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Japan is likely the world’s leading aging society, and when leveraged effectively, digital health services hold great potential for addressing healthcare system challenges. Appropriate development and facilitation of these services requires evaluation of users’ digital health literacy. However, the status of digital health literacy in Japan, especially among the elderly, remains unclear, which limits efforts to effectively promote such services.
Digital health technologies (DHTs) are transforming global healthcare delivery, yet physician adoption remains highly variable and influenced by a complex interplay of individual, institutional, and technological factors. In China, despite national initiatives such as ‘Healthy China 2030’ promoting DHT integration, understanding physicians' heterogeneous perceptions is essential for effective implementation.
The prevalence of mental distress and health risk behaviors among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) has emerged as a pressing public health concern. AI Chatbots have been increasingly recognized for their potential to provide scalable, accessible mental health support and health education; however, questions remain about their effectiveness in addressing the unique challenges faced by AYAs.
Pain and emotional distress are prevalent concerns in pediatric hospital care, underscoring the need for safe and evidence-based nonpharmacological interventions. Socially assistive robots (SARs) are innovative tools that alleviate pain and emotional distress through social interaction. Although previous reviews suggest potential benefits, the evidence remains ambiguous, with insufficient exploration of the contextual factors influencing the effective implementation.
Self-testing using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), integrated with mobile phone–based apps, offers potential to improve health outcomes in low-resource settings, including sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its advantages, uptake remains limited because of concerns about accuracy, accessibility, and integration within existing health care systems.
Nonpharmacological interventions are important prevention strategies for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but effects vary significantly between individuals based on personal characteristics, while current practice relies on experience-based approaches lacking personalized, adaptive intervention strategies.
The multi-disciplinary life course theory emphasizes the relation between a person’s choices and their socio-economic context and their capacity to make decisions within existing opportunities/constraints. Older age is particularly characterized by social and environmental conditions that may impact people’s use of technology and eHealth applications.
Preventive strategies integrated with digital health and artificial intelligence (AI), have significant potential to mitigate the global burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). AI-enabled clinical decision support (CDS) systems increasingly provide patient-specific insights beyond traditional risk factors. Despite these advances, their capacity to enhance clinical decision-making in resource-constrained settings remains largely unexplored.
We previously established the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a web-based physical activity (PA) intervention for Latina adults, which increased PA, but few participants met PA guidelines, and long-term maintenance was not examined. A new version with enhanced intervention features was found to outperform the original intervention in long-term guideline adherence.
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