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Newest firstBackground Cannabis use (CU) among young adults continues to be an important public health issue. Interventions to support lower-risk CU during young adulthood can improve health outcomes. Mobile applications constitute a promising mode of service delivery. However, there is a lack of evidence-based apps specifically developed for young adult cannabis users. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Over the past 2 decades, global rates of cannabis use have risen significantly, especially among young adults. This has corresponded to an increase in cannabis-related problems and hospitalizations. Thus, there has been significant interest in developing new interventions that can help facilitate cannabis cessation and reduce hospitalization rates. Specifically, mobile apps have emerged as scalable and…
ObjectivesTo explore patients and physiotherapists perspectives on a snack-based physical activity (PA) approach and mobile health technologies (mHealth) for non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). Snack-based PA refers to short, frequent bouts of activity (2-5 minutes) integrated into daily routines. DesignQualitative study using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of semi-structured online interv…
Open article record in new tab ↗Cannabis use is common among US youth who become involved in the juvenile legal system (JLS), yet substance use treatment rates remain low, particularly among youth diverted away from formal JLS involvement. Diverted youth encounter multiple barriers to receiving services in the community that could be addressed via digital approaches offered by the JLS. This multiphase work details development of the TECH (Teen E…
Background Although rates of tobacco use in California have declined overall, adults in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV), particularly Hispanic or Latinos ("Latinos"), have disproportionately high rates of tobacco use, tobacco-related illness, and mortality. Residents of the SJV also have limited access to cessation support services and need accessible, nonclinical alternatives. Given high smartphone use rates among L…
Background Cannabis use is widespread and driven by diverse motives, ranging from recreational purposes to coping with psychological distress. Understanding the underlying reasons for cannabis use, their distribution across different subgroups of people who use cannabis, and how they relate to possible behavior change is essential for developing effective prevention and intervention strategies such as smartphone a…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Digital interventions have been successfully used to address addictive behaviors in adolescents and young adults. However, maintaining consistent usage remains a challenge. There is limited evidence on the determinants of usage with multiple behavioral interventions among vocational students. Objective This paper aims to describe how vocational school students used the app-based addiction prevention pro…
Background Tobacco smoking is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and young adults have high smoking rates. Although most young adult smokers are interested in quitting, they underutilize professional cessation support. Smartphones have wide reach and integration into young adults' lives, and these devices offer great opportunities to deliver cessation interventions by de…
IntroductionCompared to other high-income countries, the United States continues to have the highest rates of pregnancy-related and associated mortality and morbidity (PRAMM), particularly in rural areas and among non-Hispanic Black pregnancies. Over 80% of pregnancy- related deaths are preventable; however, the intensity of existing interventions has proven difficult to broadly disseminate. Technology offers the…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionElectronic Health (E-Health) technologies present a valuable opportunity to enhance healthcare access and outcomes for Indigenous populations by addressing persistent, often structurally determined, health disparities. Despite increasing recognition of the potential of E-Health interventions, there remains a lack of comprehensive synthesis of their modalities, cultural appropriateness, and implementati…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundDigital technology within healthcare has dramatically expanded in recent years, particularly with the growth of the use of medical or health-related apps. With this expansion comes the need for regulation and certification; however, the regulation process has many barriers. No review has examined the barriers and facilitators for stakeholders who aim to register software as a medical device. MethodsThe r…
Open article record in new tab ↗This article examines the implementation, participation rates, and potential determinants of participation in the digital addiction prevention program "ready4life." A two-arm cluster-randomized trial recruited German vocational students via class-based strategies. Intervention group received 16 weeks of in-app coaching; the control group received health behavior information, with coaching offered after 12 months.…
Background Dual use of both e-cigarettes and cigarettes is popular among young adults and may lead to greater nicotine dependence and additive adverse health effects than single-product use. However, existing cessation programs target quitting either e-cigarettes or cigarettes, highlighting a need for interventions to help young adults quit both products (ie, dual tobacco cessation). Objective This formative study…
Background Before patients are admitted into the emergency department, it is important to undertake a pre-hospital process, both in terms of treatment performance and a request for resources from an emergency unit. The existing system to triage patients in Thailand is not functioning to its full capacity in either the primary medical system or pre-hospital treatment with shortcomings in the areas of speed, feature…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objectives: To determine the relative contributions of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) to patients' self-ratings of efficacy for common palliative care symptoms. Design: This is an electronic record-based retrospective cohort study. Model development used logistic regression with bootstrapped confidence intervals (CIs), with standard errors clustered to account for multiple observations by each pa…
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