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Age-Sensitive Design of Online Health Information: Comparative Usability StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Access to online health information is increasing in popularity and can lead to a more informed health consumer. However, usability barriers may differentially affect older adults. The results of the current study suggest that the design of health information websites that take into account age-related changes in cognition can enhance older adults’ access to such information. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - November 16, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Richard PakMargaux PriceJason Thatcher Source Type: journals

Use of Live Interactive Webcasting for an International Postgraduate Module in eHealth: Case Study EvaluationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This model of synchronous e-learning based on interactive live webcasting was a successful method of delivering an international postgraduate module. Students found it engaging over a 10-week course. Although this is a small study, given that synchronous methods such as interactive webcasting are a much easier transition for lecturers used to face-to-face teaching than are asynchronous methods, they should be considered as part of the blend of e-learning methods. Further research and development is needed on interfaces and methods that are robust and accessible, on the most appropriate blend of synchronous and...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - November 13, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ray B JonesInocencio MarambaMaged N Kamel BoulosTara Alexander Source Type: journals

Usability of a Patient Education and Motivation Tool Using Heuristic EvaluationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: We describe the heuristic evaluation method employed to assess the usability of PEMT, a method which uncovers heuristic violations in the interface design in a quick and efficient manner. Bringing together usability experts and health professionals to evaluate a computer-mediated patient education program can help to identify problems in a timely manner. This makes this method particularly well suited to the iterative design process when developing other computer-mediated health education programs. Heuristic evaluations provided a means to assess the user interface of PEMT. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - November 6, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ashish JoshiMohit AroraLiwe DaiKathleen PriceLisa VizerAndrew Sears Source Type: journals

Challenges to Using an Electronic Personal Health Record by a Low-income Elderly PopulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that those who can benefit the most from a PHR system may be least able to use it. Disparities in access to and use of computers, the Internet and PHRs may exacerbate healthcare inequality in the future. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - October 27, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Eung-Hun KimAnna StolyarWilliam LoberAnne HerbaughSally ShinstromBrenda ZierlerCheong SohYongmin Kim Source Type: journals

A Web-Based Nutrition Program Reduces Health Care Costs in Employees With Cardiac Risk Factors: Before and After Cost AnalysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: An employer-sponsored, Internet-based diet and exercise program shows promise as a low-cost benefit that contributes to lower health care costs among persons at higher risk for above-average health care costs and utilization. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - October 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Naomi SacksHoward CabralLewis KazisKelli JarrettDelia VetterRussell RichmondThomas Moore Source Type: journals

Health e-Cards as a Means of Encouraging Help Seeking for Depression Among Young Adults: Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The study found no evidence that providing depression information in the form of brief e-cards encourages help seeking for depression among young adults. Involvement in the study may have been associated with increased help-seeking intentions among participants in all conditions, suggesting that mechanisms other than depression information may increase help seeking. Trial Registration: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN): ISRCTN98406912; http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN98406912/ISRCTN98406912 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5k221KiMi) (Source: Journal of...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - October 21, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Daniel L CostinAndrew J MackinnonKathleen M GriffithsPhilip J BatterhamAnthony J BennettKylie BennettHelen Christensen Source Type: journals

An Evaluation of Patient-Physician Communication Style During Telemedicine ConsultationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The study findings indicate differences between TM and IP consultations in terms of physician-patient communication style. Results suggest that, when comparing TM and IP consultations in terms of physician-patient communication, TM visits are more physician centered, with the physician controlling the dialogue and the patient taking a relatively passive role. Further research is needed to determine whether these differences are significant and whether they have relevance in terms of health outcomes and patient satisfaction with care. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - September 29, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Zia AghaDebra L. RoterRalph M. Schapira Source Type: journals

Systematic Review on Internet Support Groups (ISGs) and Depression (2): What Is Known About Depression ISGs?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Given the popularity of depression ISGs and the paucity of available evidence about them, there is a need for high-quality, systematic studies of these groups, their impact, and the characteristics of their members and users. Such information is required to inform decision making by consumers, provider and educational organizations, guideline developers, policy makers, and funding bodies considering using, recommending, providing, or funding such groups. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - September 29, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kathleen Margaret GriffithsAlison L CalearMichelle A BanfieldAda Tam Source Type: journals

