Pub Date : 2026-01-21eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076261415927
Yu Liu, Ren Wu, Longyao Zhang
Background: Cervical cancer remains a serious global threat to women's health, with rising incidence and younger demographic impact, challenging reproductive health. Short-video platforms have become key public sources for health information due to digital health communication advances, yet the scientific accuracy and reliability of their cervical cancer content are widely questioned. A systematic evaluation of its quality and dissemination patterns is lacking.
Objective: This cross-sectional study assessed cervical cancer-related videos on YouTube, TikTok, and Bilibili, examining content breadth, information quality, and dissemination impact.
Methods: Videos were systematically retrieved in July 2025 using "cervical cancer" keywords across the three platforms. After applying inclusion/exclusion criteria, 201 videos were analyzed. Quality, reliability, and educational value were evaluated using the Global Quality Score (GQS), modified DISCERN, Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT-assessing understandability and actionability), and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria. Platform differences were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis H test (significance p < 0.05).
Results: Platform differences emerged: YouTube videos demonstrated the highest quality (GQS mean 3.47 ± 1.06 vs. Bilibili 2.85 ± 0.89, TikTok 3.09 ± 0.75; p = 0.001) and significantly higher PEMAT understandability (76.94 ± 10.43 vs. TikTok 70.14 ± 11.07; p < 0.001). TikTok had the strongest dissemination power. Content coverage was inadequate: only 50.2% mentioned screening, 33.3% covered human papillomavirus vaccination, and a mere 8.0% recommended male vaccination. Creator expertise significantly influenced outcomes: Professionals (doctors/researchers) had higher JAMA authority scores and PEMAT actionability. Patient-created videos generated the highest interaction but scored lowest on quality metrics.
Conclusion: Cervical cancer information quality on short-video platforms is uneven. YouTube offers the highest overall quality, while TikTok achieves the widest reach but lacks content depth. Critical prevention information (e.g. male vaccination) has low coverage. Professional creators provide more reliable content but have limited reach. Platforms should enhance promotion of authoritative content and implement quality review mechanisms.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-21eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076261415916
Siyeon Ko, Kyoungsu Oh, Uhyeong Won, Jung-A Oh, Nak-Jung Kwon, Hyun-Sook Park, Young-A Ji, Sungjin Kim, Yonghwan Moon, Nayoung Park, Dohyoung Kim, Euijun Yang, Kyungmin Na, Yeonju Kim, Youngho Lee, Hyekyung Woo
Objective: Adolescence is a critical developmental stage during which mental health vulnerabilities often emerge. Traditional self-report methods are insufficient to capture the complexity of emotional and physiological responses, underscoring the need for data-driven, personalized mental health strategies. This study aimed to develop and validate a structured multimodal data collection system for adolescents to support the future advancement of precision mental health care.
Methods: This study was conducted as the baseline phase of a longitudinal panel study designed to construct and validate a structured multimodal dataset for adolescent mental health research. A total of 74 adolescents aged 11-15 years from schools and community facilities in Korea was selected through convenience sampling. Multimodal data were collected by integrating six data types: self-reported surveys, electroencephalography (EEG), heart rate variability (HRV), genotyping, microbiome data, and video-based psychological counseling. Data collection was standardized through a three-phase protocol (pre-, on-site, and post-assessment), and participant privacy was protected via pseudonymization based on international standards. Variables were systematically labeled and structured to enable cross-modality analysis. Statistical analyses, including correlation and descriptive statistics, were performed to examine preliminary relationships across modalities.
Results: The study successfully constructed a comprehensive dataset encompassing biological and psychosocial indicators from 74 adolescents. Preliminary analysis revealed statistically significant associations between survey-based BMI and both genomic data (ρ = 0.30, p < 0.01) and microbiome-based obesity indicators (ρ = 0.27, p < 0.05), whereas other psychological constructs (e.g., stress, resilience) showed non-significant cross-modal correlations.
Conclusions: This study presents a replicable framework for collecting rich, multimodal data from adolescents in real-world settings. By enabling integrative analysis of biological and psychosocial variables, the dataset lays the groundwork for personalized mental health prediction and intervention strategies. Future research should expand longitudinally and optimize context alignment to improve predictive precision and clinical utility.
目的:青春期是一个关键的发展阶段,在此期间经常出现心理健康脆弱性。传统的自我报告方法不足以捕捉情绪和生理反应的复杂性,强调需要数据驱动的个性化心理健康策略。本研究旨在建立和验证一个结构化的青少年多模式数据收集系统,以支持未来精准精神卫生保健的发展。方法:本研究作为纵向面板研究的基线阶段进行,旨在构建和验证青少年心理健康研究的结构化多模态数据集。通过方便抽样的方法,在全国学校和社区设施中选取了74名11 ~ 15岁的青少年。通过整合六种数据类型收集多模式数据:自我报告调查、脑电图(EEG)、心率变异性(HRV)、基因分型、微生物组数据和基于视频的心理咨询。数据收集通过三阶段协议(评估前、现场和评估后)进行标准化,参与者隐私通过基于国际标准的假名保护。变量被系统地标记和结构化,以便进行跨模态分析。统计分析,包括相关性和描述性统计,进行了检查跨模式的初步关系。结果:本研究成功构建了包含74名青少年生理和心理指标的综合数据集。初步分析显示,基于调查的BMI与两种基因组数据之间存在统计学上的显著关联(ρ = 0.30, p p)。结论:该研究为收集现实世界中青少年丰富的多模式数据提供了一个可复制的框架。通过对生物和社会心理变量的综合分析,该数据集为个性化的心理健康预测和干预策略奠定了基础。未来的研究应纵向扩展和优化上下文对齐,以提高预测精度和临床实用性。
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Pub Date : 2026-01-21eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076261416708
Nan Liu, Feng Jiang, Yaochen Lou, Jun Guan
Objectives: This study aimed to systematically characterize the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in gynecologic cancers, offering a comprehensive overview of current research trends, influential publications, key contributors, and future research directions. The focus of this study was to provide a quantitative overview of the field's development and trends.
