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Optical 3D surface scanning is used increasingly to assess spinal deformity of patients with scoliosis. However, approaches based on optical 3D scanning often underestimate the spinal deformity. To improve the accuracy of such estimates, deeper understanding is required of scoliosis and its effect on the back shape. We present the PCdare research software which registers […]

This article explores the largely uncharted intersection of neurotechnology and Internet governance on the international policy agenda. Neurotechnologies encompass a broad spectrum of functions and applications, from the direct recording or alteration of brain activity to the analysis of emotions and mental states through data collected from wearable devices, applications, and AI-based tools. Innovations such […]

BackgroundThe increasing complexity of patient care and workforce shortages in healthcare systems necessitate improved interprofessional interaction. Digital technologies offer promising solutions to facilitate such interaction across healthcare settings.ObjectivesThis scoping review aimed to identify, categorize, and assess digital technologies that support interprofessional interaction among healthcare professionals, using the NASSS framework to evaluate their implementation context and […]

IntroductionMental health NLP models are increasingly used to detect psychological states such as stress and depression from user-generated social media content. Although transformer based models such as MentalBERT achieve strong predictive performance, they are typically trained on sensitive data, raising concerns about memorization and unintended disclosure of personally identifiable information.MethodsWe propose DP-CARE, a simple yet […]

The increasing digitalization of health systems is accelerating the transition towards a new era of data-driven, evidence-based care. This has profound implications for clinical practice, performance evaluation, policy making and biomedical research. At the heart of this transformation lies a healthcare data warehouse (DW), which functions as a critical infrastructure for aggregating, standardizing, and analyzing […]

ObjectiveMobile health technologies offer scalable opportunities to promote public health, including cognitive health, via education, engagement, and personalized health approach. This study describes the features of the Terrapino mobile application and its users to date, and provide initial evaluation of the ARA score.MethodsBetween December 2022 and December 2024, 8,395 users completed the Alzheimer’s Risk Assessment […]

BackgroundComparing health indicators across the European Union (EU) is a challenging endeavour. A feasibility study was conducted to explore opportunities for improvement through the contextualisation of indicators for major non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We aimed to improve the usability and transparency of indicators in the domain of NCDs by describing the contextual information about the data […]

BackgroundMental health disorders have been rising globally, and social media platforms provide a unique opportunity to examine public perceptions of psychotherapy. However, little is known about how different therapeutic modalities are discussed across linguistic and cultural contexts.ObjectiveTo analyse how psychotherapies are discussed on X (formerly Twitter) over a 15-year period, comparing thematic content and emotional […]

IntroductionUse of digital health technology can improve patient health outcomes; however, not all patients have the knowledge and skills to download a health app and access a patient portal. Providing digital onboarding support to hospitalized patients has potential to overcome some barriers to accessing needed education in the community, including both having the time and […]