Systematic Review on Internet Support Groups (ISGs) and Depression (1): Do ISGs Reduce Depressive Symptoms?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: There is a paucity of high-quality evidence concerning the efficacy or effectiveness of ISGs for depression. There is an urgent need to conduct high-quality randomized controlled trials of the efficacy of depression ISGs to inform the practice of consumers, practitioners, policy makers, and other relevant users and providers of online support groups. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - September 29, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kathleen Margaret GriffithsAlison L CalearMichelle Banfield Source Type: journals

An Internet Tool for Creation of Cancer Survivorship Care Plans for Survivors and Health Care Providers: Design, Implementation, Use and User SatisfactionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Based on our experience with implementation of what is, to our knowledge, the first Web-based program for creation of survivorship care plans, survivors and health care providers appear both willing to use this type of tool and satisfied with the information provided. Most users have never before received survivorship information. Future iterations will focus on expanding accessibility and improving understanding of the needs of cancer survivors in the era of the Internet. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - September 3, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Christine E. Hill-KayserCarolyn VachaniMargaret K. HampshireLinda A. JacobsJames M. Metz Source Type: journals

Recruitment to a Randomized Web-Based Nutritional Intervention Trial: Characteristics of Participants Compared to Non-ParticipantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Relative to members invited to participate in the Internet-based intervention, those who enrolled were more likely to be older and live in census tracts associated with higher socioeconomic status. While oversampling of minority health plan members generated an enrolled sample that was more racially and ethnically diverse than the overall health plan population, additional research is needed to better understand methods that will expand the penetration of Internet interventions into more socioeconomically diverse populations. Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT00169312; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/sho...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - August 25, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Melanie StopponiDebra RitzwollerGwen AlexanderNikki CarrollGeorge DivineJosephine CalviJennifer McClureSharon RolnickChristine JohnsonVictor Strecher Source Type: journals

The Effect of Credibility-Related Design Cues on Responses to a Web-Based Message About the Breast Cancer Risks From Alcohol: Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Content-irrelevant images and logos can influence the behavioral response to quality health-risk information. These effects may be subtle, changing with time. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - August 24, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Peter HarrisElizabeth SillencePamela Briggs Source Type: journals

Effect of Home-Based Telemonitoring Using Mobile Phone Technology on the Outcome of Heart Failure Patients After an Episode of Acute Decompensation: Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Telemonitoring using mobile phones as patient terminals has the potential to reduce frequency and duration of heart failure hospitalizations. Providing elderly patients with an adequate user interface for daily data acquisition remains a challenging component of such a concept. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - August 16, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Daniel ScherrPeter KastnerAlexander KollmannAndreas HallasJohann AuerHeinz KrappingerHerwig SchuchlenzGerhard StarkWilhelm GranderGabriele JaklGuenter SchreierFriedrich M Fruhwald the MOBITEL investigators Source Type: journals

Test-Retest Reliability of Web-Based Retrospective Self-Report of Tobacco Exposure and RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The findings reflect the stability of retrospective recall of tobacco use and risk factor self-report responses in a Web-questionnaire context. Questions that are designed and tested with psychometric scrutiny can yield reliable results in a Web setting. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - August 10, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Janet BrighamChristina Lessov-SchlaggarHarold JavitzRuth KrasnowMary McElroyGary Swan Source Type: journals

Ability to Generate Patient Registries Among Practices With and Without Electronic Health RecordsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Many physician practices were able to generate registries, but this capability is far from universal. Adoption of EHRs appears to be a useful step toward this end, and practices with EHRs are considerably more likely to be able to carry out registry functions. Because practices need registries to perform broad-based quality improvement, they should consider adopting EHRs that have built-in registry functionality. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - August 9, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Adam WrightElizabeth McGlincheyEric PoonChelsea JenterDavid BatesSteven Simon Source Type: journals

Patients’ Attitudes Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange: Qualitative StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Patients are enthusiastic about electronic health information exchange, recognizing its capacity to improve the quality and safety of health care; however, they are also concerned about its potential to result in breached privacy and misuse of health data. As the exchange of electronic health information becomes more widespread, policy makers will need to ensure that patients have access to concise educational materials and opportunities to engage in conversations about the risks and benefits of participation. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - August 5, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Steven SimonJ. Stewart EvansAlison BenjaminDavid DelanoDavid Bates Source Type: journals

