Academic Articles & Research Papers

Effects of environmentally relevant ibuprofen and valproic acid exposure on zebrafish behavior

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are increasingly entering aquatic environments due to human and veterinary use, wastewater discharges, and inadequate waste containment, raising significant concerns for both ecosystems and human hea...

The impact of technology on patient knowledge acquisition and retention of oral hygiene instructions and associated risks

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess dental patients’ knowledge and perceptions of the risks associated with orthodontic treatment and oral hygiene instructions given at the start of their treatment regimen. Methods: The sample gro...

Exploring the determinants of patients’ continuance intentions in online health communities from the network effects perspective

Objectives: Online health communities (OHCs) facilitate patient-physician interaction and the adoption of online health services. However, few studies explored the impact of network effects on patients’ continuance intentions in OHCs. This ...

Trends in Telemedicine Use for Addiction Treatment

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...

Infodemiological data concerning silicosis in the USA in the period 2004–2010 correlating with real-world statistical data

This article reports data concerning silicosis-related web-activities using Google Trends (GT) capturing the Internet behavior in the USA for the period 2004–2010. GT-generated data were then compared with the most recent available epidemio...

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Patient-reported treatment outcomes and safety of direct-to-consumer teledermatology for finasteride treatment in male androgenetic alopecia: A cross-sectional study

Objective The use of direct-to-consumer (DTC) teledermatology platforms has increased, particularly for androgenetic alopecia (AGA). However, little is known about the efficacy and safety of these platforms. This study aimed to investigate ...

Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics

Summary Objective: The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on revising the existing international recommendations in health informatics /medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course t...

A review of medical education and medical informatics

Physicians have considerable difficulty collecting and interpreting information from patients, dealing with the uncertainties associated with diagnosing and treating their patients, communicating precisely with one another, keeping up to da...

Medical Informatics Europe '99

This volume seeks to reflect the state of the art on medical informatics. It presents ideas that will guide the process of medical informatics. Topics in the book include: information systems in health care and medicine; telemedicine and te...

Standardization in Medical Informatics

This article stresses the importance of standardization in the domain of Health and Medical Informatics, and Telematics. It gives an overview of the current standing of the activities of CEN TC 251 (European Standardization Committee, Techn...

Hypertension and medical informatics.

BACKGROUND: Only about 27% of Americans with hypertension have their disease under control. Hypertension in the African-American population has a higher prevalence (32%) and is less likely to be treated or controlled compared with that in t...

The Structure of Medical Informatics Journal Literature

OBJECTIVE: Medical informatics is an emergent interdisciplinary field described as drawing upon and contributing to both the health sciences and information sciences. The authors elucidate the disciplinary nature and internal structure of t...

Medical informatics

If you have not yet heard of medical informatics then expect to do so repeatedly in the future. As medical knowledge continues to expand rapidly, as the demands for more efficient coordination of patient data become paramount, and as the pr...

Psychometric analysis of the questionnaires for the assessment of upper limbs available in their Italian version: a systematic review of the structural and psychometric characteristics

Abstract Introduction There is no systematic review that analyzes the psychometric properties of questionnaires in Italian. Previous studies have analyzed the psychometric characteristics of instruments for the measurement of pathologies of...

Inter-Observer Reliability in Myocardial Blood Flow Measurement Using Rb-82-PET/CT

Background/Objectives: Myocardial perfusion PET/CT, e.g., using Rb-82, enables the measurement of absolute myocardial blood flow (MBF) and, hence, the blood flow reserve, which plays a crucial role in the diagnosis of coronary artery diseas...

Neural substrates of motor and cognitive dysfunctions in SCA2 patients: A network based statistics analysis

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive cerebellar syndrome, which can be isolated or associated with extracerebellar signs. It has been shown that patients affe...

Sex-specific frontal-striatal connectivity differences among adolescents with externalizing disorders

Background: Sex-specific neurobiological underpinnings of impulsivity in youth with externalizing disorders have not been well studied. The only report of functional connectivity (FC) findings in this area demonstrated sex differences in fr...

A Collaborative Approach to Improving Breast Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Through Multicomponent Interventions and Process Improvements: The Links to Care Community Grants Project study protocol and baseline findings

Background: The Links to Care Community Grants Project was developed to improve breast cancer outcomes by increasing access to appropriate follow-up care, improving processes for care transitions, and enhancing care coordination between com...

The relationship between informatics competency and clinical competency in nurses working in intensive care units: A Cross-sectional Study in Northeast Iran

Background: The use of information technology improves the competency of nurses at the bedside. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between informatics competency and clinical competency in nurses working in intensive car...