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Relations Between the Use of Electronic Health and the Use of General Practitioner and Somatic Specialist Visits in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: Cross-Sectional Study
Conclusions: eHealth services are now widely used for health support and health information by people with T1DM, primarily in the form of search engines but often in the form of apps and social media as well. We found a positive association between the use of search engines and specialist visits and that people with T1DM are frequent users of eHealth, GPs, and specialist services. We found no evidence that eHealth reduces the use of provider-based health care; these services seem to be additional rather than alternative. Future research should focus on how health care services can meet and adapt to the high prevalence of e...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - November 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anne Helen Hansen Jan Broz Tor Claudi Eirik Årsand Source Type: research

Dual Use of a Patient Portal and Clinical Video Telehealth by Veterans with Mental Health Diagnoses: Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Analysis
Conclusions: During this study (2007-2012), use of these technologies was low, leaving much potential for growth. There were sociodemographic disparities in access to My HealtheVet and Clinical Video Telehealth and in dual use of these technologies. There was also variation based on types of mental health diagnosis. More research is needed to ensure that these and other patient-facing eHealth technologies are accessible and effectively used by all vulnerable patients. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - November 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Erica A Abel Stephanie L Shimada Karen Wang Christine Ramsey Melissa Skanderson Joseph Erdos Linda Godleski Thomas K Houston Cynthia A Brandt Source Type: research

Health Care Professionals ’ Social Media Behavior and the Underlying Factors of Social Media Adoption and Use: Quantitative Study
Conclusions: The research highlights the significant factors that relate to the adoption of social media platforms in health care practice. Based on the findings of this study, the use of online platforms facilitates the exchange of medical information among peers and enhances the share of experiences that support HCP’s learning and development. Moreover, social media platforms foster a higher level of communication among practitioners and might improve daily productivity. Future researchers might explore other variables such as training and external factors. For instance, they may draw on areas related to guidelines and...
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - November 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Joe Hazzam Abdelmounaim Lahrech Source Type: research

Automated Extraction of Diagnostic Criteria From Electronic Health Records for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Development, Evaluation, and Application
Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that NLP can support large-scale analysis useful for ASD surveillance and research. In the future, we intend to facilitate detailed analysis and integration of national datasets. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - November 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Gondy Leroy Yang Gu Sydney Pettygrove Maureen K Galindo Ananyaa Arora Margaret Kurzius-Spencer Source Type: research

Assessing the Methods, Tools, and Statistical Approaches in Google Trends Research: Systematic Review
Conclusions: The monitoring of online queries can provide insight into human behavior, as this field is significantly and continuously growing and will be proven more than valuable in the future for assessing behavioral changes and providing ground for research using data that could not have been accessed otherwise. (Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research)
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - November 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amaryllis Mavragani Gabriela Ochoa Konstantinos P Tsagarakis Source Type: research