Mobile and Fixed Computer Use by Doctors and Nurses on Hospital Wards: Multi-method Study on the Relationships Between Clinician Role, Clinical Task, and Device ChoiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The choice of device was related to clinical role, nature of the clinical task, degree of mobility required, including where task completion occurs, and device design. Nurses’ work, and clinical tasks performed by doctors during ward rounds, require highly mobile computer devices. Nurses and doctors on ward rounds showed a strong preference for generic COWs over all other devices. Tablet PCs were selected by doctors for only a small proportion of clinical tasks. Even when using mobile devices clinicians completed a very low proportion of observed tasks at the bedside. The design of the devices and ward s...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - August 3, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Pia AndersenAnne-Mette LindgaardMirela PrgometNerida CreswickJohanna Westbrook Source Type: journals

What Is My Cancer Risk? How Internet-Based Cancer Risk Assessment Tools Communicate Individualized Risk Estimates to the Public: Content AnalysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Internet-based cancer risk assessment tools varied in their use of risk communication formats that facilitate comprehension and reduce bias. Formats that are difficult to understand may cause people to misperceive their cancer risk and consequently take inappropriate action. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 30, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Erika A. WatersHelen W. SullivanWendy NelsonBradford W. Hesse Source Type: journals

Nationwide Implementation of Hello World: A Dutch Email-Based Health Promotion Program for Pregnant WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In this real-life setting, pregnant women can be reached through an email-based health promotion program. Selective engagement by education level remains a challenge. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 29, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mariska BotIvon EJ MilderWanda JE Bemelmans Source Type: journals

Feasibility and Effectiveness of Online Physical Activity Advice Based on a Personal Activity Monitor: Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The intervention appeared to be easily applicable to real-life settings. The intervention was ineffective in improving PA behavior or its determinants in healthy office workers. More attention should have been given to the quality and appropriateness of the tailored advice. Trial Registration: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN): 93896459; http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN93896459/ (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5iR3mf7ex) (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 28, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Willem van MechelenJacob SeidellAlbertine SchuitMai ChinapawSander Slootmaker Source Type: journals

Effectiveness of Active-Online, an Individually Tailored Physical Activity Intervention, in a Real-Life Setting: Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In a real-life setting, Active-online was not more effective than a nontailored website in increasing physical activity levels in volunteers from the general population. Further research may investigate ways of integrating Web-based physical activity interventions in a wider context, for example, primary care or workplace health promotion. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 27, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Miriam WannerEva Martin-DienerCharlotte Braun-FahrländerGeorg BauerBrian Winfried Martin Source Type: journals

Associations of Leisure-Time Internet and Computer Use With Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors: Cross-Sectional StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that, apart from nutritional and physical activity interventions, it may also be necessary to decrease time spent in sedentary behaviors, such as leisure-time Internet and computer use, in order to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Future Internet interventions to reduce weight or increase physical activity may need to differentiate between participants with different levels of Internet use in order to increase their effectiveness. Longitudinal studies are required to examine further the potential causal relationships between the development of overweight and specific seden...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 26, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Corneel VandelanotteTakemi SugiyamaPaul GardinerNeville Owen Source Type: journals

A Brief Web-Based Screening Questionnaire for Common Mental Disorders: Development and ValidationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The WSQ screens appropriately for common mental disorders. While the WSQ screens out negatives well, it also yields a high number of false positives. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 23, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tara DonkerAnnemieke van StratenIsaac M. MarksPim Cuijpers Source Type: journals

Potential Benefits and Harms of a Peer Support Social Network Service on the Internet for People With Depressive Tendencies: Qualitative Content Analysis and Social Network AnalysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: An SNS for people with depressive tendencies provides various opportunities to obtain support that meets users’ needs. To avoid a downward depressive spiral, we recommend that participants do not use SNSs when they feel that the SNS is not user-selectable, when they get egocentric comments, when friends have a negative assessment of the SNS, or when they have additional psychological burden. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Yoshimitsu TakahashiChiyoko UchidaKoichi MiyakiMichi SakaiTakuro ShimboTakeo Nakayama Source Type: journals

