{"title":"Epidemiological investigation support application and user evaluation based on infectious disease self-management model in the endemic era.","authors":"Jihwan Park, Mi Jung Rho","doi":"10.1177/14604582241294208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241294208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> Rapid epidemiological investigations are fundamental to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019. An epidemiological investigation presents significant challenges for both epidemiologists and infected individuals. It requires creating an environment that enables people to independently manage infectious diseases and voluntarily participate in epidemiological investigations. <b>Methods:</b> We developed the KODARI application, an epidemiological investigation support system that users can voluntarily use. We developed the questionnaires based on literature reviews. We evaluated the application through an online survey from December 2 to 14, 2022. <b>Results:</b> The application automatically or manually collect epidemiological investigation information. The application improved data accuracy through accurate information collection. It voluntarily can transmit self-management information to epidemiologist terminals or users in real time. We collected 248 users from an online survey. Most users had high ratings and willingness to use. They have willingness to manage infectious patients was substantial. The application was evaluated as helpful for epidemiological investigations and could shorten the time required for epidemiological investigations by more than 30 min. <b>Conclusion:</b> The application proposes a model based on people's voluntary participation. We demonstrated that the application could enhance epidemiological investigations and diminish the duration of existing epidemiological investigation processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"30 4","pages":"14604582241294208"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142513297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Empowering healthcare education: A multilingual ontology for medical informatics and digital health (MIMO) integrated to artificial intelligence powered training in smart hospitals.","authors":"Arriel Benis, Julien Grosjean, Flavien Disson, Mihaela Crisan-Vida, Patrick Weber, Lacramioara Stoicu-Tivadar, Pascal Staccini, Stéfan J Darmoni","doi":"10.1177/14604582241287010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241287010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> A comprehensive understanding of professional and technical terms is essential to achieving practical results in multidisciplinary projects dealing with health informatics and digital health. The medical informatics multilingual ontology (MIMO) initiative has been created through international cooperation. MIMO is continuously updated and comprises over 3700 concepts in 37 languages on the Health Terminology/Ontology Portal (HeTOP). <b>Methods:</b> We conducted case studies to assess the feasibility and impact of integrating MIMO into real-world healthcare projects. In HosmartAI, MIMO is used to index technological tools in a dedicated marketplace and improve partners' communication. Then, in SaNuRN, MIMO supports the development of a \"Catalog and Index of Digital Health Teaching Resources\" (CIDHR) backing digital health resources retrieval for health and allied health students. <b>Results:</b> In HosmartAI, MIMO facilitates the indexation of technological tools and smooths partners' interactions. In SaNuRN within CIDHR, MIMO ensures that students and practitioners access up-to-date, multilingual, and high-quality resources to enhance their learning endeavors. <b>Conclusion:</b> Integrating MIMO into training in smart hospital projects allows healthcare students and experts worldwide with different mother tongues and knowledge to tackle challenges facing the health informatics and digital health landscape to find innovative solutions improving initial and continuous education.</p>","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"30 4","pages":"14604582241287010"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142378639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tamires de Sá Menezes, Mateus Martins Martini, Matheus Lotto, Olivia Santana Jorge, Ana Maria Jucá, Patricia Estefania Ayala Aguirre, Thiago Cruvinel
{"title":"Factors driving misinformation production and user engagement with toothache content on Facebook.","authors":"Tamires de Sá Menezes, Mateus Martins Martini, Matheus Lotto, Olivia Santana Jorge, Ana Maria Jucá, Patricia Estefania Ayala Aguirre, Thiago Cruvinel","doi":"10.1177/14604582241274282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241274282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> This study characterized toothache-related Portuguese Facebook posts, identifying factors driving misinformation production and user engagement. <b>Methods:</b> Investigators qualitatively analyzed 500 posts published between August 2018 and August 2022, screening on language and theme. Posts were selected using CrowdTangle and assessed for motivation, author profile, content, sentiment, facticity, and format. The interaction metrics (total interactions/overperforming scores) were compared between groups of dichotomized characteristics, including time of publication. Data were evaluated by descriptive analysis, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the path analysis by generalized structural equation modeling. <b>Results:</b> 39.6% of posts (<i>n</i> = 198) contained misinformation, significantly linked to noncommercial posts with positive sentiment, links, and videos from regular users motivated by financial motivation. Additionally, user engagement was only positively associated with business/health authors' profiles and the time of publication. <b>Conclusion:</b> Toothache-related posts often contain misinformation, shared by regular users in links and video formats, tied to positive sentiments, and generally with financial motivation.</p>","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"30 4","pages":"14604582241274282"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142752122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating the Health Information system implementation and utilization in healthcare delivery.","authors":"Kennedy Addo, Pabbi Kwaku Agyepong","doi":"10.1177/14604582241304705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241304705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with emphasis on Electronic Health Records (EHR) is growing steadily in most developing countries including Ghana. This is considered the impetus for achieving quality service delivery. The study is intended to evaluate the implementation and utilization of health information systems in health care delivery.