Smartphone Apps for Cardiovascular and Mental Health Care: Digital Cross-Sectional Analysis
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025 Nov 13;13:e63642. doi: 10.2196/63642. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The rapidly expanding digital health landscape offers innovative opportunities for improving health care delivery and patient outcomes; however, regulatory and clinical frameworks for evaluating their key features, effectiveness, and outcomes are lacking. Cardiovascular and mental health apps represent 2 prominent categories within this space. While […]
FDA Approves DARZALEX FASPRO® as First Treatment for High-Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved DARZALEX FASPRO® (hyaluronidase-fihj + daratumumab) as a single medication to treat adults with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (HR-SMM). DARZALEX FASPRO® is marketed by Janssen Biotech, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. It is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for HR-SMM. This approval offers an […]
Novice nurses’ experience with an ‘Attending Rounds’ clinical case mentoring model: a phenomenological study
BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 9;15(11):e104101. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104101. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To explore the lived experiences of novice nurses during their transition from participation in the ‘Attending Rounds’ clinical case mentoring training model to independent clinical practice, and to understand its influence on their development of clinical competence, role identity and team collaboration. DESIGN: A descriptive phenomenological […]
From pixels to precision: Colorimetric Paraquat detection with a mobile-based green method
Food Res Int. 2025 Dec;221(Pt 3):117449. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2025.117449. Epub 2025 Sep 2. ABSTRACT Pesticide residues pose a threat to food and environmental safety due to their excessive application in agriculture as a tool for pest management and control, aiming to increase productivity and meet food demand. In this context, paraquat is one of the most […]
Active Play in a Digital Age, Exploring Children’s (Aged 8-13 Years) Views of a Physical Activity App: Qualitative Formative Study
JMIR Form Res. 2025 Nov 11;9:e76498. doi: 10.2196/76498. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The use of smartphones and interest in mobile health (mHealth) has grown in recent years with physical activity apps demonstrating potential to facilitate behavior change. However, there remains limited understanding of what specifically motivates children to engage meaningfully with these tools. OBJECTIVE: This qualitative formative […]
HOPPER: implementation of a home-based prehabilitation programme with app support for patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery-a study protocol
BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 9;15(11):e104649. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104649. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Preoperative prehabilitation programmes for patients with colorectal cancer have been shown to reduce complications and hospital length of stay. However, supervised weekly physiotherapy is expensive and timeconsuming for both healthcare professionals and patients, leading to suboptimal implementation of prehabilitation programmes. A previous study demonstrated that offering […]
Cluster-Based Predictive Modeling of User Ratings for Physical Activity Apps Using Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) Dimensions: Model Development and Validation
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025 Nov 6;13:e70987. doi: 10.2196/70987. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The expansion of mobile health app or apps has created a growing need for structured and predictive tools to evaluate app quality before deployment. The Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) offers a standardized, expert-driven assessment across 4 key dimensions-engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information-but its use […]
User Experience in mHealth Research: Bibliometric Analysis of Trends and Developments (2007-2023)
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025 Nov 10;13:e75909. doi: 10.2196/75909. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The significance of mobile health (mHealth) apps transforms traditional health care delivery and enables individuals to actively manage their health. The success and effectiveness of mHealth apps heavily depend on the user experience and satisfaction. Previous studies have examined mHealth adoption through systematic literature reviews, […]
Android-based audiovisual health education to improve adolescents’ awareness of early marriage in Indonesia
Afr J Reprod Health. 2025 Oct 30;29(10):75-82. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2025/v29i10.7. ABSTRACT Early marriage remains a critical issue affecting adolescents’ health, education, and social well-being. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of Android-based audiovisual health education in enhancing students’ awareness of early marriage. A quasi experimental pretest-posttest control group design was conducted involving 400 adolescents under […]
eCigTracker™: assessing the validity of a smartphone app for estimating nicotine intake from electronic cigarettes
Transl Behav Med. 2025 Jan 16;15(1):ibaf071. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibaf071. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) use, particularly among young adults, is increasingly more popular than combustible cigarettes. Despite concerns over potential harm, standardized methods to assess ENDS device and liquid characteristics are lacking in behavioral surveillance and clinical studies. We adapted a dietary assessment method […]