Text Mining and Natural Language Processing Approaches for Automatic Categorization of Lay Requests to Web-Based Expert ForumsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our approach suggests a way of automatically classifying and analyzing unstructured information in Internet expert forums. The technique can perform a preliminary categorization of new requests and help Internet medical experts to better handle the mass of information and to give professional feedback. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 21, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Wolfgang HimmelUlrich ReinckeHans Wilhelm Michelmann Source Type: journals

Use of Non-Assigned Smoking Cessation Programs Among Participants of a Web-Based Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A noteworthy proportion of individuals recruited via the Internet to participate in a Web-based intervention used treatment programs and tools not formally assigned as a part of their research protocol. We consider factors likely to influence using non-assigned treatments and suggest ways that future research can begin to study more fully this important phenomenon which is likely to be found in any type of research, but may be particularly pronounced in minimal contact, Web-based intervention trials. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - June 25, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Brian G Garth DanaherEdward R LichtensteinH Garth McKayJohn R. Seeley Source Type: journals

Content and Frequency of Writing on Diabetes Bulletin Boards: Does Race Make a Difference?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Although Caucasians utilized the boards more than the other two groups, there were few differences in message type, content, or style. Since participation in bulletin boards is largely blind to race, age, gender, and other characteristics, it is not clear if finding few differences was due to this optional anonymity or because non-Caucasian participants assumed that they were communicating with Caucasians. If the low variability between racial groups indicates that the IDSMP is flexible enough to meet the needs of multiple racial groups, then online programs may be an accessible and effective tool to reduce he...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - June 23, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Siobhan Mary CaseValarie Blue Bird Jeanine JerniganAudra Leigh GardnerPhilip L RitterCatherine Ann HeaneyKate R Lorig Source Type: journals

Rural eHealth Nutrition Education for Limited-Income Families: An Iterative and User-Centered Design ApproachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This research showed that user-centered design strategies can help close the “content gap” for at-risk audiences. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - June 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nancy L AtkinsonSandra L SapersteinSharon M DesmondRobert S GoldAmy S BillingJing Tian Source Type: journals

Measuring the Impact of a Moving Target: Towards a Dynamic Framework for Evaluating Collaborative Adaptive Interactive TechnologiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This framework can be applied by researchers who wish to compare Web-based interventions, non-profit organizations, and clinical groups who aim to provide health information and support about a particular health concern via the Web, and decisions about funding grants by agencies interested in the role of social networks and collaborative, adaptive, and interactive technologies technologies to improve health and the health system. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - June 17, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Laura O'GradyHolly WittemanJacqueline BenderSara UrowitzDavid WiljerAlejandro Jadad Source Type: journals

Older Patients’ Enthusiasm to Use Electronic Mail to Communicate With Their Physicians: Cross-Sectional SurveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Despite perceived barriers such as limited access to the Internet, older patients seem to want to use email to communicate with their physicians. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - June 16, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hardeep J. SinghSarah A FoxNancy PetersenAnila ShethiaRichard Street Source Type: journals

A Survey of Health-Related Activities on Second LifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Studies show that behaviors from virtual worlds can translate to the real world. Our survey suggests that users are engaged in a range of health-related activities in Second Life which are potentially impacting real-life behaviors. Further research evaluating the impact of health-related activities on Second Life is warranted. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - May 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Leslie BeardJennifer KeelanDante MorraKumanan Wilson Source Type: journals

Periodic Prompts and Reminders in Health Promotion and Health Behavior Interventions: Systematic ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In light of promising results of most studies, additional research on limited contact interventions targeting health behaviors including weight loss, physical activity, and/or diet is merited that utilizes rigorous methods including control groups; follow-up data collection; and testing of prompt frequencies, specific intervention components, or prompt characteristics. Future research would be especially valuable if it improves understanding of the most effective types of periodic prompts for fostering long-term behavior change in order to maximize use of this tool in limited contact health promotion programs....
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - May 14, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Roni NeffJillian Fry Source Type: journals

