Enhancing Internet-based psychotherapy for adults with emotional disorders using ecological momentary assessments and interventions: Study protocol of a feasibility trial with “My... by Patricia Gual-Montolio, Carlos Suso-Ribera, Azucena García-Palacios, Diana Castilla, Irene Zaragoza, Juana Bretón-López

“…To ensure the dissemination of psychological treatments for these conditions, novel forms of delivery (e.g., Internet or mobile apps) and more scalable forms of psychotherapy (e.g., transdiagnostic interventions) have become increasingly popular. …”
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Patients’ and Clinicians’ Perceived Trust in Internet-of-Things Systems to Support Asthma Self-management: Qualitative Interview Study by Chi Yan Hui, Brian McKinstry, Olivia Fulton, Mark Buchner, Hilary Pinnock

“…Patients were recruited from research registers and social media and purposively sampled to include a range of ages, genders, action plan ownership, asthma duration, hospital admissions, and experience with mobile apps. Clinicians (primary, secondary, and community-based) were recruited from professional networks. …”
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Perspectives and Preferences of Adult Smartphone Users Regarding Nutrition and Diet Apps: Web-Based Survey Study by Maria F Vasiloglou, Stergios Christodoulidis, Emilie Reber, Thomai Stathopoulou, Ya Lu, Zeno Stanga, Stavroula Mougiakakou

“… BackgroundDigital technologies have evolved dramatically in recent years, finding applications in a variety of aspects of everyday life. Smartphones and mobile apps are being used for a steadily increasing number of tasks, including health monitoring. …”
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A Smartwatch System for Continuous Monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Application Design Study by Dong Han, Eric Y Ding, Chaeho Cho, Haewook Jung, Emily L Dickson, Fahimeh Mohagheghian, Andrew G Peitzsch, Danielle DiMezza, Khanh-Van Tran, David D McManus, Ki H Chon

“…Furthermore, although mobile apps that can detect AF are available to the public, most are designed for intermittent AF detection and for younger users. …”
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Suicide prevention and depression apps' suicide risk assessment and management : a systematic assessment of adherence to clinical guidelines by Martinengo, Laura, Van Galen, Louise, Lum, Elaine, Kowalski, Martin, Subramaniam, Mythily, Car, Josip

“…Background: There are an estimated 800,000 suicides per year globally, and approximately 16,000,000 suicide attempts. Mobile apps may help address the unmet needs of people at risk. …”
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Goodbye tracking? Impact of iOS app tracking transparency and privacy labels by Kollnig, K, Shuba, A, Van Kleek, M, Binns, R, Shadbolt, N

“…Tracking is a highly privacy-invasive data collection practice that has been ubiquitous in mobile apps for many years due to its role in supporting advertising-based revenue models. …”

Self-driving Transportation System for Eco-campus by Othman Ahmad, Md. Nazrul Islam, Ali Chekima, Zakariah Aris

“…Sharing allows full utilization of the vehicles unlike other modes of transportation. Mobile apps and GPS allow pickup of passengers at any safe place instead of just at designated places. …”
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Supporting Autonomous Motivation for Physical Activity With Chatbots During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Factorial Experiment by Wendy Wlasak, Sander Paul Zwanenburg, Chris Paton

“…MethodsWe developed a chatbot system using the mobile apps Telegram (Telegram Messenger Inc) and Google Fit (Google LLC). …”
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Modeling Trust in COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps Using the Human-Computer Trust Scale: Online Survey Study by Sonia Sousa, Tiina Kalju

“…However, 20 of those who downloaded the app admitted that it was never opened despite most claiming to regularly use mobile apps. The main reasons included not understanding how it works, and privacy and security concerns. …”
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Dissemination Strategies for mHealth Apps: Systematic Review by Henri Claude Moungui, Hugues Clotaire Nana-Djeunga, Che Frankline Anyiang, Mireia Cano, Jose Antonio Ruiz Postigo, Carme Carrion

