Spence Whittaker, Susan Rasmussen, Nicola Cogan, Dwight Tse, Bethany Martin, Karl Andriessen, Victor Shiramizu, Karolina Krysinska, Yossi Levi-Belz
{"title":"Posttraumatic Growth Among Suicide-Loss Survivors: Protocol for an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Spence Whittaker, Susan Rasmussen, Nicola Cogan, Dwight Tse, Bethany Martin, Karl Andriessen, Victor Shiramizu, Karolina Krysinska, Yossi Levi-Belz","doi":"10.2196/64615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2196/64615","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Losing a loved one to suicide is an event that can have strong and potentially traumatic impacts on the lives of the bereaved survivors, especially regarding their grief, which can be complicated. These bereaved individuals are also less likely to receive social support following their bereavement. However, besides these adverse impacts, growing evidence supports the concept of posttraumatic growth following suicide bereavement. Posttraumatic growth is the personal improvement that occurs as a consequence of experiencing a traumatic or extremely challenging event or crisis. Only 1 systematic review and meta-analysis on posttraumatic growth following suicide bereavement has been conducted; this protocol is for the planned systematic review and meta-analysis update of the original systematic review and meta-analysis, as the original review collected its data in 2018.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This review aims to investigate demographic characteristics, correlational relationships, and facilitative factors of posttraumatic growth in individuals bereaved by suicide. In addition, as this is an update of a previous systematic review and meta-analysis, we aim to compare our findings with the original review and to identify any similarities or differences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This protocol outlines the planned procedures of the updated systematic review and meta-analysis. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science (Core Collection) were examined, and the search results were imported to Covidence, where title and abstract screenings and full-text screenings occurred. The inclusion and exclusion criteria for this updated review match those in the original review: (1) the study population must contain participants bereaved by suicide, (2) the study data must be quantitative, and (3) the study must report data on posttraumatic or stress-related growth. The original review conducted its search before 2019; thus, this updated review searched databases for the timeframe of January 2019 to January 2024. The updated meta-analysis will synthesize data from both the original and updated reviews to examine trends over time. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) will be used to assess publication quality. Random-effects meta-analyses will be conducted using RStudio (R Foundation for Statistical Computing).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The review was funded in October 2023 and is currently in progress. Results are expected to be finalized in October 2024. There are 21 articles that have been included in the review and are being analyzed at this time. We aim to submit the full article for publication in December 2024.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of this updated systematic review and meta-analysis will be used to examine key relationships and findings regarding posttraumatic growth in individuals bereaved by suicide. The discussion will also investigate the findings of this updated ","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":"14 ","pages":"e64615"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amitha Basheer N, Praveen Jodalli, Shishir Shetty, Ramya Shenoy, Ashwini Rao, Mithun Pai, Inderjit Murugendrappa Gowdar, Sultan Abdulrahman Almalki
{"title":"Development and Validation of the \"Basic Oral Health Assessment Tool\" (BOHAT) for Nondental Health Care Professionals to Use With the Indian Adult Population: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.","authors":"Amitha Basheer N, Praveen Jodalli, Shishir Shetty, Ramya Shenoy, Ashwini Rao, Mithun Pai, Inderjit Murugendrappa Gowdar, Sultan Abdulrahman Almalki","doi":"10.2196/63480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2196/63480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Oral health is a significant indicator of general health, well-being, and quality of life. The prevention of oral health problems requires periodic inspection of the oral cavity. Routine oral health examinations at the individual level appears to be one way to deliver quality oral health care but are too often missed as an opportunity for improved oral health in the nondental health care setting in India. This is because of limited training and inaccessible or lack of specialized oral health assessment tools.