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to achieve the study objective. The target population included health professionals from diverse settings who interact with Electronic Health Records, the District Health Information and Management System (DHIMS-2). The data collection approach relied on close and open-ended questionnaires, observations, and focus group discussions. The proportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to obtain a representative group of healthcare professionals. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze user satisfaction, benefits, and challenges of EHR/DHIMS-2. Moreover, Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis were used to analyze the Technology Acceptance Model for the end users.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study revealed that perceived ease of use and usefulness could be significantly predicted to influence end-users' attitude towards technology adoption. The results show significant association between the combined effects of attitude and usefulness on acceptance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Implementing EHR and DHIMS-2 within the confines of developing nations is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"30 4","pages":"14604582241304705"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Macey L Murray, Laura Sato, Jaspal Panesar, Sharon B Love, Rebecca Lee, James R Carpenter, Marion Mafham, Mahesh KB Parmar, Heather Pinches, Matthew R Sydes
{"title":"Demonstrating the data integrity of routinely collected healthcare systems data for clinical trials (DEDICaTe): A proof-of-concept study","authors":"Macey L Murray, Laura Sato, Jaspal Panesar, Sharon B Love, Rebecca Lee, James R Carpenter, Marion Mafham, Mahesh KB Parmar, Heather Pinches, Matthew R Sydes","doi":"10.1177/14604582241276969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241276969","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction/aims: Healthcare systems data (also known as real-world or routinely collected health data) could transform the conduct of clinical trials. Demonstrating integrity and provenance of these data is critical for clinical trials, to enable their use where appropriate and avoid duplication using scarce trial resources. Building on previous work, this proof-of-concept study used a data intelligence tool, the “Central Metastore,” to provide metadata and lineage information of nationally held data. Methods: The feasibility of NHS England’s Central Metastore to capture detailed records of the origins, processes, and methods that produce four datasets was assessed. These were England’s Hospital Episode Statistics (Admitted Patient Care, Outpatients, Critical Care) and the Civil Registration of Deaths (England and Wales). The process comprised: information gathering; information ingestion using the tool; and auto-generation of lineage diagrams/content to show data integrity. A guidance document to standardise this process was developed. Results/Discussion: The tool can ingest, store and display data provenance in sufficient detail to support trust and transparency in using these datasets for trials. The slowest step was information gathering from multiple sources, so consistency in record-keeping is essential.","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"38 1","pages":"14604582241276969"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142252743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christo El Morr, Bushra Kundi, Fariah Mobeen, Sarah Taleghani, Yahya El-Lahib, Rachel Gorman
{"title":"AI and disability: A systematic scoping review","authors":"Christo El Morr, Bushra Kundi, Fariah Mobeen, Sarah Taleghani, Yahya El-Lahib, Rachel Gorman","doi":"10.1177/14604582241285743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241285743","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance life experiences and present challenges for people with disabilities. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the relationship between AI and disability, exploring the potential benefits and challenges of using AI for people with disabilities. Methods: A systematic scoping review was conducted using eight online databases; 45 scholarly articles from the last 5 years were identified and selected for thematic analysis. Results: The review’s findings revealed AI’s potential to enhance healthcare; however, it showed a high prevalence of a narrow medical model of disability and an ableist perspective in AI research. This raises concerns about the perpetuation of biases and discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the development and deployment of AI technologies. Conclusion: We recommend shifting towards a social model of disability, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, addressing AI bias and discrimination, prioritizing privacy and security in AI development, focusing on accessibility and usability, investing in education and training, and advocating for robust policy and regulatory frameworks. The review emphasizes the urgent need for further research to ensure that AI benefits all members of society equitably and that future AI systems are designed with inclusivity and accessibility as core principles.","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142252745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alemu Birara Zemariam, Wondosen Abey, Abdulaziz Kebede Kassaw, Ali Yimer
{"title":"Comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for predicting diarrhea among under-five children in Ethiopia: Evidence from 2016 EDHS","authors":"Alemu Birara Zemariam, Wondosen Abey, Abdulaziz Kebede Kassaw, Ali Yimer","doi":"10.1177/14604582241285769","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241285769","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Diarrhea is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in under-5 children globally, especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. Limited research has used machine learning to predict childhood diarrhea. This study aimed to compare the predictive performance of ML algorithms for diarrhea in under-5 children in Ethiopia. Methods: The study utilized a dataset of 9501 under-5 children from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Five ML algorithms were used to build and compare predictive models. The model performance was evaluated using various metrics in Python. Boruta feature selection was