Improving Provider Experience During Credentialing: Communication and Transparency Strategies
Credentialing is important to bring new providers into clinical practice, yet it is one of the most frustrating parts of onboarding. Poor communication, unclear timeline, and repeated document requests contribute to delay, dissatisfaction, and early turnover. As organizations work to improve retention and deliver better onboarding experiences, communication and transparency are quickly becoming the main […]
Impact of Maternal Eating Disorders on Pediatric Respiratory Health in Europe
Maternal mental health conditions are becoming recognised as a major determinant of childhood respiratory health. Earlier research suggested that there is a link between maternal depression, stress, and anxiety and an increased risk of childhood wheezing, asthma, and impaired lung function. The potential impact of maternal eating disorders (EDs) like anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa […]
New Study Finds Everyday Activities Linked to Sudden Back Pain, but Not Long-Term Harm
Low back pain (LBP) is a very common health problem and causes disability and lost productivity. It often comes and goes with sudden flares. Physical activity can both worsen and improve LBP. People often feel that bending or lifting triggers pain. However, long-term studies have reported that physical exercise helps in the treatment and prevention […]
The Sleep-Longevity Gap: County-Level Evidence from Across the United States, 2019–2025
Globally, inadequate sleep is widespread in daily life, where its effect on life expectancy at the county level in the United States has not been clearly defined. Our analysis shows that even after accounting for common behavioral factors linked to mortality, insufficient sleep remains strongly associated with reduced life expectancy across U.S. counties. These findings […]
Awareness, Perceptions, Willingness, and Feasibility of mHealth Apps Among People Living With Epilepsy: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study
JMIR Form Res. 2025 Dec 10;9:e80283. doi: 10.2196/80283. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The rapid expansion of mobile health (mHealth) apps has transformed health care delivery worldwide. Despite their potential to improve epilepsy care, a substantial treatment gap remains, especially in low- and middle-income countries, due to limited resources, stigma, and low adoption of digital technologies. Although mHealth […]
High-performance electrochemiluminescence aptasensing platform for diazinon based on smartphone imaging and PEI-Ag/Cu nanocluster-enhanced luminescence
Mikrochim Acta. 2025 Dec 10;193(1):13. doi: 10.1007/s00604-025-07740-7. ABSTRACT A highly efficient electrochemiluminescence (ECL) aptasensor has been developed for the detection of contact pestizide diazinon (DZN) residues in vegetables. The sensor utilized tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) as a luminescent probe and synthetic silver-copper nanoclusters (PEI-Ag/CuNCs) on a polyethyleneimine (PEI) scaffold. The film-forming properties of PEI improved the structural and […]
Everyday Digital Support to Promote Health and Literacy Among Older Adults: 14-Week Randomized Digital Pilot Trial by Engagement Level
JMIR Form Res. 2025 Dec 10;9:e77319. doi: 10.2196/77319. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: While digital health solutions are becoming increasingly sophisticated, simple forms of everyday digital support may offer underexplored opportunities to promote health among older adults. However, evidence remains scarce on whether such teleassistance-based approaches can effectively enhance health literacy and daily self-care, particularly among populations facing […]
Mobile applications offering non-pharmacological therapies aimed at improving the quality of life of cancer patients: a scoping review
Rev Bras Enferm. 2025 Dec 8;78(suppl 4):e20240510. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0510. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: to map studies on mobile applications that offer non-pharmacological therapies aimed at improving the health-related quality of life of cancer patients. METHODS: a scoping review was conducted based on the methodological framework of the JBI and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic […]
Sensitive periods of child development: a study on the construction and validation of the BASENP mobile application
Rev Bras Enferm. 2025 Dec 8;78(suppl 4):e20240475. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0475. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: to describe the construction and validation of a mobile application on sensitive periods of child development. METHODS: methodological research focused on the technological development and validation of software, in the form of a mobile application, conducted from March to October 2023 in […]
Smartphone-Based Physical Activity Program to Reduce “Chemo-Brain” Symptoms and Improve Health in Cancer Survivors With and Without Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pre-Post Pilot Trial
JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Dec 10;14:e79739. doi: 10.2196/79739. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The US cancer survivor population is projected to hit 26M by 2040. Chemotherapy is an effective cancer treatment, but can diminish cancer survivors’ quality of life-particularly cognitive function-through select pathophysiological processes, including immune system and antioxidant dysregulation. The resulting cytokine release can impair cerebrovascular function-likely […]
