{"title":"Empowering Patients One App at a Time: An Introduction to Digital Therapeutics.","authors":"Tariq Rahaman","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2225352","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The growth of digital health has led to more app-based solutions entering the market which aim to provide therapeutic outcomes for a variety of diseases. This column explores the emerging field of digital therapeutics (DTx) as evidence-based and FDA-cleared digital interventions - setting them apart from the majority of commercially available solutions. In an effort to identify high quality and evidence-based options, medical and health science librarians can benefit from recognizing the qualifications of DTx, types of available DTx, and use cases for their patrons.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 3","pages":"301-307"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2023.2225352","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The growth of digital health has led to more app-based solutions entering the market which aim to provide therapeutic outcomes for a variety of diseases. This column explores the emerging field of digital therapeutics (DTx) as evidence-based and FDA-cleared digital interventions - setting them apart from the majority of commercially available solutions. In an effort to identify high quality and evidence-based options, medical and health science librarians can benefit from recognizing the qualifications of DTx, types of available DTx, and use cases for their patrons.
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This highly acclaimed, peer-reviewed journal is an essential working tool for medical and health sciences librarians. For those professionals who provide reference and public services to health sciences personnel in clinical, educational, or research settings, Medical Reference Services Quarterly covers topics of current interest and practical value in the areas of reference in medicine and related specialties, the biomedical sciences, nursing, and allied health. This exciting and comprehensive resource regularly publishes brief practice-oriented articles relating to medical reference services, with an emphasis on user education, database searching, and electronic information. Two columns feature the Internet and informatics education.