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A Web-Based, Computer-Tailored Smoking Prevention Program to Prevent Children From Starting to Smoke After Transferring to Secondary School: Randomized Controlled Trial

IntroductionSmoking among children and adolescents remains a public health problem [1-3], potentially leading to chronic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, or cancer at a later age [4,5].

Henricus-Paul Cremers, Liesbeth Mercken, Math Candel, Hein de Vries, Anke Oenema

J Med Internet Res 2015;17(3):e59

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Patients’ and Health Care Providers’ Opinions on a Supportive Health App During Breast Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Evaluation

IntroductionHealth apps are increasingly being used by physicians and patients in routine clinical care [1]. Lancet Oncology predicted that by 2018, approximately 1.7 billion mobile phone and tablet users will have downloaded at least one health app [2].

Danny A Young-Afat, Carla H van Gils, David J Bruinvels, Carmen C van der Pol, Arjen J Witkamp, Sieta Sijtsema, Yvette Jonasse, Rhodé M Bijlsma, Margreet G Ausems, Annelies M Bos, Desirée H van den Bongard, Helena M Verkooijen

JMIR Cancer 2016;2(1):e8

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Examining Cost Measurements in Production and Delivery of Three Case Studies Using E-Learning for Applied Health Sciences: Cross-Case Synthesis

IntroductionRationaleThe World Health Report (2006) by the World Health Organization (WHO) [1] conveys that a significant increase is needed in global health care resourcing to meet the current and future demand for health professionals.

Edward Meinert, Abrar Alturkistani, Kimberley A. Foley, David Brindley, Josip Car

J Med Internet Res 2019;21(6):e13574

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Taxonomy for the Rehabilitation of Knee Conditions (TRAK), a Digital Intervention to Support the Self-Care Components of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation: Protocol of a Feasibility Study

TRAK is in line with current NHS England, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and NHS Improvement agendas and initiatives around rehabilitation using both increased technology and increased support for patients to self-manage [5,21,22]

Emma Dunphy, Fiona L Hamilton, Kate Button

JMIR Res Protoc 2016;5(4):e234

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The Sexunzipped Trial: Optimizing the Design of Online Randomized Controlled Trials

Facebook imposes restrictions on sex-related advertising (including sexual health), so we could not post the advertisement to those under 18. The advertisement featured the Sexunzipped logo and asked, “Interested in sexual health?

Julia V Bailey, Menelaos Pavlou, Andrew Copas, Ona McCarthy, Ken Carswell, Greta Rait, Graham Hart, Irwin Nazareth, Caroline Free, Rebecca French, Elizabeth Murray

J Med Internet Res 2013;15(12):e278

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Monitoring Web Site Usage of e-Bug: A Hygiene and Antibiotic Awareness Resource for Children

In addition, an analysis of the Children First for Health website revealed that 30% of inquiries regarding health topics were received directly from children and young people less than 19 years of age [5].The Internet is a suitable tool for health promotion

Vicki L Young, Vijayamaharaj Rajapandian, Charlotte V Eley, Beverley A Hoekstra, Donna M Lecky, Cliodna AM McNulty

JMIR Res Protoc 2015;4(4):e131

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Using Mobile Phones to Improve Vaccination Uptake in 21 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review

IntroductionIn 2005, the World Health Organization encouraged member states to take action to incorporate eHealth in health systems and services.

Clare Oliver-Williams, Elizabeth Brown, Sara Devereux, Cassandra Fairhead, Isaac Holeman

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(10):e148

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Patient Portal Functionalities and Patient Outcomes Among Patients With Diabetes: Systematic Review

IntroductionBackgroundPatient portals are online tools connected to health care systems’ electronic health records (EHRs).

Abrar Alturkistani, Ambar Qavi, Philip Emeka Anyanwu, Geva Greenfield, Felix Greaves, Ceire Costelloe

J Med Internet Res 2020;22(9):e18976

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Evidence of Effectiveness of Health Care Professionals Using Handheld Computers: A Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews

IntroductionHandheld computing devices are changing health care delivery.

Sharon Mickan, Julie K Tilson, Helen Atherton, Nia Wyn Roberts, Carl Heneghan

J Med Internet Res 2013;15(10):e212

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Crossing the Digital Divide in Online Self-Management Support: Analysis of Usage Data From HeLP-Diabetes

The expectation is that, where health care can be effectively delivered through digital means, it will be more cost-effective than face-to-face health care delivery, because of the scalability and low marginal costs per additional user of digital health interventions

Shoba Poduval, Saddif Ahmed, Louise Marston, Fiona Hamilton, Elizabeth Murray

JMIR Diabetes 2018;3(4):e10925

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