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Open AccessRatings and experiences in using a mobile application to increase physical activity among university students: implications for future design
University students have low levels of physical activity and are at risk of mental health disorders. Mobile apps to encourage physical activity can help students, who are frequent smartphone-users, to improve ...
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Open AccessStrengthening digital health equity by balancing techno-optimism and techno-skepticism through implementation science
As result of the pandemic-related increase in telehealth and the 21st Century Cures Act, technology is playing an increasing role in healthcare. This has led to organizational investments in the “digital front...
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Open AccessUse of Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring to Improve Hypertension Equity
To evaluate how self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring interventions impact hypertension equity.
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Open AccessSatisfaction can co-exist with hesitation: qualitative analysis of acceptability of telemedicine among multi-lingual patients in a safety-net healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented expansion of outpatient telemedicine in the United States in all types of health systems, including safety-net health systems. These systems generally serve low-in...
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Impact of gentrification on asthma visits to the emergency department
Gentrification is associated with factors that negatively impact health outcomes among low-income households, but few studies have explored its correlation with disease rates. In this study, we assess the rela...
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Open AccessMobile health strategies for blood pressure self-management in urban populations with digital barriers: systematic review and meta-analyses
Mobile health (mHealth) technologies improve hypertension outcomes, but it is unknown if this benefit applies to all populations. This review aimed to describe the impact of mHealth interventions on blood pres...
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mHealth Interventions for Disadvantaged and Vulnerable People with Type 2 Diabetes
Mobile- and Internet-delivered (collectively, digital) interventions are widely used by persons with diabetes (PWD) to assist with self-management and improve/maintain glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c [A1c]). ...
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Open AccessThe new era of precision population health: insights for the All of Us Research Program and beyond
Although precision medicine has made advances in individualized patient treatments, there needs to be continued attention on tailored population health and prevention strategies (often termed “precision popula...
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Open AccessQualitative analysis of programmatic initiatives to text patients with mobile devices in resource-limited health systems
Text messaging is an affordable, ubiquitous, and expanding mobile communication technology. However, safety net health systems in the United States that provide more care to uninsured and low-income patients m...
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Open AccessFacilitators and barriers to implementing electronic referral and/or consultation systems: a qualitative study of 16 health organizations
Access to specialty care remains a challenge for primary care providers and patients. Implementation of electronic referral and/or consultation (eCR) systems provides an opportunity for innovations in the deli...
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Getting a Technology-Based Diabetes Intervention Ready for Prime Time: a Review of Usability Testing Studies
Consumer health technologies can educate patients about diabetes and support their self-management, yet usability evidence is rarely published even though it determines patient engagement, optimal benefit of a...
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“5 Mins of Uncomfyness Is Better than Dealing with Cancer 4 a Lifetime”: an Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Dialogue on Twitter
Twitter.com is a “micro-blogging” website. Although Twitter use is growing rapidly, little is known about health behavior discussions on this site, even though a majority of messages are publicly available. We...