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study will focus on the development, validation, and implementation of the Basic Oral Health Assessment Tool (BOHAT) to improve the oral health assessment capabilities of nondental health care professionals and thus contribute to improved overall health outcomes of the Indian adult population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study will be a mixed methods, multistage study conducted in 3 stages. The study will be conducted with 708 nondental health care professionals in 33 Primary Health Centers (PHCs) of Mangalore Taluk, Karnataka. Ethical approval was sought from the institutional ethics committee of Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore. Informed consent will be obtained from every participant prior to the study. A literature review and qualitative interviews will be used for item and domain generation with respect to BOHAT, and an expert panel review and pilot testing will be used to refine the items and domains. Finally, statistical analyses will be conducted to validate the reliability and consistency. The second phase will involve capacity building and user experience exploration through comprehensive training for nondental health professionals using audio and visual aids, with hands-on learning methodologies including relevant feedback processes in the form of focus group discussions. The third stage will check the effectiveness of BOHAT regarding the changes in knowledge, attitudes, and practices through pre- and posttraining questionnaires, which will then be followed by a retention analysis 3 months later.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>As of January 20, 2025, the study is in its preliminary phase: \"Substage A: Item and Domain Development.\" We have received institutional ethics committee and Institutional Protocol Approval Committee approval for the study. Data collection procedures have not started yet. The study is progressing as per the planned timeline.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The BOHAT study holds considerable potential to promote oral health care through collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches. It will facilitate early diagnosis, timely referrals, and comprehensive care by integrating assessment actions for oral health into routine practices of nondental primary health care professionals.</p><p><strong>International registered report identifier (irrid): </strong>PRR1-10.2196/63480.</p>","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":"14 ","pages":"e63480"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Technologies for People With Visual Impairments: Protocol for a Scoping Review.","authors":"Raul Szekely, Catherine Holloway, Maryam Bandukda","doi":"10.2196/65056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2196/65056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There has been a rapid growth in the literature on the design and evaluation of assistive technologies for people with visual impairments; yet, there is a lack of a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature on the classification of immediate-, short-, medium-, and long-term psychosocial impact of assistive technologies on the quality of life of people with visual impairments.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This protocol outlines the methodology for a scoping review aimed at identifying and synthesizing the existing literature on the psychosocial impact of assistive technologies on the quality of life of people with visual impairments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The review will include primary research studies published in English between 2019 and 2024 that focus on the psychosocial outcomes of assistive technologies for people with visual impairments. Eligible studies will involve participants with visual impairments, of all ages and across various settings, examining psychological (eg, emotional well-being and self-esteem) and social outcomes (eg, social participation and support). Searches will be conducted across 7 electronic research databases: CINAHL (EBSCO), PsycINFO (EBSCO), ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar (first 100 records). Studies will undergo screening and selection based on predefined eligibility criteria, with data extraction focusing on publication details, study design, population characteristics, type of assistive technology, and psychosocial impacts. Results will be summarized using descriptive statistics, charts, and narrative synthesis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The database search, conducted in July 2024, identified 1145 records, which will be screened and analyzed in subsequent stages of the review process. This protocol outlines the planned approach for identifying, categorizing, and synthesizing evidence. The study findings are anticipated to be finalized and submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal by February 2025.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study will synthesize the recent body of work on the psychosocial impact of assistive technologies for people with visual impairments and recommendations for researchers and designers interested in this research area.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>Open Science Framework 10.17605/OSF.IO/SK7N8; https://osf.io/4gc5t.</p><p><strong>International registered report identifier (irrid): </strong>DERR1-10.2196/65056.</p>","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":"14 ","pages":"e65056"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving the Health and Well-Being of Individuals by Addressing Social, Economic, and Health Inequities (Healthy Eating Active Living): Protocol for a Cohort Study.","authors":"Ashish Joshi, Surapaneni Krishna Mohan, Apurva Kumar Pandya, Ashoo Grover, Harpreet Kaur, Mansi Gupta, Heemanshu Aurora, Ashruti Bhatt","doi":"10.2196/41169","DOIUrl":"10.2196/41169","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Health inequity is interlinked with the good health and well-being of an individual. Health inequity can be due to various socioeconomic factors like income levels or social status. Digital health interventions have the potential to reduce the existing health inequities.