Multiuser Application for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Women’s Self-Help Groups: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR Form Res. 2025 Oct 1;9:e68052. doi: 10.2196/68052. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Depression in women results in elevated morbidity rates, functional impairment, diminished quality of life, and an increased risk of suicide. Numerous obstacles impede access to mental health treatment for women in India. Digital mental health solutions can bridge the treatment gap, but it is important […]
Changes in smartphone dependence and depressive and anxiety symptoms among Chinese adolescents
BMC Med. 2025 Sep 30;23(1):523. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-04372-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Previous studies have examined the associations of baseline smartphone dependence (SPD) with depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms, ignoring changes in SPD over time. Especially, it is unclear whether individuals quitting SPD remain at high risk for depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms. This study aimed to investigate […]
Describing variability of intensively collected longitudinal ordinal data with latent spline models
Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 1;15(1):34151. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-13993-2. ABSTRACT Population health studies increasingly collect longitudinal, patient-reported symptom data via mobile devices, offering unique insights into experiences outside clinical settings, such as pain, fatigue or mood. However, such data present challenges due to ordinal measurement scales, irregular sampling and temporal autocorrelation. This paper introduces two novel summary […]
Optimizing the Color Shapes Task for Ambulatory Assessment and Drift Diffusion Modeling: A Factorial Experiment
JMIR Form Res. 2025 Oct 1;9:e66300. doi: 10.2196/66300. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Recent advances in cognitive digital assessment methodology, including high-frequency, ambulatory assessments, promise to improve the detection of subtle cognitive changes. Computational modeling approaches may further improve the sensitivity of digital cognitive assessments to detect subtle cognitive changes by capturing features that map onto core cognitive […]
Predicting risk of early-onset sepsis in low-resource neonatal units using routine healthcare data: development and evaluation of multivariable statistical and machine learning models
BMJ Paediatr Open. 2025 Sep 29;9(1):e003617. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003617. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings and accurate, context-appropriate diagnostic methods are urgently needed to improve clinical outcomes. METHODS: We used data collected using Neotree, an open source digital health intervention tool, from neonates admitted to Sally Mugabe […]
Approaches Implemented by Nurse Managers Linked to High-Performing Clinical Care Teams
J Nurs Adm. 2025 Oct 1;55(9):529-534. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001624. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to discern managerial approaches linked to low nurse turnover and positive workplace well-being in a large academic health system in the Southeastern United States. BACKGROUND: Nurse managers influence nurse job satisfaction and retention; however, little qualitative research elucidates managerial […]
Exploring the Relationship Between Self-awareness in Nurse Managers and the Nurse Manager and Staff Nurse Perceptions of Healthy Work Environments
J Nurs Adm. 2025 Oct 1;55(9):516-522. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001622. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: This study explores the relationship between nurse managers’ self-awareness and their perceptions of a healthy work environment and clinical nurses’ perceptions of a healthy work environment. BACKGROUND: Nurse managers are pivotal in leading nurses in healthcare institutions. Understanding nurse managers’ self-awareness is important in creating […]
Metacognition mediates the relationship between anxiety and smartphone addiction in university students
Sci Rep. 2025 Sep 29;15(1):33348. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-14799-y. ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influencing factors of smartphone addiction among university students and further examine the mediating role of metacognition in the relationship between anxiety elements and smartphone addiction. Researchers conducted a structured questionnaire survey on 736 university students from three universities(Hunan University of Science […]
FDA Approves PALSONIFY™ (Paltusotine) as First Oral Therapy Drug for Acromegaly in Adults
PALSONIFY is a non-peptide, selectively targeted somatostatin receptor type 2 (SST2) agonist known as the first oral drug approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acromegaly. The approval was based on information from two pivotal Phase 3 studies that showed PALSONIFY was well-tolerated, effectively provided reliable biochemical control, and […]
Improving Child Passenger Safety Through Multimodal Interventions: Findings from a SMART Randomized Trial
Motor vehicle collisions are a leading cause of injury and death in children in the U.S. This highlights the necessity of proper and consistent usage of child restraint systems (CRSs). While adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) standards can reduce crash-related injuries and fatalities by 45 to 90%, compliance remains inadequate. According to 2022 […]
