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Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics

Elske Ammenwerth, George Demiris, Arie Hasman, Reinhold Haux et al. • Methods of Information in Medicine (2010)

Summary Objective: The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on revising the existing international recommendations in health informatics /medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course t...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.3414/me5119

Psychometric analysis of the questionnaires for the assessment of upper limbs available in their Italian version: a systematic review of the structural and psychometric characteristics

Luca Barni, María Ruiz-Muñoz, Manuel Gonzalez-Sanchez, Antonio I. Cuesta-Vargas et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2021)

Abstract Introduction There is no systematic review that analyzes the psychometric properties of questionnaires in Italian. Previous studies have analyzed the psychometric characteristics of instruments for the measurement of pathologies of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01891-w

A Collaborative Approach to Improving Breast Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Through Multicomponent Interventions and Process Improvements: The Links to Care Community Grants Project study protocol and baseline findings

Emily A. Prentice, Abby Moler, Amanda Sweeney, Karla Wysocki et al. • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2025)

Background: The Links to Care Community Grants Project was developed to improve breast cancer outcomes by increasing access to appropriate follow-up care, improving processes for care transitions, and enhancing care coordination between com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501319251357987

The relationship between informatics competency and clinical competency in nurses working in intensive care units: A Cross-sectional Study in Northeast Iran

Fatemeh Tahmasbi, Khadijeh Yazdi, Navisa Sadat Seyedghasemi, Shohreh Kolagari • Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery (2024)

Background: The use of information technology improves the competency of nurses at the bedside. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between informatics competency and clinical competency in nurses working in intensive car...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

On Medical Informatics

R. Haux • Methods of Information in Medicine (1989)

This paper summarizes the author's point of view of defining medical informatics, to stimulate further discussions on how this "newly emerging discipline" should further proceed. We realize that the term "informatics" is related rather to t...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1635552

Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Health and Medical Informatics

Petra Knaup, Reinhold Haux • Methods of Information in Medicine (2000)

The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on international recommendations in health informatics/medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course tracks or even complete programs in this fi...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634340

Patient-reported outcomes and measures for vaginal relaxation syndrome management: a systematic review

Hongqin Chen, Jian Meng, Qiao Li, Xin Luo et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2025)

Abstract Background The heterogeneity of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in published clinical studies on vaginal relaxation syndrome (VRS) hinders cross-study comparisons and integration of ev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-025-02432-5

Prediction of the Leaf Primordia of Potato Tubers Using Sensor Fusion and Wavelength Selection

Ahmed Rady, Daniel Guyer, William Kirk, Irwin R Donis-González • Journal of Imaging (2019)

The sprouting of potato tubers during storage is a significant problem that suppresses obtaining high quality seeds or fried products. In this study, the potential of fusing data obtained from visible (VIS)/near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jimaging5010010

Electronic symptom monitoring of patient-reported outcomes among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma during immunotherapy (PRIME-HCC): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Yanshang Wang, Xiaoping Wei • BMJ Open (2026)

Introduction Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePROs)-based symptom monitoring benefits health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in various cancers. However, despite the high disease and economic burden of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116199

Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Schizophrenia: Beyond the Medical Model

Madeline W. Z. Lim, Jimmy Lee, Jimmy Lee, Jimmy Lee • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2018)

Background: Improving Quality of Life (QoL) in Schizophrenia is an important treatment objective in the shift toward person-centered and recovery-oriented care. Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is a focused aspect of QoL that is direc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00712

Rapid review of the ideal clinic realisation and maintenance programme among primary healthcare providers in the Gauteng Province, South Africa

Dorina Onoya, Idah Mokhele, Cornelius Nattey, Nozipho Musakwa et al. • BMJ Open Quality (2025)

Background The ideal clinic realisation and maintenance (ICRM) programme in South Africa aims to elevate primary healthcare clinic (PHC) service quality in preparation for the National Health Insurance rollout. This study investigated ICRM ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003212

Healthcare Management using Blockchain

Vimala Imogen P, Vadlakonda Sahithya, Varshini Bala B • Journal of Information Technology and Digital World (2023)

Healthcare management using blockchain technology refers to the use of blockchain to improve the efficiency, security and privacy of healthcare data management. Blockchain enables the creation of a decentralized, tamper-proof database that ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.36548/jitdw.2023.3.002

Conceptualisation and design of a protocol for a novel social drivers and primary care screening tool in paediatric orthopaedics: a quality improvement initiative

Devika A Shenoy, Kathryn Radulovacki, Christian Zirbes, Rachelle Shao et al. • BMJ Open Quality (2025)

Introduction Paediatric patients with elevated healthcare needs have limited access to care, contributing to insufficient preventive services. Social drivers of health (SDOH), such as inadequate nutrition and poor community support, contrib...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003454

Demographic determinants of patient satisfaction in medical outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in North India

Gaurav Batta, Deepak Khushalrao Mundhe, R. Vishnuprasad, Anshita Batta et al. • Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (2025)

Introduction: Patient satisfaction surveys are widely used in European countries to ensure high-quality healthcare through systematic feedback. India, through its National Health Mission, is now adopting this practice to measure satisfactio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_430_25

Healthcare Management for Healthy Society

Sagar Shinde, MANJUSHA A. BHANGE • International Conference on Healthcare Innovations, Software and Engineering Technologies (HISET) (2024)

A community's health and well-being are greatly influenced by the discipline of healthcare management. This indepth overview article explores the complex facets of healthcare administration and how it significantly impacts a community's gen...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/hiset61796.2024.00044

Prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia in adults with type 1 diabetes using a newly developed screener and clinician’s perspective on its implementation

Magaly Perez-Nieves, Jingwen Liu, Beth Mitchell, Marina Basina et al. • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care (2023)

Introduction Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) affects quality of life, emotional well-being, and diabetes management among people with type 1 diabetes (PwT1D). American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) guidelines recommend assessing FoH in clinical p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003394

Assessing the health impacts of parenthood on people with cystic fibrosis: the HOPeCF prospective cohort protocol

MinJae Lee, Anna M Georgiopoulos, Raksha Jain, Traci M Kazmerski et al. • BMJ Open Respiratory Research (2024)

Introduction People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are living longer and healthier lives with a growing number considering and pursuing parenthood. The decision of whether to become a parent is complex for people with CF, and CF is a major facto...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002383