employed, and data balancing techniques such as under-sampling, over-sampling, adaptive synthetic sampling, and synthetic minority oversampling as well as hyper parameter tuning methods were explored. Association rule mining was conducted using the Apriori algorithm in R to determine relationships between independent and target variables. Results: 10.2% of children had diarrhea. The Random Forest model had the best performance with 93.2% accuracy, 98.4% sensitivity, 85.5% specificity, and 0.916 AUC. The top predictors were residence, wealth index, and child age, number of living children, deworming, wasting, mother’s occupation, and education. Association rule mining identified the top 7 rules most associated with under-5 diarrhea in Ethiopia. Conclusion: The RF achieved the highest performance for predicting childhood diarrhea. Policymakers and healthcare providers can use these findings to develop targeted interventions to reduce diarrhea. Customizing strategies based on the identified association rules has the potential to improve child health and decrease the impact of diarrhea in Ethiopia.","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142252744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JRNA Gunawardana, SD Viswakula, Ravindra P Rannan-Eliya, Nilmini Wijemunige
{"title":"Machine learning approaches for asthma disease prediction among adults in Sri Lanka","authors":"JRNA Gunawardana, SD Viswakula, Ravindra P Rannan-Eliya, Nilmini Wijemunige","doi":"10.1177/14604582241283968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241283968","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Addressing the challenge of cost-effective asthma diagnosis amidst diverse symptom patterns among patients, this study aims to develop a machine learning-based asthma prediction tool for self-detection of asthma. Methods: Data from 6,665 participants in the Sri Lanka Health and Ageing Study (2018-2019) are used for this research. Thirteen machine learning algorithms, including Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine, Decision Tree, Random Forest, Naïve Bayes, K-Nearest Neighbors, Gradient Boost, XGBoost, AdaBoost, CatBoost, LightGBM, Multi-Layer Perceptron, and Probabilistic Neural Network, are employed. Results: A hybrid version of Logistic Regression and LightGBM outperformed other models, achieving an AUC of 0.9062 and 79.85% sensitivity. Key predictive features for asthma include wheezing, breathlessness with wheezing, shortness of breath attacks, coughing attacks, chest tightness, nasal allergies, physical activity, passive smoking, ethnicity, and residential sector. Conclusion: Combining Logistic Regression and LightGBM models can effectively predict adult asthma based on self-reported symptoms and demographic and behavioural characteristics. The proposed expert system assists clinicians and patients in diagnosing potential asthma cases.","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"26 1","pages":"14604582241283968"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142252746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial intelligence and health information: A bibliometric analysis of three decades of research","authors":"Elham Aldousari, Dennis Kithinji","doi":"10.1177/14604582241283969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241283969","url":null,"abstract":"Information on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is needed to align healthcare transformation efforts. This bibliometric analysis aims to establish the patterns of publication activities on the application of AI in health. A total of 1083 scholarly papers published between 1993 and 2023 were retrieved from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. R Studio and VOSviewer were applied to quantify and illustrate publication patterns and citation rates. Publication rates grew by an average rate of 13% yearly, with each document being cited averagely 12 times. The articles had a mean of five co-authors, with a global co-authorship rate of 10%. COVID-19, artificial intelligence, and machine learning dominated the publications. The US, China, UK, Canada, and India coordinated most of the collaborative research. AI-based health information research is growing steadily. International collaborations can be leveraged to ensure the spread and interoperability of AI-based healthcare innovations globally.","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"84 6 1","pages":"14604582241283969"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142213342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adrián Lugilde-López, Manuel Caeiro-Rodríguez, Fernando A. Mikic-Fonte, Martín Llamas-Nistal
{"title":"Systematic review of subjective validation methods for computerized colonoscopy simulators","authors":"Adrián Lugilde-López, Manuel Caeiro-Rodríguez, Fernando A. Mikic-Fonte, Martín Llamas-Nistal","doi":"10.1177/14604582241279692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241279692","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: In recent years, different approaches have been used to conduct a subjective assessment of colonoscopy simulators. The purpose of this paper is to review these different approaches, specifically the ones used for computerized simulators, as the first step for the design of a standard validation procedure for this type of simulators. Methods: A systematic review was conducted by searching papers after 2010 in PubMed, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and IEEE Xplore databases. Papers were screened and reviewed for procedures regarding the subjective validation of computerized simulators for traditional colonoscopy with an endoscope. Results: An initial search in the databases identified 2094 papers, of which 7 remained after exhaustive review and application of exclusion criteria. All studies used questionnaires for subjective validation, with “face” being the most common validity type tested, while “content” validity and “usability” were less prominent. Conclusions: A classification of subscales for testing face validity was derived from the studies. The Colonoscopy Simulator Realism Questionnaire (CSRQ) was selected as the guide to follow for the development of future questionnaires related to subjective validation. Mislabeling of the validity tested in the studies due to ambiguous interpretations of the validity types was a common occurrence observed in the reviewed studies.","PeriodicalId":55069,"journal":{"name":"Health Informatics Journal","volume":"5 1","pages":"14604582241279692"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142213343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}