Effectiveness of a Novel Integrative Online Treatment for Depression (Deprexis): Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This integrative, Web-based intervention was effective in reducing symptoms of depression and in improving social functioning. Findings suggest that the program could serve as an adjunctive or stand-alone treatment tool for patients suffering from symptoms of depression. Trial Registration: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN): 64953693; http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN64953693/64953693 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5ggzvTJPD) (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - May 11, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Björn MeyerThomas BergerFranz CasparChristopher G. BeeversGerhard AnderssonMario Weiss Source Type: journals

Acceptability of a Personally Controlled Health Record in a Community-Based Setting: Implications for Policy and DesignEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Low levels of awareness/preparedness and high expectations for PCHRs exist as a potentially problematic pairing. Educational and technical assistance for lay users and providers are critical to meet challenges related to: access to PCHRs, especially among older cohorts; workflow demands and resistance to change among providers; inadequate health and technology literacy; clarification of boundaries and responsibility for ensuring accuracy and integrity of health information across distributed data systems; and understanding confidentiality and privacy risks. Continued demonstration and evaluation of PCHRs is es...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - April 29, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Elissa R. WeitzmanLiljana KaciKenneth D. Mandl Source Type: journals

Adherence in Internet Interventions for Anxiety and DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Dropout rates from randomized controlled trials of Web interventions are low relative to dropout from open access websites. The development of theoretical models of adherence is as important in the area of Internet intervention research as it is in the behavioral health literature. Disease-based factors in anxiety and depression need further investigation. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - April 24, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Helen ChristensenKathleen M GriffithsLouise Farrer Source Type: journals

Adherence in Internet Interventions for Anxiety and Depression: Systematic ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Dropout rates from randomized controlled trials of Web interventions are low relative to dropout from open access websites. The development of theoretical models of adherence is as important in the area of Internet intervention research as it is in the behavioral health literature. Disease-based factors in anxiety and depression need further investigation. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - April 23, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Helen ChristensenKathleen M GriffithsLouise Farrer Source Type: journals

Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Using a Web 2.0 Portal for Child and Adolescent Diabetes Care: Qualitative StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Experienced clinical practitioners working in diabetes teams exhibited positive attitudes towards a Web 2.0 portal tailored for young patients with type 1 diabetes and their parents. The portal included provision of third-party information, as well as practical and social means of support. The practitioners’ early and active participation provides a possible explanation for these positive attitudes. The findings encourage close collaboration with all user groups when implementing Web 2.0 systems for the care of young patients with chronic diseases, particularly type 1 diabetes. The study also highlights ...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - April 6, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cecilia NordqvistLena HanbergerToomas TimpkaSam Nordfeldt Source Type: journals

Methodological Challenges in Online TrialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health care and health care services are increasingly being delivered over the Internet. There is a strong argument that interventions delivered online should also be evaluated online to maximize the trial’s external validity. Conducting a trial online can help reduce research costs and improve some aspects of internal validity. To date, there are relatively few trials of health interventions that have been conducted entirely online. In this paper we describe the major methodological issues that arise in trials (recruitment, randomization, fidelity of the intervention, retention, and data quality), consider how the o...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - April 3, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Elizabeth MurrayZarnie KhadjesariIan R. WhiteEleftheria KalaitzakiChristine GodfreyJim McCambridgeSimon G ThompsonPaul Wallace Source Type: journals

A Virtual Clinic for Diabetes Self-Management: Pilot StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: An Internet-based system to aid the management of diabetes appears feasible and well accepted by patients. The pilot study did not identify evidence of an impact on improving quality of life or self-efficacy in patients who used insulin pump therapy. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - March 30, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amy JenningsJohn PowellNatalie ArmstrongJackie SturtJeremy Dale Source Type: journals

Infodemiology and Infoveillance: Framework for an Emerging Set of Public Health Informatics Methods to Analyze Search, Communication and Publication Behavior on the InternetEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Infodemiology can be defined as the science of distribution and determinants of information in an electronic medium, specifically the Internet, or in a population, with the ultimate aim to inform public health and public policy. Infodemiology data can be collected and analyzed in near real time. Examples for infodemiology applications include: the analysis of queries from Internet search engines to predict disease outbreaks (eg. influenza); monitoring peoples' status updates on microblogs such as Twitter for syndromic surveillance; detecting and quantifying disparities in health information availability; identifying and mo...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - March 27, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Gunther Eysenbach Source Type: journals

