JMIR Formative Research

Mobile food apps have the potential to promote healthier eating behaviors and more sustainable food practices. Graduate students often struggle to maintain healthy dietary habits due to lifestyle transitions, academic stress, limited time, and constrained budgets, which can lead to poor meal planning, irregular eating patterns, and increased food waste.

Up to 25% of pregnant couples in the Netherlands do not make an informed decision about prenatal screening: their decisions are value-inconsistent or based on insufficient knowledge and deliberation. More than one-third (36%) of the population in the Netherlands has limited health literacy skills, with the majority being individuals with lower levels of education or a migration background. They experience serious problems in understanding health information and taking an active role in decision-making. Therefore, the Dutch Health Council recommends improving decision support for pregnant couples.

The integration of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) into modern medical education remains a global challenge. Kampo medicine, a Japanese traditional pharmacotherapy, is recognized in the , and is widely used; however, no structured methodology exists for efficiently designing curricula within limited time and resources. To address this gap, this study proposes a methodological framework—illustrated through Kampo medicine but generalizable to other forms of T&CM—for organizing and visualizing curricular content to guide educational needs assessment and curriculum design.

The transition from hospital to primary care is a vulnerable period for patients. Telemedicine may enhance continuity of care; however, evidence on its role in supporting hospital-to-primary-care transitions remains limited.

Oxygen saturation is a crucial metric used for monitoring patients with lung disease or respiratory illness who are at risk of hypoxemia (low blood oxygen saturation). Early and accurate identification of abnormal oxygen saturation is important for these patients, who may develop significant desaturation and hypoxemia symptoms during their daily activities.

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Reddit users discussing diabetes report glycemic variability during menstruation and often turn to technology and health care for support; yet persistent gaps in provider guidance and awareness highlight the critical need for integrated care and future research at the intersection of menstrual health and diabetes management.

Internet use is rapidly increasing in Sri Lanka. Excessive use can lead to addiction with significant consequences, particularly among adolescents. While internet addiction has been documented worldwide, data from Sri Lanka remain limited. A validated local tool is required to assess the prevalence and associated factors in this population.

Family caregivers of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities report higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression than other caregivers, yet few evidence-based mental health services are available to support them. Our previous research demonstrated that caregivers benefitted from our in-person group-based acceptance and commitment training (ACT) workshop, which increased their psychological flexibility and improved their mental well-being. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we adapted this intervention to be delivered virtually.

LookUpTrials is a clinician-facing digital platform designed to support point-of-care navigation of institution-specific oncology clinical trials, incorporating artificial intelligence–assisted summarization and search functionalities. While embedding curated trial knowledge tools in community oncology workflows is feasible, the human infrastructure required to sustain high-quality, up-to-date trial data over time remains underexplored.

As physical education classes are lost to budget cuts and recess is canceled to meet standardized testing goals, the modern school day has become dominated by sedentary digital activities. To reverse this trend, current interventions have focused on reducing screen time. However, instead of fighting this digital invasion, this study examined the use of technology, specifically mixed reality, to turn screen time from sedentary into active time, promoting physical activity in a classroom setting.

This research letter provides formative evidence from a cross-sectional analysis of 118 TikTok videos under #NaturalRemedies, identifying content formats and expertise cues associated with higher engagement, while also demonstrating the feasibility of using engagement metrics and thematic coding to analyze health narratives on emerging platforms such as TikTok.