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Health literacy, digital health literacy and the implementation of digital health technologies in cancer care: the need for a strategic approach

Emma Kemp, Joshua L. Trigg, Lisa Beatty, Chris Christensen et al. • Health Promotion Journal of Australia (2020)

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Digital health technologies can potentially reduce health disparities in cancer care. However, the benefits of digital health technology depend partly on users' digital health literacy, that is, "capabilities and resources ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.387

Postbiotics: From emerging concept to application

Sunita Aggarwal, Vandana Sabharwal, Pragya Kaushik, Anushka Joshi et al. • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2022)

The microbiome innovation has resulted in an umbrella term, postbiotics, which refers to non-viable microbial cells, metabolic byproducts and their microbial components released after lysis. Postbiotics, modulate immune response, gene expre...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.887642

Patient-based health technology assessment: A vision of the future

John F. P. Bridges, Christopher Jones • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2007)

BACKGROUND: In conjunction with other important movements in contemporary medicine, including evidence-based medicine (EBM), health technology assessment (HTA) has promoted a culture of critical evaluation. Despite this impact, institutiona...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462307051549

Digital health technology and diabetes management

Avivit Cahn, Amit Akirov, Itamar Raz • Journal of Diabetes (2017)

Diabetes care is largely dependent on patient self-management and empowerment, given that patients with diabetes must make numerous daily decisions as to what to eat, when to exercise, and determine their insulin dose and timing if required...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.12606

Barriers and facilitators of retention in care after cervical cancer screening: patients’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives

Judith Owokuhaisa, Eleanor Turyakira, Frank Ssedyabane, Deusdedit Tusubira et al. • BMC Women's Health (2024)

Abstract Background Cervical cancer continues to threaten women’s health, especially in low-resource settings. Regular follow-up after screening and treatment is an effective strategy for monitoring treatment outcomes. Consequently, underst...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-03343-1

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN EUROPE

Richard Cookson, Alan Maynard • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

This paper discusses the challenges facing health technology assessment (HTA) in Europe, based on an explicit analysis of the characteristics of an "optimal" HTA system. It has three objectives: a) to elaborate an explicit system of policy ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101199

Understanding rice preferences and awareness of brown rice among persons with diabetes: A mixed methods study from South India

Rani Mohanraj, Shuba Kumar, Sylvia Jayakumar, Shanmugam Shobana et al. • Social Sciences and Humanities Open (2026)

Polished white rice (WR), high in refined carbohydrates, the main staple in South India is associated with enhanced risk of diabetes. Brown Rice (BR), with lower glycemic load, high fibre content and micronutrients, is a healthier choice. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102385

IMPLEMENTING THE FINDINGS OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS

Michael Drummond, Helen L. A. Weatherly • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

OBJECTIVE: To explore whether more could be done to increase the implementation of health technology assessment (HTA) findings. METHODS: A literature review was undertaken to identify the main barriers to implementation, the mechanisms that...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300016111

Adoption of e-health technology by physicians: a scoping review

Chloe de Grood, Aida Raissi, Yoojin Kwon, Maria Santana • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (2016)

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this scoping review was to summarize the current literature identifying barriers and opportunities that facilitate adoption of e-health technology by physicians. DESIGN: Scoping review. SETTING: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and P...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s103881 PMC: 4975159

Older people and local public transit: Mobility effects of accessibility improvements in Sweden

Anders Wretstrand, Helena Svensson, Sofi Fristedt, Torbjörn Falkmer • Journal of Transport and Land Use (2009)

Several transportation factors concerning older and disabled people are under transition in Sweden at present. By the year 2010, the public transit system must be fully accessible for all passengers. The present survey studied older people,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5198/jtlu.v2i2.87

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a standardised diagnostic assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties: the STADIA multi-centre RCT

Kapil Sayal, Laura Wyatt, Louise Thomson, Grace Holt et al. • Health Technology Assessment (2025)

Background Emotional disorders are common in children and young people and can significantly impair their quality of life. Evidence-based treatments require a timely and appropriate diagnosis. The utility of standardised diagnostic assessme...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/GJKS0519

Barriers and facilitators to utilizing digital health technologies by healthcare professionals

Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Hebatullah Mohamed Abdulazeem, Lenny Vasanthan, Edson Zangiacomí Martínez et al. • npj Digital Medicine (2023)

Abstract Digital technologies change the healthcare environment, with several studies suggesting barriers and facilitators to using digital interventions by healthcare professionals (HPs). We consolidated the evidence from existing systemat...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00899-4 PMC: 10507089

Real World Data in Health Technology Assessment of Complex Health Technologies

Milou Milou, Johan Pontén, Rick A. Vreman, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2022)

The available evidence on relative effectiveness and risks of new health technologies is often limited at the time of health technology assessment (HTA). Additionally, a wide variety in real-world data (RWD) policies exist among HTA organiz...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.837302 PMC: 8866967

A qualitative study exploring community pharmacists’ perspectives of child and adolescent mental healthcare

Irene A. Kretchy, Edem K. Blewuada, Akosua B. Debrah • Scientific African (2021)

Community pharmacists are involved in the health delivery sector through the provision of services that result in improved patient outcomes and optimization of pharmaceutical care. With growing concern about increasing prevalence of mental ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00969

Health Technologies and Decision Making

OECD • The OECD Health Project (2005)

Health technology has the tremendous potential to change our understanding of disease, transform the delivery of health-care services, and improve health outcomes. But using such technology comes at a price. Health Technologies and Decision...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264016224-en

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

Deep learning-based multimodal data fusion in bone tumor management: Advances in clinical decision support

Tongtong Huo, Wei Wu, Xiaoliang Chen, Mingdi Xue et al. • Intelligent Oncology (2025)

Bone tumors (BTs)—including osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, and chondrosarcoma—are rare but biologically complex malignancies characterized by pronounced heterogeneity in anatomical location, histological subtype, and molecular alterations. Re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.intonc.2025.06.005

Implementing and Evaluating a National Integrated Digital Registry and Clinical Decision Support System in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (Early Psychosis Informatics Into Care): Co-Designed Protocol

Siân Lowri Griffiths, Graham K Murray, Yanakan Logeswaran, John Ainsworth et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2024)

BackgroundEarly intervention in psychosis (EIP) services are nationally mandated in England to provide multidisciplinary care to people experiencing first-episode psychosis, which disproportionately affects deprived and ethnic minority yout...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/50177

A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome extranet: supporting local communication and information dissemination

Kealey Cathy M, Akhtar-Danesh Noori, Valaitis Ruta K, Brunetti Glenn M et al. • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2005)

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to explore the use and perceptions of a local Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Extranet and its potential to support future information and communication applications. The SARS Ext...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-5-17