A5026965923- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Media in Health Education
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Web and Library Services
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Online and Blended Learning
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Physical Activity and Health
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- E-Learning and Knowledge Management
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Persona Design and Applications
Tufts University
2013-2024
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana
2024
Boston University
2023
University School
2023
University of Pisa
2023
SUNY Upstate Medical University
2021
Syracuse VA Medical Center
2021
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione
2007
Finnish Lung Health Association
1992
Valio (Finland)
1992
A wealth of health information is available online, but we do not fully understand the implications for communication. This study examined whether seekers who turn to Internet first differ from those elsewhere. Data 2,338 respondents mail portion National Cancer Institute's Health Information Trends Survey (HINTS) 2007 reported looking themselves were analyzed. Logistic regression was used examine turning differed in terms demographics, preferences and seeking confidence, communication with...
Background: Wearable activity trackers (trackers) are increasingly popular devices used to track step count and other health indicators. Trackers have the potential benefit those in need of increased physical activity, such as adults who older face significant challenges. These populations least likely purchase most challenges using them, yet may derive educational, motivational, benefits from their use once these barriers removed.
Although more individuals are sharing their experiences with chronic pain or illness through blogging (writing an Internet web log), research on the psychosocial effects and motivating factors for initiating maintaining a blog is lacking.
People who use the Internet for health information often obtain their first opinion that way, and then, if they go to a doctor, doctor's advice is relegated second opinion. Using Internet, or Dr. Google, as can be problematic due misinformation, misinterpretation of valid information, fears arise lack medical knowledge, inexperience, limited perspectives. When patients do visit doctor opinion, some not disclose fact already received doctors ask. The result may suffer needlessly fears,...
Background Home medication management has been insufficiently studied, including the factors that impact development and effectiveness of adherence strategies under both routine anomalous circumstances. Older adults are a particularly important population to study due greater likelihood taking in combination with desire “age place.” Objective This interview aims understand how older develop strategies, identify when why such succeed or fail, learn more about think their medication, explore...
In 2019, The Shift Project1The ProjectLean ICT: towards digital sobriety—report of the working group directed by Hugues Ferreboeuf for Think Tank Project.https://theshiftproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lean-ICT-Report_The-Shift-Project_2019.pdfDate: March, 2019Date accessed: May 1, 2020Google Scholar published a report to increase awareness environmental effects information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly smartphone production use, multiplication connected Internet...
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease. It characterized by broad spectrum of manifestations, depending on the affected organs and severity inflammation at time presentation. Despite improvements in management, treatments are required chronic, cyclical basis; have high potential for unpleasant side effects; deliver variable efficacy. Patients require care from multiple specialists, which can be delivered simultaneously sporadically. Our fragmented health...
Blogs written by cancer patients can offer deep insights to other about what expect in the course of illness and treatment, provide information oncologists clinicians patient experiences outside appointments, increase researcher awareness treatment effects alternatives. While many forms social media online communities are used patients, blogs unique that they a narrative aspects disease offering comprehensive view experience delivered installments, often from diagnosis through life as...
Several lines of evidence suggest that dietary fat and cholesterol may play a role in the pathogenesis human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection disease progression. We examined effect an atherogenic diet (AD) high saturated fatty acids has on progression systemic inflammation simian (SIV)-infected macaque model acquired syndrome. Macaques fed AD had significantly more rapid progression, resulting increased risk SIV-related death compared with control macaques (hazard ratio, 5.4 [95%...
Uptake and completion of the HPV vaccine is suboptimal. This study assessed feasibility implementing a one-month Twitter campaign to promote knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) among low-income women living in public housing.We recruited convenience sample (n = 35) ages 18-26 years residing low-come, housing Massachusetts. We acceptability communication that consisted daily messages. Online surveys changes knowledge, attitudes, intentions before after campaign.Most believed was an...
Social media is rapidly changing how cancer survivors search for and share health information can potentially serve as a cost-effective channel to reach invite them participate in nutrition intervention programs.This study aimed assess the feasibility of using Twitter recruit web-based survey their willingness complete surveys, donate biospecimens, be contacted about programs.We 301 accounts organizations, advocates, request assistance promoting among survivors. The asked respondents whether...
Background: Adoption and effective use of digital health technologies is especially important for older adults, who bear the greatest burden chronic disease. However, some adults lack literacy skills needed to reap benefits these tools. Despite greater infiltration smartphones in all age groups, including smartphone ownership does not equate adept use. Impediments can impede adoption that rely on apps.
Social media has the potential to reach farm families educate them about health and safety for children. It offers advantages over traditional approaches because of shorter time between creation distribution greater engagement possible. Recommendations are provided how government agencies private sector can learn use social promote children as a supplement approaches.
How might clinicians collect the vitals needed for effective scheduled video visits older adults? This challenge was presented by AARP to graduate students in a Digital Health course at Tufts University School of Medicine. The design thinking process used create product that would meet this need, keeping needs and constraints adults, especially those with chronic conditions or other barriers health, central solution. initial steps involved understanding empathizing target audience through...
Body-composition changes are common in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus. The purpose of the present study was to measure, as a model wasting acquired syndrome (AIDS), longitudinal body-composition macaques simian virus (SIV).Twelve juvenile were inoculated SIVmac239. Immunologic, virologic, somatometric, and dual-energy x-ray-absorptiometry measurements performed prospectively every 4 weeks for 72 compared taken from 8 uninfected control macaques.During first weeks,...
What are the benefits and drawbacks of integrating social media into higher education and, specifically, graduate medical health education? In order to explore answer this question we conducted a literature search introduced course at Tufts University School Medicine. We report on student surveys that were designed uncover students’ expectations for, knowledge of, comfort with media. Student feedback was overwhelmingly positive when asked about learning in an academic setting, which one key...
Background: Wearable activity trackers (trackers) are increasingly popular devices used to track step count and other health indicators. Trackers have the potential benefit those in need of increased physical activity, such as adults who older face significant challenges. These populations least likely purchase most challenges using them, yet may derive educational, motivational, benefits from their use once these barriers removed.