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Filter by:Obesity in childhood is a global public health problem which continues to increase. It is associated with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, certain types of cancer, decreased psycho-social health and early mortality, among many other short- and long-term consequences. In many families where a child has obesity, at least one parent also has obesity or overweight with co-morbidity. In many cases, the care for children is more structured than for adults. Family treatment aimed at making lifestyle changes for the entire family, with those with obesity also restricting their calorie intake to normalize weight, has not been tested in Sweden and on a very limited scale internationally. International studies have shown that the more frequent the contact with healthcare, the better the results, regardless of the treatment method. However, frequent contacts are challenging to implement due to significant demands on both families and healthcare. To address these challenges, the investigators aim to facilitate, improve, and optimize healthcare using a digital treatment support system involving daily home weighing and electronic communication between the clinic and families via a mobile application. The system is unique as it is based on real measurements, allowing both families and clinical staff to continuously monitor weight changes. This treatment involves fewer physical visits to the clinic but more frequent contact through the digital support system. The goal is to evaluate whether a digital-physical family treatment conducted in primary care for families with at least one adult and one child with obesity leads to sustained weight loss with fewer visits, fewer missed appointments, resulting in more cost-effective care.
In the R21 phase of this project, investigators will: (1) work with key stakeholders and local and international developers to finalize the mSaada platform, building on the existing prototype to add patient and specimen tracking functionality; and (2) carry out a pilot to identify the patient, provider and health system factors necessary to design a trial to evaluate mSaada effectiveness in assisting community health volunteer-led home-based HPV screening, and implementation factors. Investigators will carry out a six-month pilot of mSaada with community units in two health facilities providing HPV-based screening, and use performance metrics including system usage rates, workflow observations and qualitative data to guide the planning of a to determine effectiveness. In the R33 phase of the project, investigators plan to: (1) conduct an 18-month c-RCT across 12 health facilities to determine the impact of mSaada on cervical cancer screening uptake, treatment acquisition and cervical cancer knowledge levels among women in the community; and (2) measure the requisite implementation factors for mSaada effectiveness, sustainability, and scale-up. The rigorous study design will allow us to determine the clinical impact of mSaada, ensure the local and regional infrastructure has the capacity necessary for sustainability and develop strategies for widespread implementation and scale-up. Collaboration with key stakeholders from the Kenya Ministry of Health will facilitate the development of a long-term sustainability plan as the country moves toward HPV-based cervical cancer screening. Investigators anticipate the mSaada platform will play a pivotal role in facilitating the introduction of HPV-based screening programs that can reach women in settings with limited health care infrastructure.
Pilot study to evaluate the effect of prehabilitation programme through a mobile application PREHapp in colon cancer surgery. The objectives of this pilot study were to evaluate the usability of the PREHapp for people undergoing colon cancer surgery, estimate the effect of the app on functional recovery after surgery and to evaluate complications during the postoperative period after 4 weeks of follow-up.
Mindfulness has become increasingly popular and positive outcomes have been reported for mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in reducing stress. The aim of this study is to investigate if a non-guided mindfulness mobile phone application can decrease perceived stress in a non-clinical Dutch population over the course of eight weeks, with follow-up at six months.
In order to improve routine immunization uptake during COVID-19 pandemic, and to understand the perceptions and barriers related to vaccine hesitancy and coverage during COVID 19 and to explore the need for COVID-19 vaccination, separately and as a part of routine immunization, the investigators will be using qualitative methodology to explore and understand the role of mHealth and social media interventions, that are most suitable in Pakistani context to improve vaccination coverage during COVID-19 pandemic.
In recent years, applications designed specifically to encourage physical activity in the field of mobile technology have gained momentum. As a result of the literature research, no examples of mobile health applications developed with educational content on fistula care, which hemodialysis-dependent patients can reach at any time and place, have not been found. Based on this, it was planned to increase the knowledge level of arteriovenous fistula care and examine their self-care behaviors and their adaptation to the disease with the mobile application developed with a focus on education on fistula care, which can be used independently by machine-dependent hemodialysis patients. In this context, it is aimed that dialysis patients will benefit especially in arteriovenous fistula care applications, thanks to the ever-increasing mobile applications in daily use with the developing technology. It is thought that the use of these technology-based trainings will be more comfortable, useful and encouraging for their own self-care. It is planned to be a guide for healthcare professionals.
Evira is a digital support system newly developed for treatment of childhood obesity. Through daily weighings at home using a special scale together with a message function in the Evira application, enabling fast and easy communication with the clinic, parents and the clinicians can easily follow the child's weight development. The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate the effect of adding Evira to the already locally used life-style treatment of childhood obesity.
The treatment of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in Poland is at the level of standardized European care. However, the first months after MI are crucial from the perspective of patient's prognosis. It is extremely important to take care of all cardiovascular risk factors. Mobile application (afterAMI) supported by web system is a novel telemedical tool created to support patient and physician during the process of cardiac rehabilitation. The application has educational model with focus on cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle after MI. Moreover, there is a module to control vital signs like blood pressure, heart rate, weight and many others. Additionally, application will send reminders for better drug adherence. 100 patients will be recruited to take part in the study. All of which will be hospitalized at the 1st Department and Clinic of Cardiology because of the MI. The aim of the project is to study the impact of application-supported model of care with comparison to standard care. At the end of the study cardiovascular risk factors control will be analysed, as well as rehospitalizations, patient's knowledge regarding risk factors, return to work and quality of life. This will be a prospective, open-label, randomized, single-centre study. All 100 patients will be observed 6 months after discharge from the hospital. End points will be assessed during control visit 1- and 6-months after inclusion into the study. This project is an example of a telemedicine solution application into everyday practice, which is consistent with multiple international cardiac societies.
The Study is a feasibility randomized controlled trial aiming to assess the feasibility of mHealth (voice call and SMS) and teach-back interventions on reducing the 30 days readmission rate in the patients enrolled in the Sehat Sahulat Programme (Prime Minister National Health Programme(PMNHP)). The prime objective of this study was to generate a proof of concept for the conduct of a definitive trial for the reduction in readmissions in PMNHP. A feasibility randomized controlled trial study consisted of three arms i.e intervention 1 (telephonic contact and text messages), intervention 2 (teach-back method) and control is planned in program beneficiaries of Islamabad, Pakistan. The trial is being carried out in the three hospitals of Islamabad and patients are being recruited as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Study purpose: To assess effect of mHealth Call for life Uganda tool (CFLU) on ART adherence among youth measured by interactive voice response to daily adherence calls mapped in the database and proportion with viral suppression of copies below 1000 copies/mL. The intervention call for life Uganda (CFLU) uses IVR calls or text messages delivered via MOTECH™ based Connect for Life technology™. The calls are delivered in 4 languages (Luganda, English, Luo and Runyakitara) and the participant has to make a choice of the preferred language during registration to the system. The system offers adherence pill reminders, health message tips, visit appointment reminders and receipt of self-reported symptoms.