“… BackgroundAmong the millions of mobile apps in existence, thousands fall under the category of mobile health (mHealth). …”
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Cultural and Digital Health Literacy Appropriateness of App- and Web-Based Systems Designed for Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Scoping Review by Yosefa Birati, Enav Yefet, Yuri Perlitz, Naim Shehadeh, Sivan Spitzer

“…We used terms related to mobile apps and telemedicine: GDM, vulnerable populations, periphery, cultural appropriateness, and digital health literacy. …”
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Digital Health Intervention Design and Deployment for Engaging Demographic Groups Likely to Be Affected by the Digital Divide: Protocol for a Systematic Scoping Review by Catherine L Jenkins, Sumayyah Imran, Aamina Mahmood, Katherine Bradbury, Elizabeth Murray, Fiona Stevenson, Fiona L Hamilton

“… BackgroundDigital health interventions refer to interventions designed to support health-related knowledge transfer and are delivered via digital technologies, such as mobile apps. Digital health interventions are a double-edged sword: they have the potential to reduce health inequalities, for example, by making treatments available remotely to rural populations underserved by health care facilities or by helping to overcome language barriers via in-app translation services; however, if not designed and deployed with care, digital health interventions also have the potential to increase health inequalities and exacerbate the effects of the digital divide. …”
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Low-Cost, Open Source IoT-Based SCADA System Design Using Thinger.IO and ESP32 Thing by Lawrence Oriaghe Aghenta, Mohammad Tariq Iqbal

“…Some of the created Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) on Thinger.IO Server where an operator can remotely monitor the data in the cloud, as well as initiate supervisory control activities if the acquired data are not in the expected range, using both a computer connected to the network, and Thinger.IO Mobile Apps are presented in the paper.…”
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Comparing Knowledge Acquisition and Retention Between Mobile Learning and Traditional Learning in Teaching Respiratory Therapy Students: A Randomized Control Trial by Alhamad BR, Agha S

“…The intervention group took the lecture using m-learning; two mobile apps: (1) ABG Book, (2) Arterial Blood Gas (Lite). …”
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Economic Evaluations of Digital Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review by Tijana Stanic, Tuba Saygin Avsar, Manuel Gomes

“…DHIs implemented using various technologies, ranging from electronic medical records to videoconferencing systems and mobile apps, have experienced substantial growth and uptake in recent years. …”
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Applications of Digital Health Technologies in Knee Osteoarthritis: Narrative Review by Nirali Shah, Kerry Costello, Akshat Mehta, Deepak Kumar

“…ResultsDigital health technologies such as websites, mobile apps, telephone calls, SMS text messaging, social media, videoconferencing, and custom multi-technology systems have been used to deliver interventions in KOA and KR populations. …”
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Digital Methods for the Spiritual and Mental Health of Generation Z: Scoping Review by Susanna Y Park, Bridgette Do, Jacqlyn Yourell, Janice Hermer, Jennifer Huberty

“…Research is needed to inform the development and evaluation of approaches to address the spiritual and mental health of Gen Z via digital means (eg, mobile apps).…”
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Smartphone Apps for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies: Systematic Review and Evaluation of Content by Nerea Báez Gutiérrez, Héctor Rodríguez Ramallo, Marcos Fernández González, Laila Abdel-Kader Martín

“…ConclusionsThis systematic search and evaluation identified few acceptable quality mobile apps for patients with HMs. Current and future apps for patients with HMs should provide evidence-based valuable information, improve user engagement, incorporate functions according to patient preferences, and generate evidence regarding the efficacy of app use by patients with HMs.…”
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The Passive Monitoring of Depression and Anxiety Among Workers Using Digital Biomarkers Based on Their Physical Activity and Working Conditions: 2-Week Longitudinal Study by Kazuhiro Watanabe, Akizumi Tsutsumi

“…The developed model can be implemented in mobile apps and may further be practically used by workers to self-monitor and maintain their mental health state.…”
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