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Health technology and health technology assessment

Konrad Obermann, Christian Thielscher • Medical economics (2021)

In addition to the doctor, technology is an essential aspect of healthcare. In many parts of the world, a visit to the doctor does not feel complete without a prescription for a drug. Advanced laboratory and imaging technology is indispensa...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781788211918.015

Exploring barriers and enablers to implementing a digital mental health crisis risk mitigation pathway in acute paediatric care: A multi-site, exploratory mixed-methods study

Takawira C Marufu, Jane Coad, Zaki Albelbisi, Tim Carter et al. • Digital Health (2026)

Objective Children and young people (CYP) presenting in mental health crisis to acute paediatric settings represent a growing clinical and system-level challenge. These environments, primarily designed for physical healthcare, frequently la...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076261431890

Demonstration of high value care to improve oral health of a remote Indigenous community in Australia

Sanjeewa Kularatna, Ratilal Lalloo, Jeroen Kroon, Santosh K. K. Tadakamadla et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2020)

Abstract Background The oral health of Indigenous children in remote communities is much worse than other population groups in Australia. Providing and maintaining an oral health service is challenging due to the remoteness of communities, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01300-8

Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang

Jieming Lu, Zhebin Yu, Xiaocong Zhang, Mengyin Wu et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2020)

Abstract Background Population aging is an inevitable trend and previous studies have showed the relationship between social health related factors and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in the elderly. The objective of this study is t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01358-4

The thalamus and its subregions – a gateway to obsessive-compulsive disorder

C. Weeland, C. Vriend, Y. Van Der Werf, C. Huyser et al. • European Psychiatry (2022)

Introduction Higher thalamic volume has been found in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and children with clinical-level symptoms within the general population (Boedhoe et al. 2017, Weeland et al. 2021a). Functionally distin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.239

Artificial intelligence-driven anthropometric assessment for young children: evaluating the accuracy and practicality of a digital image-based length and weight prediction tool

Fabian Yap, Daniel Chan, Mei Chien Chua, Matthew Hadimaja et al. • BMJ Health & Care Informatics (2025)

Background Monitoring early childhood growth is vital, as growth faltering could indicate nutritional or health issues requiring prompt intervention. Our study’s aim was to assess the performance of a length-weight artificial intelligence (...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2025-101540

A career in medical informatics

Mohammad Al‐Ubaydli • BMJ (2002)

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli explains how to have a career in medical informatics1 If you want to understand why I love technology, take a look at my hearing aid. Just before starting my house job, my nightmare scenario was of being deafened by the...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0208279

Medical Informatics and Pediatrics-Reply

Mitchell J. Feldman • Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (1996)

We, too, are pleased by the contributions that theArchiveshas made to the medical informatics literature. It is noteworthy that from a historical perspective, the American Journal of Diseases of Children had a reputation for publishing land...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170330108024

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Care Utilization: An Analysis of Primary Care Claims Data in Alberta, Canada

Mina M. Fahim, Richard P. Golonka, Robin L. Walker, Alka B. Patel et al. • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2025)

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted primary health care systems worldwide, prompting rapid changes in how care was delivered. In Alberta, this included a significant shift from in-person to virtual care. This study examines trends i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501319251338376

Brain perfusion imaging in neonates

Jérôme Baranger, Olivier Villemain, Matthias Wagner, Mariella Vargas-Gutierrez et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2021)

Abnormal variations of the neonatal brain perfusion can result in long-term neurodevelopmental consequences and cerebral perfusion imaging can play an important role in diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making. To identify at-risk situati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102756

Medical Informatics in Medical Research

Michel Anoumou Missinou, Saadou Issifou, Evelyn Anane‐Sarpong, Ibrahim I Abubakar et al. • Methods of Information in Medicine (2006)

OBJECTIVES: Computers are widely used for data management in clinical trials in the developed countries, unlike in developing countries. Dependable systems are vital for data management, and medical decision making in clinical research. Mon...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634108

Telerehabilitation Policy Report: Interprofessional Policy Principles and Priorities

Evelyn Abrahante Terrell, Andy Bopp, Kristen Neville, David Scala et al. • International Journal of Telerehabilitation (2021)

The American Occupational Therapy Association, the American Physical Therapy Association, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Telemedicine Association are collaborating to advance telehealth and ensure sustaina...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5195/ijt.2021.6433

The Association of Social Determinants of Health Screening With Developmental and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Children Enrolled in Head Start

Elizabeth K. Farkouh, Loren L. Toussaint, Brian A. Lynch • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2025)

Introduction/Objectives: Social determinants of health (SDOH) have the potential to differentially impact child developmental outcomes. This study examined whether scores on the Environmental Screening Questionnaire (ESQ), a newly developed...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501319251384525

Lifestyle Change Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Diabetes or Kidney Disease

Lori L. Sanderson MSW, MPH • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2010)

The purpose of this research letter is to report on the availability of evidence-based interventions for promoting lifestyle change in children and adolescents with diabetes or kidney disease. References for this review were obtained using ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2150131909358185

Adherence to Blended or Face-to-Face Smoking Cessation Treatment and Predictors of Adherence: Randomized Controlled Trial

Siemer, Lutz, Brusse-Keizer, Marjolein G J, Postel, Marloes G, Ben Allouch, Somaya et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2020)

BackgroundBlended face-to-face and web-based treatment is a promising way to deliver smoking cessation treatment. Since adherence has been shown to be an indicator of treatment acceptability and a determinant for effectiveness, we explored ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/17207

Predictors of community acquired childhood pneumonia among 2–59 months old children in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Muluken Genetu Chanie, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Melaku Yalew, Mastewal Arefaynie et al. • BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2021)

Abstract Background Worldwide, pneumonia is the third leading cause of death in under 5 years children. Ethiopia is ranked 4th out of 15 countries having the highest burdens of the death rate among under-five children due to pneumonia. Rega...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01548-w

Prenatal to postnatal trajectory of brain growth in complex congenital heart disease

Cynthia M. Ortinau, Kathryn Mangin-Heimos, Joseph Moen, Dimitrios Alexopoulos et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2018)

Altered brain development is a common feature of the neurological sequelae of complex congenital heart disease (CHD). These alterations include abnormalities in brain size and growth that begin prenatally and persist postnatally. However, t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.09.029

Association of maternal metabolic risk factors with offspring body mass index (BMI) trajectories in early childhood: a retrospective cohort study

Wei Song, Xiao Yang, Liu Yang, Yan Ren et al. • BMJ Open (2025)

Objective This study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) growth trajectories from birth to 24 months of age and examine the independent and additive effects of four maternal metabolic risk factors, namely prepregnancy BMI, the rate of g...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088641