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to identify determinants of social, economic, and health inequity in diverse settings to enhance healthy eating and active living. It further aims to design and develop a digital health intervention HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) that incorporates a human-centered design framework in order to improve healthy eating and active living among rural and urban population groups in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective, 3-year cohort study will be conducted. This study aims to recruit 6350 individuals across rural and urban settings of Chennai. A total of 11 sites have been selected for participation in the study. Data on sociodemographic characteristics; economic inequity; HEAL profile; depression, anxiety, and stress; well-being; sources of health information; perceived access to health care; health literacy; navigation of health literacy; and satisfaction with the health system will be gathered. This study would help to explore the determinants of social, economic, and health inequity across multiple sites. SAS (version 9.3; SAS Institute Inc) will be used for data analysis, and results will be reported as 95% CI and P values. This study's findings will guide the design and development of a tailored, human-centered digital health intervention to enhance the health and well-being of Chennai's population groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>As of December 2024, the literature review for the development of the intervention has been completed. The recruitment for the baseline data collection will begin shortly, followed by the development of HEAL intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The proposed study will help in examining the role of the proposed HEAL intervention to enhance the health and well-being of the population groups of Chennai.</p><p><strong>International registered report identifier (irrid): </strong>PRR1-10.2196/41169.</p>","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":" ","pages":"e41169"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48779376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dominique Joubert, Sylvain Boloré, Carelle Baroni, Anne-Sophie Hans, Aline Wasser, Selin Kivrak, Audrey Murat-Ringot, Claude Dussart
{"title":"Interdisciplinary Strategies to Reduce Surgical Infectious Risk in the Operating Theater: Protocol for Scoping Review.","authors":"Dominique Joubert, Sylvain Boloré, Carelle Baroni, Anne-Sophie Hans, Aline Wasser, Selin Kivrak, Audrey Murat-Ringot, Claude Dussart","doi":"10.2196/67660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2196/67660","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent one of the most prevalent and significant complications associated with surgical procedures, often leading to prolonged hospitalization and delayed patient recovery. While recent international consensus guidelines have proposed evidence-based strategies to mitigate SSIs, they fall short in addressing the efficient and interdisciplinary implementation of these measures within the operating theater. Consequently, further research is required to identify and evaluate optimal interdisciplinary organizational approaches for the prevention of SSIs.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to map the scope, diversity, and nature of research on interdisciplinary strategies aimed at reducing SSIs and to analyze the impact of interdisciplinary on the effectiveness of preventive interventions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews, a comprehensive search will be conducted across databases including Embase (encompassing MEDLINE and PubMed-not-MEDLINE), CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library, supplemented by manual searches of reference lists from included papers. This review targets studies published between 2016 and 2024, aligning with the World Health Organization's 2016 SSI prevention guidelines, which introduced significant advancements in practice and remain the global benchmark. Only studies published in English or French will be considered. Around 5 reviewers independently distributed the included papers for detailed reading and data extraction, while the lead author concurrently and independently reviewed all papers. Inclusion criteria follow the Participants, Concept, and Context (PCC) framework, specifying that the eligible population comprises surgical teams. The primary concept of interest is interdisciplinary strategies aimed at preventing infection risk. The context focuses on adult surgical procedures within the operating room during turnover periods. Studies using experimental, quasi-experimental, preexperimental, observational, case-control, or cross-sectional designs will be included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From the 1679 papers initially identified, 45 were selected for detailed analysis by 5 reviewers, with the selection process completed by November 2024.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Emerging interdisciplinary strategies demonstrate significant potential in reducing the incidence of SSIs. This initiative forms part of a broader global project focused on codeveloping standardized protocols for preoperative preparation within the operating room to mitigate SSI risks. The findings of this scoping review will serve as the foundation for a subsequent qualitative survey and a pre-post quasi-experimental quantitative study to evaluate the integration and effectiveness of these strategies in clinical practice. The review protocol will be formally registered in the Open Science Framework (OS","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":"14 ","pages":"e67660"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jun Kiat, Mahadir Ahmad, Caryn Mei Hsien Chan, Satirah Zainalabidin, Michael Ungar, Ponnusamy Subramaniam
