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Evolution of medical informatics in bibliographic databases

Paula Otero, Federico A Pedernera, Montenegro Sergio, Damian A. Borbolla et al. • Studies in health technology and informatics (2004)

Medical informatics became a medical specialty during the last years and this is evidenced by a great amount of journal articles regarding the subject published worldwide. We compared the presentation of Medical Informatics in two different...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-949-3-301

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Data on higher education

Waleed Al-Rahmi, Ahmed Aldraiweesh, Noraffandy Yahaya, Yusri Bin Kamin et al. • Data in Brief (2019)

The data presented in this article are based on provides a systematic and organized review of 219 studies regarding using of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in higher education from 2012 to 2017. Consequently, the extant, peer-reviewed ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.11.139

Income and education predict elevated depressive symptoms in the general population: results from the Gutenberg health study

Jasmin Schlax, Claus Jünger, Manfred E. Beutel, Thomas Münzel et al. • BMC Public Health (2019)

Abstract Background Socioeconomic status (SES) has a strong association with depression or physical and mental health in general. However, as SES is a multifaceted construct these associations are not easy to explain. Further, there are sev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6730-4

The History and New Trends of Medical Informatics

Izet Mašić • Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (2013)

ABSTRACT The breakthrough of the computer and information technologies in all the segments of the society, led to the needs for the computer and information technologies. The knowledge of information technology is now part of general litera...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1298

Requirements for Vitiligo Registry Design in Iran: A Qualitative Content Analysis Study

Zahra Arabkermani, Roxana Sharifian, Peivand Bastani, Azadeh Bashiri et al. • Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System (2025)

Background: Vitiligo is a prevalent skin disorder that has significant biological and social consequences for the affected individuals. Therefore, appropriate measures should be taken to diagnose this disease and treat patients, and powerfu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30476/jhsss.2024.101583.1884

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

Noninvasive aspergillosis following COVID-19 exacerbates the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Jong Seung Kim, Jun Hyung Park, Juhyun Kim, Yong Chul Lee et al. • International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2026)

Objectives: Few large-scale population-based studies have examined the association between COVID-19 and respiratory aspergillosis. Using nationwide data, we investigated whether SARS-CoV-2 infection increases respiratory aspergillosis incid...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2026.109095

The influence of patient characteristics on the alarm rate in intensive care units: a retrospective cohort study

Zeena-Carola Sinno, Denys Shay, Jochen Kruppa, Sophie A.I. Klopfenstein et al. • Scientific Reports (2022)

Abstract Intensive care units (ICU) are often overflooded with alarms from monitoring devices which constitutes a hazard to both staff and patients. To date, the suggested solutions to excessive monitoring alarms have remained on a research...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26261-4

Effectiveness of Social Cognitive Theory–Based Interventions for Glycemic Control in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Smith, Yvonne, Garcia-Torres, Rosalia, Coughlin, Steven S, Ling, Jiying et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2020)

BackgroundFor those living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), failing to engage in self-management behaviors leads to poor glycemic control. Social cognitive theory (SCT) has been shown to improve health behaviors by altering cognitive p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/17148

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

On Medical Informatics

R. Haux • Methods of Information in Medicine (1989)

This paper summarizes the author's point of view of defining medical informatics, to stimulate further discussions on how this "newly emerging discipline" should further proceed. We realize that the term "informatics" is related rather to t...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1635552

Exploring Hypertension Etiology and Patient Perspectives on Treatment in Ghana: A Qualitative Investigation

Fidelis Atibila, Gill Ten Hoor, Emmanuel Timmy Donkoh, Gerjo Kok • Advances in Public Health (2024)

Background. Hypertension (HTN) is a growing public health concern affecting both economically developed and developing nations. In Ghana, HTN significantly impacts morbidity and mortality. Understanding the perspectives of HTN patients rega...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2024/6672589

Smoking and home oxygen therapy: a review and consensus statement from a multidisciplinary Swedish taskforce

Zainab Ahmadi, Joar Björk, Hans Gilljam, Madhuri Gogineni et al. • European Respiratory Review (2024)

Background: Home oxygen therapy (HOT) improves survival in patients with hypoxaemic chronic respiratory disease. Most patients evaluated for HOT are former or active smokers. Oxygen accelerates combustion and smoking may increase the risk o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0194-2023

The leadership role in healthcare management

Renato Lopes Da Costa, a Costa, d Rafaela, a Costa Pereira et al. • International Journal of Economics and Business Research (2022)

Within the changes in the Portuguese 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 he...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/ijebr.2022.125392

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

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 the health impacts of parenthood on people with cystic fibrosis: the HOPeCF prospective cohort protocol

MinJae Lee, Anna M Georgiopoulos, Raksha Jain, Traci M Kazmerski et al. • BMJ Open Respiratory Research (2024)

Introduction People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are living longer and healthier lives with a growing number considering and pursuing parenthood. The decision of whether to become a parent is complex for people with CF, and CF is a major facto...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002383

The South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) and SASOP State Employed Special Interest Group (SESIG) position statements on psychiatric care in the public sector

Bernard Janse van Rensburg • South African Journal of Psychiatry (2012)

Executive summary. National mental health policy: SASOP extends its support for the process of formalising a national mental health policy as well as for the principles and content of the current draft policy. Psychiatry and mental health...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v18i3.374