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JMIR Publications recently published “Partisan Differences in Legislators’ Discussion of Vaccination on Twitter During the COVID-19 Era: Natural Language Processing Analysis” in JMIR Infodemiology.  The aims of this study were: To evaluate vaccine-related tweets posted by state and federal legislators during the COVID-19 era and to describe the content of these tweets; To examine the differences in vaccine-related tweet content between Democrats and Republicans; and To quantify partisan differences in vaccine-related communication. These authors abstracted all vaccine-related tweets produced by state and federal legislators between February 1, 2020, and December 11, 2020. They used latent Dirichlet allocation to define the tweet topics and used descriptiveRead More →

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JMIR Publications published “A Revised Hippocratic Oath for the Era of Digital Health” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, which argues that the Hippocratic Oath, which contains a set of ethical rules designed to guide physicians through their profession, should be updated to reflect the new realities of digital health and articulate updated principles that govern the practice of modern medicine. The original Hippocratic Oath still embodies ideals that are timely and relevant even in the 21st century: To treat patients to the best of one’s ability To preserve a patient’s privacy To faithfully teach the art of medicine to the next generation DespiteRead More →

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JMIR Publications published “Daily Level Association of Physical Activity and Performance on Ecological Momentary Cognitive Tests in Free-living Environments: A Mobile Health Observational Study” in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, which reported that research is needed to determine whether the benefits of physical activity (PA) on cognitive function extend from the laboratory to real-world contexts. This observational study aims to examine the association between daily fluctuations in PA and cognitive performance using mobile health technologies in free-living environments. A total of 90 adults with various comorbidities and different levels of baseline cognition completed ecological momentary cognitive tests (EMCTs) on a smartphone twice daily while wearing anRead More →

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JMIR Publications published “Patient Design: The Importance of Including Patients in Designing Health Care” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, which reported that patient design, instead of patient centricity, should lead healthcare leaders in designing products, facilities or technologies for patients. Importantly, the paper is co-authored by a physician and a patient. Dr Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD, Director of The Medical Futurist Institute, and “e-Patient Dave” deBronkart, a leading voice in the global e-patient community shared real-life examples in their paper to emphasize the importance of patient design. Authors argue that healthcare in the 21st century has been going through a paradigm shift, asRead More →

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JMIR Publications recently published “The Impact of a Mobile App on Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Understanding Barriers to Success: Comparative Cohort Study” in JMIR Cardio which evaluated the impact on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation rates associated with the addition of the option of mobile app–based CR for patients declining conventional CR. A total of 204 consecutive patients were offered CR following angioplasty; of these, 99 were in cohort 1 and 105 were in cohort 2. Patients in each cohort were followed throughout a 6-week CR program and participation rates were compared for both groups. Patients in cohort 2 declining both forms of CR wereRead More →

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JMIR Publications recently published “A 12-Month Follow-Up of the Effects of a Digital Diabetes Prevention Program (VP Transform for Prediabetes) on Weight and Physical Activity Among Adults With Prediabetes: Secondary Analysis” in JMIR Diabetes which reported that previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of a diabetes prevention program (DPP) in lifestyle modifications that can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes among individuals at risk. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a digital DPP on weight and physical activity among participants who had completed 12 months of the program. This study was also a secondary analysis of retrospectiveRead More →

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JMIR Publications recently published “Digital Life Coaching During Stem Cell Transplantation: Development and Usability Study” in JMIR Formative Research which reported that the authors launched a single-arm pilot study to investigate the feasibility of patient engagement with digital life coaching (DLC) during this intensive period. Enrolled patients received 16 weeks of virtual access to a life coach beginning on day −5 before stem cell transplantation (SCT), including while they were hospitalized for high-dose chemotherapy and the transplantation itself.Coaches used structured frameworks to help patients identify and overcome personal barriers to well-being. Patients chose the coaching topics and preferred communication styles. The authors found that patientsRead More →

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Source: Pexels Copyright: Jens Mahnke URL: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-in-black-sneakers-walking-on-street-1153838/ License: Licensed by JMIR Peripheral artery disease, a painful condition affecting older adults, is caused by a buildup of plaque in the blood vessels of the arms and legs that restricts circulation. Smoking, diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol are contributing factors. Claudication, the cramping pain patients experience in their extremities, affects their quality of life. “It’s really poor leg circulation,” says Tracie Collins, MD, MPH, dean of The University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Population Health. “It compromises your ability to walk.” Medications can help alleviate the symptoms, but taking regular walks is the most effective wayRead More →