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Future History: Medical Informatics in Geriatrics

Jonathan R. Nebeker, John F. Hurdle, Byron D. Bair • The Journals of Gerontology Series A (2003)

With deference to Isaac Asimov's The Foundation, which is the inspiration for this series, we briefly describe the "present history" of medical informatics (the application of information technology in medicine) in geriatrics, and then proj...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/58.9.m820

Adaptation of the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (SWAN) Tool for Individuals With Diverse Disabilities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Atiya Mahmood, Farinaz Rikhtehgaran, Rojan Nasiri, Niloofar Hedayati et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2025)

BackgroundThe prevalence of sensory, cognitive, and mobility disabilities in Canada underscores the need to address environmental barriers. This study adapts and validates the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (S...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/60553

Toward Home‐Based Telerehabilitation for Cerebral Palsy Patients: A Qualitative Study on Feasibility, Barriers and Facilitators

Faridokht Salahshoori, Majid Jangi, Ebrahim Sadeghi‐demneh, Farhad Fatehi et al. • Health Science Reports (2025)

ABSTRACT Background and Aim Telerehabilitation has emerged as a promising solution to address accessibility, cost‐effectiveness, and continuity of care for patients requiring long‐term rehabilitation, like cerebral palsy (CP) patients. This...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.71131

Rural Telemedicine Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Repeated Cross-sectional Study

Chu, Cherry, Cram, Peter, Pang, Andrea, Stamenova, Vess et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2021)

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to a notable increase in telemedicine adoption. However, the impact of the pandemic on telemedicine use at a population level in rural and remote settings remains unclear. ObjectiveThis st...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/26960

Trends in Telemedicine Use for Addiction Treatment

Todd Molfenter, Mike Boyle, Don Holloway, Janet Zwick • Telehealth and Medicine Today (2018)

Methods: A project conducted from February 2013 to June 2014 investigated the adoption of telemedicine services among purchasers of addiction treatment in five states and one county. The project assessed purchasers’ interest in and perceive...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30953/tmt.v2.19

i-MoMCARE: AI-enabled mobile app for maternal and child health care in Cambodia – a pilot implementation and evaluation study

Vonthanak Saphonn, Siyan Yi, Chhavarath Dary, Sreymom Oy et al. • BMJ Health & Care Informatics (2026)

Objectives In Cambodia, village health support groups (VHSGs) are central to maternal and child health (MCH) service delivery, yet maternal mortality remains high with regional disparities. Although digital health solutions show promise, th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2025-101691

Rapid review of the ideal clinic realisation and maintenance programme among primary healthcare providers in the Gauteng Province, South Africa

Dorina Onoya, Idah Mokhele, Cornelius Nattey, Nozipho Musakwa et al. • BMJ Open Quality (2025)

Background The ideal clinic realisation and maintenance (ICRM) programme in South Africa aims to elevate primary healthcare clinic (PHC) service quality in preparation for the National Health Insurance rollout. This study investigated ICRM ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003212

Using the consolidated framework for implementation research to guide a pilot of implementing an institution level patient informed consent process for clinical research at an outpatient setting

Xuling Lin, Joanne Yong Ern Yuen, Wei Quan Jeremy Chan, Tushar Gosavi Divakar et al. • Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2023)

Abstract Background In Singapore, research teams seek informed patient consent on an ad hoc basis for specific clinical studies and there is typically a role separation between operational and research staff. With the enactment of the Human...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40814-023-01234-0

Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Sharing Patient-Generated Health Data Using Digital Technology for People Living With Long-Term Health Conditions: A Narrative Review

Emma Simpson, Richard Brown, Elizabeth Sillence, Lynne Coventry et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2021)

Using digital technology to share patient-generated health data has the potential to improve the self-management of multiple long-term health conditions. Sharing these data can allow patients to receive additional support from healthcare pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.641424

Healthcare Management and Leadership Roles

Carlos Jerónimo, Rui Gonçalves, Álvaro Dias, Leandro Pereira et al. • International Journal of Electronic Healthcare (2022)

