Journal of Medical Internet Research

Artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced imaging techniques have demonstrated promising diagnostic potential for carotid plaques, a key cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factor. However, previous studies did not systematically synthesize their diagnostic accuracy.

Developing user-centred digital health hardware requires systematic design methodologies that can be applied across different clinical contexts. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic, progressive disease with rising global prevalence, contributing substantially to morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Nutritional management is a cornerstone of DM care, yet long-term adherence to dietary recommendations remains suboptimal. Digital health interventions incorporating Human-centred Design (HCD) methodologies may improve adherence by tailoring solutions to the real needs of patients.

Evaluating implementation of digital health interventions (DHIs) in practice settings is complex, involving diverse users and multistep processes. Proactive planning can ensure implementation determinants and outcomes are captured for hybrid studies, but operational guidance for designing/planning hybrid DHI studies is limited.

Daytime sleepiness is prevalent among adolescents and linked to multiple health and functional impairments. Prior research has identified digital media use and insufficient sleep as key predictors, yet the reciprocal longitudinal associations among screen time, sleep, and daytime sleepiness remain understudied.

The rapid growth of telemedicine offers convenience, flexibility, and accessibility for patients to have health care services worldwide. To succeed in telemedicine, health care practitioners and telemedicine tools must engage patients through effective communication. However, a research gap exists in understanding the communication strategies used in telemedicine and how they effectively engage patients.

During 2024-2025, global emergencies triggered intense online discourse, presenting a unique opportunity to examine how cultural factors shape emotional expression and knowledge dissemination. Understanding these dynamic mechanisms is crucial for enhancing the effectiveness of digital health communication and optimizing crisis response strategies.

Non-adherence to antipsychotic medication remains one of the most significant challenges in the management of schizophrenia, contributing to relapse, rehospitalization, and functional decline. Although psychoeducational interventions are a key intervention for relapse prevention, traditional formats often lack interactivity and cultural resonance, thereby limiting engagement and sustained impact. Digital health innovations offer an opportunity to improve both treatment adherence and user experience, but evidence in schizophrenia populations remains limited.

Gender concordance [GC] between patients and physicians has been linked to trust and satisfaction in traditional healthcare. However, its role in telemedicine, especially in culturally complex settings like India, is underexplored. In India’s culturally diverse and gender-sensitive context, understanding Gender concordance becomes particularly relevant for specialties such as gynecology, dermatology, psychiatry, and urology, where discussions often involve intimate or stigmatized concerns. Despite rapid telemedicine expansion, little empirical evidence exists on whether GC affects patient-reported outcomes in this context.

The growing reliance on virtual consultations in primary care has reshaped traditional General Practitioner (GP)-patient communication dynamics, presenting new challenges that affect care quality and safety.

Counseling in family dementia care aims to support caregivers in mastering challenges. The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to administer counseling can improve accessibility. Evidence syntheses report inconsistent findings on the effectiveness of technology-assisted counseling. There is a considerable heterogeneity in outcomes assessed in clinical trials, and approaches to develop and evaluate interventions are not guided by theory in most cases.