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Consumers' Perceptions of Patient-Accessible Electronic Medical Records 26 Aug 2013 | 08:16 pm
Background: Electronic health information (eHealth) tools for patients, including patient-accessible electronic medical records (patient portals), are proliferating in health care delivery systems nat...
Web-Based Versus Traditional Paper Questionnaires: A Mixed-Mode Survey With a Nordic Perspective 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Background: Survey response rates have been declining over the past decade. The more widespread use of the Internet and Web-based technologies among potential health survey participants suggests that ...
Use of a Web 2.0 Portal to Improve Education and Communication in Young Patients With Families: Randomized Controlled Trial 23 Aug 2013 | 08:44 pm
Background: Diabetes requires extensive self-care and comprehensive knowledge, making patient education central to diabetes self-management. Web 2.0 systems have great potential to enhance health info...
Patient and Public Views on Electronic Health Records and Their Uses in the United Kingdom: Cross-Sectional Survey 23 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Background: The development and implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) remains an international challenge. Better understanding of patient and public attitudes and the factors that influen...
Pedometer-Based Internet-Mediated Intervention For Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial 22 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
Background: Chronic pain, especially back pain, is a prevalent condition that is associated with disability, poor health status, anxiety and depression, decreased quality of life, and increased health...
The Emergent Discipline of Health Web Science 22 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
The transformative power of the Internet on all aspects of daily life, including health care, has been widely recognized both in the scientific literature and in public discourse. Viewed through the v...
The MOnitoring Resynchronization dEvices and CARdiac patiEnts (MORE-CARE) Randomized Controlled Trial: Phase 1 Results on Dynamics of Early Interventi... 21 Aug 2013 | 08:17 pm
Background: Remote monitoring (RM) in patients with advanced heart failure and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D) may reduce delays in clinical decisions by transmitting automati...
Analysis of the Security and Privacy Requirements of Cloud-Based Electronic Health Records Systems 21 Aug 2013 | 06:57 pm
Background: The Cloud Computing paradigm offers eHealth systems the opportunity to enhance the features and functionality that they offer. However, moving patients’ medical information to the Cloud im...
Effects of Mobile Augmented Reality Learning Compared to Textbook Learning on Medical Students: Randomized Controlled Pilot Study 20 Aug 2013 | 08:27 pm
Background: By adding new levels of experience, mobile Augmented Reality (mAR) can significantly increase the attractiveness of mobile learning applications in medical education. Objective: To compare...
Participants, Usage, and Use Patterns of a Web-Based Intervention for the Prevention of Depression Within a Randomized Controlled Trial 20 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
Background: Although Web-based interventions have been shown to be effective, they are not widely implemented in regular care. Nonadherence (ie, participants not following the intervention protocol) i...