Within the changes in healthcare system across the years, new challenges emerge for healthcare practitioners, organisations, and their management boards, so the recognition of the need for different health professionals in healthcare manage...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/ijeh.2022.10044709

Healthcare Management for Healthy Society

Sagar Shinde, MANJUSHA A. BHANGE • International Conference on Healthcare Innovations, Software and Engineering Technologies (HISET) (2024)

A community's health and well-being are greatly influenced by the discipline of healthcare management. This indepth overview article explores the complex facets of healthcare administration and how it significantly impacts a community's gen...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/hiset61796.2024.00044

A mapping of facilitators and barriers to evidence-based management in health systems: a scoping review study

Tahereh Shafaghat, Mohammad Hasan Imani Nasab, Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Zahra Kavosi et al. • Systematic Reviews (2021)

Abstract Background Healthcare settings are complex, and the decision-making process is usually complicated, too. Precise use of best evidence from different sources for increasing the desired outcomes is the result of EBM. Therefore, this ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01595-8

Assessing receptiveness to change among primary healthcare providers by adopting the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR)

Lee Lan Low, Fathullah Iqbal Ab Rahim, Mohammad Zabri Johari, Zalilah Abdullah et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2019)

Abstract Background Amid the current burden of non-communicable (NCD) diseases in Malaysia, there is a growing demand for more efficient service delivery of primary healthcare. A complex intervention is proposed to improve NCD management in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4312-x

Healthcare management and leadership roles

Renato Lopes Da Costa, Leandro Pereira, Rui Gonçalves, Álvaro Dias et al. • International Journal of Electronic Healthcare (2022)

Within the changes in healthcare system across the years, new challenges emerge for healthcare practitioners, organisations, and their management boards, so the recognition of the need for different health professionals in healthcare manage...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/ijeh.2022.122135

Exploring health literacy pertaining to general wellbeing and chronic disease management among population registered within Primary Healthcare System: A Study protocol.

Muslim Abbas Syed, Ahmed Sameer Alnuaimi, Mohamed Ahmed Syed • PLoS ONE (2025)

BackgroundEvidence suggests that high level of health literacy among patients is associated with high levels of accessibility to healthcare, better understanding consent-to-treat forms, increased compliance to treatment (particularly in tak...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333194

Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of escalation

S. M. O’Neill, B. Clyne, M. Bell, A. Casey et al. • BMC Emergency Medicine (2021)

Abstract Background Early warning systems (EWSs) are used to assist clinical judgment in the detection of acute deterioration to avoid or reduce adverse events including unanticipated cardiopulmonary arrest, admission to the intensive care ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12873-021-00403-9

Developments in Exploring Fungal Secondary Metabolites as Antiviral Compounds and Advances in HIV-1 Inhibitor Screening Assays

Bruce Nzimande, John P. Makhwitine, Nompumelelo P. Mkhwanazi, Sizwe I. Ndlovu • Viruses (2023)

The emergence of drug-resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 strains against anti-HIV therapies in the clinical pipeline, and the persistence of HIV in cellular reservoirs remains a significant concern. Therefore, there is a continuous ne...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/v15051039

A missed opportunity: faith leaders and the HPV vaccination effort in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Wosene Berhanu, Simon Yigremachew, Claudia Hanson, Helena Avermark et al. • Global Health Action (2026)

Background Cervical cancer causes morbidity and mortality among women worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is crucial for cervical cancer prevention, yet the vaccination rat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2026.2635822

Formative Research on HPV Vaccine Acceptance among Health Workers, Teachers, Parents, and Social Influencers in Uzbekistan

Sahil Khan Warsi, Siff Malue Nielsen, Barbara A. K. Franklin, Shukhrat Abdullaev et al. • Vaccines (2023)

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines effectively prevent cervical cancer, most of which results from undetected long-term HPV infection. HPV vaccine introduction is particularly sensitive and complicated given widespread misinformation and v...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11040754