The Use of Electronic Data Capture Tools in Clinical Trials: Web-Survey of 259 Canadian TrialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The adoption of EDC systems in clinical trials in Canada is higher than the literature indicated: a large proportion of clinical trials in Canada use some form of automated data capture system. To inform future adoption, research should gather stronger evidence on the costs and benefits of using different EDC systems. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - March 9, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Khaled El EmamElizabeth JonkerMargaret SampsonKarmela Krleža-JerićAngelica Neisa Source Type: journals

Integrating an eHealth Program for Pregnant Women in Midwifery Care: A Feasibility Study Among Midwives and Program UsersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: It is feasible to integrate an innovative eHealth program in standard midwifery care, and about half of the practices would like to continue doing so. Program users accessed a substantial proportion of available health information; however, user perceptions were mixed. Therefore, this eHealth program may be a feasible communication channel to promote a healthy lifestyle to pregnant women after suggested revisions have been carried out. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - February 26, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Moniek van ZutphenIvon MilderWanda Bemelmans Source Type: journals

Assessment of Pictographs Developed Through a Participatory Design Process Using an Online Survey ToolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study confirmed that the majority of the pictographs developed in a participatory design process involving a small number of nurses and consumers were recognizable by a larger number of consumers. The variance in recognition rates suggests that pictographs should be assessed individually before being evaluated within the context of an application. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - February 24, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hyeoneui KimCarlos NakamuraQing Zeng Source Type: journals

Predictors of Adherence by Adolescents to a Cognitive Behavior Therapy Website in School and Community-Based SettingsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Adherence is greater in monitored settings, and the predictors of adherence differ between settings. Understanding these differences may improve program effectiveness and efficiency. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - February 23, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Alison L NeilPhilip BatterhamHelen ChristensenKylie BennettKathleen M Griffiths Source Type: journals

Using the Internet for Health-Related Activities: Findings From a National Probability SampleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The Internet was most widely used as a health information resource, with less participation in the purchase of medicine and vitamins and in online support groups. Results suggest that modifying survey questions to better capture forms of online support and medications purchased could provide greater understanding of the nature of participation in these activities. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - February 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nancy L. AtkinsonSandra L. SapersteinJohn Pleis Source Type: journals

Comparing Administration of Questionnaires via the Internet to Pen-and-Paper in Patients with Heart Failure: Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Internet administration of the KCCQ appears to be equivalent to pen-and-paper administration. For the MLHFQ and SCHFI, we were unable to demonstrate equivalence. Further research is necessary to determine if the administration methods are equivalent for these instruments. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - February 6, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Robert WuKevin ThorpeHeather RossVaska MicevskiChristine MarquezSharon E Straus Source Type: journals

Correction: Online Advertising as a Public Health and Recruitment Tool: Comparison of Different Media Campaigns to Increase Demand for Smoking Cessation InterventionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A number of errors regarding the cited references occurred in the article by Amanda Graham et al. (J Med Internet Res 2008;10(5):e50). The corrected version was republished on the JMIR website on 14.01.2009 at http://www.jmir.org/2008/5/e50 and resubmitted to PubMed Central; however, we have no control over other websites and aggregators which may mirror content from JMIR and may not update the original version. The corrected version can be identified by citing 60 references, while the originally published version cited only 57 references. Beginning with reference #13, citations in the text were mismatched with references ...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - January 16, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amanda L Graham, PhDPat MilnerJessie Saul, PhDLillian Pfaff Source Type: journals

A Text Message-Based Intervention for Weight Loss: Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Text messages might prove to be a productive channel of communication to promote behaviors that support weight loss in overweight adults. Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT00415870; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00415870 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5dnolbkFt) (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - January 13, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kevin PatrickFred RaabMarc A. AdamsLindsay DillonMarion ZabinskiCheryl RockWilliam G. GriswoldGregory J. Norman Source Type: journals

A Text Message–Based Intervention for Weight Loss: Randomized Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Text messages might prove to be a productive channel of communication to promote behaviors that support weight loss in overweight adults. Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT00415870; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00415870 (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - January 13, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kevin PatrickFred RaabMarc A. AdamsLindsay DillonMarion ZabinskiCheryl RockWilliam G. GriswoldGregory J. Norman Source Type: journals