{"title":"Effectiveness of Adaptation of a Resilience-Building Intervention Among Individuals With Adverse Childhood Experience: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Jun Kiat, Mahadir Ahmad, Caryn Mei Hsien Chan, Satirah Zainalabidin, Michael Ungar, Ponnusamy Subramaniam","doi":"10.2196/56826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2196/56826","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been the focus of most studies for the past decade. There is an indication that developing resilience can help youth overcome these ACEs.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This article presents a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to investigate the effects of a resilience-building intervention on psychological well-being, coping strategies, stress, quality of life, resilience, resource finding, and resilience among individuals affected with ACEs in Malaysia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The is a 2-armed, single-blind, RCT, whereby 50 participants (25 in each group) with ACEs will be randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The former will be exposed to a resilience-building program (R2), which entails a multisystemic approach to resilience and recognizes the importance of rugged qualities and access to resources among individuals affected with ACEs. The intervention will be delivered via internet-based by a facilitator and broadly divided into 5 sessions, focusing on self-exploration and social support, coping techniques and coping skills, resource finding, spirituality, and resilience building. Meanwhile, the control group participants will not receive any form of intervention. Saliva samples will also be collected from both groups and assessed for salivary cortisol levels. Outcome measures will be assessed during baseline and postintervention using validated instruments. Another follow-up measurement will be conducted 4 weeks later.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The clinical trial has been registered with the Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. Ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Board at the National University of Malaysia (UKM PPI/111/8/JEP-2021-894). A total of 28 participants have been recruited to the RCT Participant recruitment will be completed by January 2025. The final analysis will be conducted by March 2025.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This is among the first studies to provide evidence in the context of RCTs for resilience-building intervention that combines self-report and physiological measures (ie, saliva and heart blood pressure) among individuals with ACEs. The findings will assist relevant authorities in the health and policy sectors to develop effective strategies for addressing the negative impacts of ACEs on the vulnerable population in Malaysia.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ACTRN12622000604707; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Result/DataSharingStatement.aspx?id=383614.</p><p><strong>International registered report identifier (irrid): </strong>DERR1-10.2196/56826.</p>","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":"14 ","pages":"e56826"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle J M Smits, Catherine A W Bolman, Ilse Mesters, Lilian Lechner
{"title":"Blended Care Intervention for Cancer Aftercare in General Practice Centers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Michelle J M Smits, Catherine A W Bolman, Ilse Mesters, Lilian Lechner","doi":"10.2196/64662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2196/64662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Combining effective eHealth programs with face-to-face consultations in general practice may help general practitioners care for survivors of cancer.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study protocol describes a 2-armed randomized controlled trial to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a blended intervention integrating the Cancer Aftercare Guide in general practice centers (GPCs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A parallel-group design will compare an intervention group with a waiting list control group. Participants will be nested within GPCs and randomization will occur at the GPC level. The participants in the intervention group will receive a blended care intervention. In contrast, the participants in the waiting list control group will receive care as usual for the duration of this study and will receive the online intervention afterward. All participants will be asked to complete an online questionnaire at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months after baseline, measuring self-reported adherence to lifestyle recommendations, psychosocial well-being, and quality of life. A process evaluation and cost evaluation are also included in this study. The effects will be evaluated based on differences in residual change scores between intervention and control group participants, using multilevel linear regression analyses. Moreover, effect analyses will be supplemented with Bayes factor analyses. Finally, an economic evaluation will be conducted from a societal perspective and will include medical costs, productivity costs, and costs of the blended care intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study was funded in July 2020. Data collection started in August 2022 and is likely to be completed by April 2025. As of December 2024, a total of 127 participants have been included in this study, recruited across 26 GPCs in the Netherlands. Data analysis will commence once data collection is completed. Data analysis is estimated to start in the spring of 2025. The results will likely be published in 2026.