeling approaches have been used to identify participant subgroups with differing responses to digital lifestyle interventions. Identifying contributing factors to different participan...

    Authors: Shiyu Li, Yan Du, Christiane Meireles, Dan Song, Kumar Sharma, Zenong Yin, Bradley Brimhall and Jing Wang
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:54
  38. Digital interventions for depression and anxiety can be as effective as face-to-face therapy. One in six workers experience some form of mental health problems, making the workplace a potential avenue to deliv...

    Authors: T. R. Moukhtarian, S. Fletcher, L. Walasek, C. Kershaw, K. Patel, A. L. Hurley-Wallace, S. Russell, G. Daly, N. K. Y. Tang, C. T. Toro and C. Meyer
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:58
  39. Light exposure significantly impacts human health, regulating our circadian clock, sleep–wake cycle and other physiological processes. With the emergence of wearable light loggers and dosimeters, research on r...

    Authors: Manuel Spitschan, Grégory Hammad, Christine Blume, Christina Schmidt, Debra J. Skene, Katharina Wulff, Nayantara Santhi, Johannes Zauner and Mirjam Münch
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:73
  40. During the last thirty years the world has benefited from the increasing adoption to cloud-based storage of personal health records. The concept of a Global Patient co-Owned Cloud (GPOC) of personal health rec...

    Authors: Niklas Lidströmer, Joe Davids, Mohamed ElSharkawy, Hutan Ashrafian and Eric Herlenius
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:51
  41. Unhealthy diet is a key risk factor for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) that contribute to increased morbidity and premature mortality. With increased computer literacy and mobile phone penetration, there is ...

    Authors: Janaka Godevithana, Champa Jayalakshmie Wijesinghe and Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:53
  42. Stigma surrounding substance use can result in severe consequences for physical and mental health. Identifying situations in which stigma occurs and characterizing its impact could be a critical step toward im...

    Authors: David Roesler, Shana Johnny, Mike Conway and Annie T. Chen
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:60
  43. Dysmetria, the inability to accurately estimate distance in motor tasks, is a characteristic clinical feature of cerebellar injury. Even though subjective dysmetria can be quickly detected during the neurologi...

    Authors: Khai Du, Leonardo R. Benavides, Emily L. Isenstein, Duje Tadin and Ania C. Busza
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:50
  44. Telehealth services are essential to expand healthcare coverage for all in the era of modern technology. Knowledge, willingness, and involvement with the service are also significantly important in the utiliza...

    Authors: Humayun Kabir, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Safayet Jamil, Saifur R. Chowdhury and Dipak Kumar Mitra
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:61
  45. Somalia faces many challenges in providing adequate and accessible healthcare to its population, particularly in rural and remote areas. Lack of infrastructure, resources, and security hinders the delivery of ...

    Authors: Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Najib Isse Dirie, Abdirahman Khalif Mohamud, Abdikadir Hussein Elmi, Shuaibu Saidu Musa, Omar Abdulkarim Saeed Alhammadi, Misha Abayneh Lemma, Joselyne Uwamahoro, Roméo Bananeza, Yinusa Abdullahi, Zhinya Kawa Othman, Mohammed Raihanatu Hamid, Omar Kasimieh, Safouane Labyad and Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III
    Citation: BMC Digital Health 2024 2:49