JMIR Formative Research

Social media platforms have become salient channels for healthcare professionals’ continuous education and professional development. Among them, X (formerly Twitter) is used by physiotherapists for engaging in evidence-based discussions and accessing emerging research. In Saudi Arabia, a country with a high social media penetration rate, the platform offers unique opportunities and challenges for physiotherapy-related knowledge acquisition and networking.

Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths among women in Nigeria, yet awareness is low. Historically, art has served as a medium for processing emotions and sharing experiences, which can be effective in promoting health and behavior change.

Technology-enabled mental health platforms that incorporate user-driven patient-provider matching may offer a novel way to personalize and optimize outcomes. We conducted this study because little is known about the engagement and clinical symptom changes of these newer types of mental health platforms and whether patient-driven selection of their provider’s characteristics is associated with either engagement or clinical outcomes.

Home-based respiratory pathogen testing services (HRPTS), an emerging internet-based healthcare model, enable rapid pathogen identification within hours through digital platforms and e-commerce logistics. This decentralized approach overcomes conventional testing delays to accelerate diagnosis. However, public awareness, adoption, and influencing factors remain largely unknown.

Caregivers’ self-perceived preparedness for caregiving influences care recipients’ and caregivers’ emotional health, and care recipients’ aging in place. Dementia’s unique, long, and progressive nature compared to other age-related illnesses, along with associated behavioral symptoms and personality changes, may cause caregivers’ preparedness to vary significantly from that of those caring for patients with other chronic conditions.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat, requiring effective antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and surveillance systems. At the University Teaching Hospital of Butare (CHUB) in Rwanda, a baseline Laboratory Assessment of Antibiotic Resistance Testing Capacity (LAARC) identified critical gaps in the Laboratory Information System (LIS), including low capture rates for culture observation (60%) and AST data (25%), no standardization of AST panels (0%), and limited cumulative antibiogram generation (17%). Existing AMR surveillance platforms such as the Information System for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance by World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Surveillance of Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents (WHONET),[1] and DHIS2 operate as standalone systems separate from clinical workflows, limiting real-time clinical utility.[2–5]

Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods highlight the impact of minority stress and socialization (eg, discrimination, social support) on smoking behaviors in LGBTQ+ adults, however studies among LGBTQ+ adolescents are limited. The Puff Break EMA protocol was developed to address this gap.

The lack of osteoporosis treatment initiation following fragility fractures is a recognized gap, particularly in primary care. Primary care physicians (PCPs) barriers to treatment, such as uncertainties in investigation, initiation, and concerns about drug side effects, remain challenging. It is also unclear whether knowledge gaps and barriers vary by region, or if active learning platforms are more effective than passive methods in improving treatment rates, and how PCP demographics influence learning outcomes. With time constraints, PCPs are increasingly using online platforms for continuing professional development (CPD), and the interactive online Community Fracture Capture (CFC) tool has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional methods. Our CFC pilot study tested this program's design and content, revealing its potential effectiveness.

The demand for palliative care is rising due to population aging and increased chronic illness. However, access to timely palliative care remains limited, particularly for patients receiving home-based hospice care in rural areas. Digital health technologies present an opportunity to enhance care delivery and communication at home.

Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are prevalent, but people from marginalized communities are less likely to use digital health technology to support self-management behaviors. Community engagement can inform healthcare design to enhance a hypertension self-management mHealth intervention.

The broad spectrum of issues that survivors face after critical illness and the contextual factors that help or hinder remain underexplored, as do their perspectives on what is important during recovery. Photovoice methods offer a means to convey experiences through participant-generated photographs and related narratives that can extend existing notions of illness and wellness.