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results will provide insight into the effectiveness of blended care and may be relevant to cancer aftercare, general practice, and the field of eHealth implementation in general. Potential challenges lie in recruitment due to the strain on the health care system since the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ISRCTN ISRCTN12451453; https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN12451453.</p><p><strong>International registered report identifier (irrid): </strong>DERR1-10.2196/64662.</p>","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":"14 ","pages":"e64662"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lauren M Henry, Morkeh Blay-Tofey, Clara E Haeffner, Cassandra N Raymond, Elizabeth Tandilashvili, Nancy Terry, Miryam Kiderman, Olivia Metcalf, Melissa A Brotman, Silvia Lopez-Guzman
{"title":"Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions to Promote Behavioral Health: Protocol for a Systematic Review.","authors":"Lauren M Henry, Morkeh Blay-Tofey, Clara E Haeffner, Cassandra N Raymond, Elizabeth Tandilashvili, Nancy Terry, Miryam Kiderman, Olivia Metcalf, Melissa A Brotman, Silvia Lopez-Guzman","doi":"10.2196/58917","DOIUrl":"10.2196/58917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The goal of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) is to use mobile, digital tools to provide individuals with personalized interventions at the optimal time and in the optimal context. Accordingly, JITAIs are promising for advancing accessible, equitable, and evidence-based treatment for behavioral health. To guide future inquiry in this space, a review of the literature is needed to describe the state of research on JITAIs for behavioral health.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to systematically review the literature to describe the landscape of existing JITAIs for behavioral health at any stage of intervention development. In addition, conditional upon a sufficiently homogeneous literature, we will conduct meta-analyses to investigate the effectiveness of JITAIs for promoting distal outcomes (here, aspects of behavioral health) and proximal outcomes (eg, emotion regulation).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This systematic review is being conducted in accordance with the PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols). We developed our search strategy and executed the literature search in collaboration with biomedical librarians; 5 databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science: Core Collection, and APA PsycINFO) were searched, and results were managed using EndNote 20 (Clarivate). We are screening (title, abstract, and full text) all records in duplicate in Covidence according to eligibility criteria. Data items will be extracted, and risk of bias will be assessed in duplicate from the included articles in Covidence. We will summarize JITAI characteristics in tables and text. We will conduct meta-analyses for the distal and proximal outcomes conditional upon sufficient homogeneity in subgroups. Moderation (conditional upon sufficient heterogeneity of outcomes) and mediation (ie, whether changes in proximal outcomes mediate the relation between JITAIs and distal outcomes) will be conducted as appropriate. We will investigate publication bias and use the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation to characterize the quality of evidence of our estimates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The search strategy was developed between July 2023 and November 2023. The literature search was executed between November 2023 and December 2023. Title and abstract screening began in December 2023, and full-text screening began in May 2024. Data extraction and analyses have not begun.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Here, we propose a systematic review to assess the state of the literature on JITAIs for behavioral health. The insights derived from this study will describe the literature on JITAIs in promoting behavioral health, reinforce JITAI definitions, clarify JITAI elements, and inform the next steps in JITAI research.</p><p><strong>International registered report identifier (irrid): </strong>PRR1-10.2196/58917.</p>","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":"14 ","pages":"e58917"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143391012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elina Jääskeläinen, Mikko Manninen, Heikki Hurri, Mikko Rantasalo, Yun Zhou, Hannu Kautiainen, Leena Ristolainen
