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

Fatemeh Tahmasbi, Khadijeh Yazdi, Navisa Sadat Seyedghasemi, Shohreh Kolagari • Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery (2024)

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...

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Understanding Public Perceptions of Lung Cancer in China: Infodemiology Study of Baidu Index and Weibo Posts

Zongyuan Li, Jian Zhang, Yiming Fan, Nan Chen et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2026)

Abstract BackgroundIn China, lung cancer remains a major public health concern and accounts for a substantial proportion of cancer-related deaths nationwide. However, limited research has examined public perceptions of lung canc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/85058

Mapping the Domain of Medical Informatics

Jan L. Talmon, Peter W. Moorman, Jan A. Kors, Martijn J. Schuemie • Methods of Information in Medicine (2008)

OBJECTIVES: The domain of medical informatics (MI) is not well defined. It covers a wide range of research topics. Our objective is to characterize the field of MI by means of the scientific literature in this domain. METHODS: We used title...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.3414/me0576

Sources of Information and Behavioral Patterns in Online Health Forums: Observational Study

Sudau, Fabian, Friede, Tim, Grabowski, Jens, Koschack, Janka et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2014)

BackgroundIncreasing numbers of patients are raising their voice in online forums. This shift is welcome as an act of patient autonomy, reflected in the term “expert patient”. At the same time, there is considerable concern that patients ca...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2875

German Medical Informatics Initiative

Sebastian Claudius Semler, Frank Wissing, Ralf Heyder • Methods of Information in Medicine (2018)

This article is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on the German Medical Informatics Initiative. The Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) was launched within the scope of the German Federal Ministry of Education a...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc-nd DOI: https://doi.org/10.3414/me18-03-0003 PMC: 6178199

Medical informatics

Alan L. Rector (2003)

Description Logics and related formalisms are being applied in at least five applications in medical informatics - terminology, intelligent user interfaces, decision support and indexing, technology, and systems integration. Important issue...

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Electronic symptom monitoring of patient-reported outcomes among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma during immunotherapy (PRIME-HCC): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Yanshang Wang, Xiaoping Wei • BMJ Open (2026)

Introduction Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePROs)-based symptom monitoring benefits health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in various cancers. However, despite the high disease and economic burden of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116199

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

Peer Education and the Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Female Sex Workers in South Africa

Nosipho Faith Makhakhe • E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (2025)

The distribution of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in South Africa was instituted in 2016. Female sex workers (FSWs) were targeted as a priority group to curb the rise in new HIV infections. Certain organizations working with FSWs wer...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20256115

Association between diabetes, hypertension, activities of daily living and physical activity among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities

Edson Zangiacomi Martinez, Anderson Soares da Silva, Laercio Joel Franco, Scarlet Feitosa Santos et al. • Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano (2019)

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and diabetes among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, and to investigate the association between these...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1980-0037.2019v21e55149

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

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

Functional limitations and coping mechanisms of women aged 60 years and older with self-reported hand osteoarthritis

J. McIntyre, R.W.E. Joubert, S.S. Ramklass • South African Family Practice (2014)

Background: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is common in older women who seem to cope with the associated limitations in hand function. The importance of identifying coping mechanisms within a local context might have implications for interventio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.975487

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

Multilevel factors associated with self-reported sexually transmitted infections among sexually active women in Africa: a socio-ecological analysis

Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Cyprian Issahaku Dorgbetor, Rabbi Tweneboah et al. • BMC Public Health (2026)

Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge globally, negatively impacting reproductive health and increasing the likelihood of infertility, complications during pregnanc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28423-9

Genetic signatures of exceptional longevity: a comprehensive analysis of coding region single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in centenarians and supercentenarians

Audre Preena Maria Sundar Raj, Gayathri Selvakumar, James Clement, George M. Church et al. • Human Genomics (2025)

Abstract Aging, a complex biological process, entails sequential changes in organisms that elevate the risk of frailty, disease, and mortality, affecting individuals at the level of cellular, organ, and organism. This process is influenced ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40246-025-00772-3

SIRT1 and miR-34a as Potential Plasma Biomarkers in the Acute Phase of Ischemic Stroke

Mitra Ansari, Moslem Esmati, Seyed khalil Rashidi, Shahram Rafie et al. • International Journal of Molecular and Cellular Medicine (2025)

Stroke is the major cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Identification of molecular biomarkers in the early hours after stroke is important in terms of both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. miR-34a, a highly expressed miRNA...

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Reimbursement Legislations and Decision Making for Orphan Drugs in Central and Eastern European Countries

Krzysztof Piotr Malinowski, Paweł Kawalec, Wojciech Trąbka, Marcin Czech et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2019)

BackgroundReimbursement policies influence access of patients to orphan drugs in the European countries.ObjectivesTo provide a comprehensive description of orphan drug reimbursement policies and to assess reimbursement decision-making proce...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00487

Current Evidence on Gene-Based and Epigenetic Therapeutic, Diagnostic, and Prognostic Strategies in Epithelial-Derived Carcinomas: A Scoping Review

Joshua George Thomas, Mohammed Ayyub, Lovely M. Annamma, Prathibha Prasad et al. • Biomedicines (2026)

Background: Epithelial-derived carcinomas exhibit genomic instability due to genetic mutation and epigenetic dysregulation. Mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and noncoding RNA regulation may lead to tumor progressio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines14102234