{"title":"Effectiveness of Anti-Gravity Treadmill Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Elina Jääskeläinen, Mikko Manninen, Heikki Hurri, Mikko Rantasalo, Yun Zhou, Hannu Kautiainen, Leena Ristolainen","doi":"10.2196/59935","DOIUrl":"10.2196/59935","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Postoperative rehabilitation following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) varies worldwide. In Finland, patients receive guidance on safe walking and home exercises from a physiotherapist both before and after TKA. These are performed independently after surgery. However, a sedentary lifestyle is rather common among patients who have undergone TKA, with pain often limiting postoperative walking, training, and activities of daily living.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effectiveness of anti-gravity exercise, precisely the AlterG anti-gravity treadmill, on postoperative rehabilitation following TKA and to obtain new knowledge on this form of rehabilitation to better use it in the future.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This randomized controlled trial study divided the patients into two groups: the intervention group and the control group. The follow-up period was 12 months. Research data were collected through questionnaires and functional tests. All patients in both groups responded to the questionnaires and participated in functional tests before surgery as well as 4 and 12 months after surgery. Patients in the intervention group exercised on the AlterG treadmill 10 times after the surgery. All the patients in this study performed the exercises as instructed when they were in the hospital. The primary outcomes were perceived pain, walking ability, and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The data collection process began in 2018 and concluded in 2022, intending to obtain valuable information regarding the effect of AlterG training after TKA and determine whether it, along with traditional exercises, could be an effective form of rehabilitation that can be performed at home. We hypothesized that AlterG training would lead to faster rehabilitation, better walking quality, improved quality of life, improved physical activity, and improved overall functioning. The results of this study will be analyzed in 2025 and 2026.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study provides information on how AlterG training can be used in rehabilitation after TKA, further enhancing the rehabilitation program for patients undergoing TKA in general.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03904030; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03904030.</p><p><strong>International registered report identifier (irrid): </strong>DERR1-10.2196/59935.</p>","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":"14 ","pages":"e59935"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143391010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saif Khairat, Jennifer Morelli, Marcella H Boynton, Thomas Bice, Jeffrey A Gold, Shannon S Carson
{"title":"Investigation of Information Overload in Electronic Health Records: Protocol for Usability Study.","authors":"Saif Khairat, Jennifer Morelli, Marcella H Boynton, Thomas Bice, Jeffrey A Gold, Shannon S Carson","doi":"10.2196/66127","DOIUrl":"10.2196/66127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Electronic health records (EHRs) have been associated with information overload, causing providers to miss critical information, make errors, and delay care. Information overload can be especially prevalent in medical intensive care units (ICUs) where patients are often critically ill and their charts contain large amounts of data points such as vitals, test and laboratory results, medications, and notes.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We propose to study the relationship between information overload and EHR use among medical ICU providers in 4 major United States medical centers. In this study, we examined 2 prominent EHR systems in the United States to generate reproducible and generalizable findings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Our study collected physiological and objective data through the use of a screen-mounted eye-tracker. We aim to characterize information overload in the EHR by examining ICU providers' decision-making and EHR usability. We also surveyed providers on their institution's EHR to better understand how they rate the system's task load and usability using the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Task Load Index and Computer System Usability Questionnaire. Primary outcomes include the number of eye fixations during each case, the number of correct decisions, the time to complete each case, and number of screens visited. Secondary outcomes include case complexity performance, frequency of mouse clicks, and EHR task load and usability using provided surveys.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This EHR usability study was funded in 2021. The study was initiated in 2022 with a completion date of 2025. Data collection for this study was completed in December 2023 and data analysis is ongoing with a total of 81 provider sessions recorded.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study aims to characterize information overload in the EHR among medical ICU providers. By conducting a multisite, cross-sectional usability assessment of information overload in 2 leading EHRs, we hope to reveal mechanisms that explain information overload. The insights gained from this study may lead to potential improvements in EHR usability and interface design, which could improve health care delivery and patient safety.</p><p><strong>International registered report identifier (irrid): </strong>DERR1-10.2196/66127.</p>","PeriodicalId":14755,"journal":{"name":"JMIR Research Protocols","volume":"14 ","pages":"e66127"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143391011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}