Materials and methods: A structured search was performed in the Web of Science Core Collection to identify original articles on AI use in gynecologic oncology. Two independent reviewers screened and selected studies based on predefined inclusion criteria. Extracted data-including publication trends, author and institutional collaborations, keyword co-occurrence, and citation networks-were analyzed using CiteSpace 6.2.R6 and VOSviewer software.
Results: A total of 2544 articles were included for analysis. Research activity showed a notable acceleration after 2019, reaching its highest output in 2024. China and the United States emerged as dominant contributors, with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Fudan University leading among institutions. Influential authors such as Sala Evis, Tian Jie, and Scambia Giovanni were identified. Major research themes focused on "Radiomics," "Deep Learning," "Radiotherapy," and cancers including cervical, ovarian, and endometrial. Recent emerging topics included "Digital Pathology," "Personalized Medicine," and "Tumor Heterogeneity," signaling a shift toward precision oncology.
Conclusions: This bibliometric study delineated the evolving field of AI in gynecologic oncology, highlighting dynamic research fronts and gaps.
目的:本研究旨在系统描述人工智能(AI)在妇科癌症中的应用前景,全面概述当前的研究趋势、有影响力的出版物、主要贡献者和未来的研究方向。本研究的重点是对该领域的发展和趋势进行定量概述。材料和方法:在Web of Science核心合集中进行结构化搜索,以确定人工智能在妇科肿瘤学中的应用的原创文章。两名独立审稿人根据预先确定的纳入标准筛选和选择研究。提取的数据包括出版趋势、作者和机构合作、关键词共现和引文网络,使用CiteSpace 6.2进行分析。R6和VOSviewer软件。结果:共纳入文献2544篇。研究活动在2019年之后显着加速,在2024年达到最高产量。中国和美国成为主要的贡献者,中国科学院和复旦大学在机构中处于领先地位。有影响力的作者如Sala Evis,田杰和Scambia Giovanni被确定。主要研究主题集中在“放射组学”、“深度学习”、“放射治疗”以及宫颈癌、卵巢癌和子宫内膜癌。最近出现的主题包括“数字病理学”、“个性化医疗”和“肿瘤异质性”,这标志着向精确肿瘤学的转变。结论:本文献计量学研究描述了人工智能在妇科肿瘤学领域的发展,突出了动态研究前沿和差距。
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Pub Date : 2026-01-21eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076251411270
Ke Ma, Ying Zhao, Francesco Ermanno Guida, Meng Gao, Renke He, Jinjun Xia
Background: The social compensation hypothesis posits that computer-mediated communication can offset psychosocial vulnerabilities among users who face barriers to face-to-face interaction, thereby enhancing well-being. Yet, there is no validated instrument to assess which design features of digital systems enable such compensation.
Objective: To develop and validate a Social Compensation Design Scale (SCDS) for urban older adults living alone, situated within smart-home social media as part of home-based, health-enabling environments.
Methods: We conducted a three-phase study from an information systems design perspective: item generation and expert review via a Delphi process, followed by two questionnaire surveys. Valid responses were obtained from 340 and 357 urban older adults, respectively. Psychometric analyses (reliability and validity testing) were conducted across two independent samples.
Results: The SCDS comprises four dimensions-User Interface Quality, Interaction Quality, Content Quality, and Service Quality-with 16 items overall. Across samples, the scale demonstrated strong internal consistency and construct validity.
Conclusions: The SCDS offers a concise, user-centred measure for evaluating how smart-home social media design supports psychosocial well-being in older adults aging in place. The scale provides researchers and designers with a structured toolkit for assessing user experience in health-related home environments and for informing design decisions that promote acceptance and sustained use of digital health applications among older populations.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-21eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076251403204
David Schwappach, Wolf Hautz, Gert Krummrey, Yvonne Pfeiffer, Raj Ratwani
Objectives: Electronic medical records (EMRs) are increasingly recognized as a contributing factor to patient safety incidents. Clinicians' experiences can reveal EMR-related risks that may otherwise go unnoticed. This study explores EMR-related patient safety incidents reported by physicians across diverse care settings, institutions, and EMR products.
Methods: A national sample of Swiss physicians was surveyed online and asked whether they had experienced a patient safety incident related to EMR use within the previous four weeks. Free-text descriptions of incidents were analyzed thematically using a structured, multi-step procedure.
Results: Of the 1933 inpatient and outpatient physicians who completed the survey, 23.9% (n = 398) reported experiencing an EMR-related safety incident in the previous four weeks. Half of these incidents (49.7%) had not been formally reported (e.g. through critical incident reporting or IT channels). A total of 385 incident descriptions were analyzed, revealing seven emergent themes: (1) patient identification and selection errors (16.7%), (2) system reliability and performance issues (15.8%), (3) interoperability and system integration (8.8%), (4) usability, interface, and design problems (21.8%), (5) system errors and unexpected behavior (8.8%), (6) security and access control (2.6%), and (7) problems with order entry, decision support, alerting, and verification (25.2%). There were considerable differences in the patterns of events reported in relation to the used EMR system.
Conclusions: Physicians reported a broad range of EMR-related safety problems, particularly related to ordering functionalities and usability, many of which were not formally recorded. In addition to broader socio-technical strategies, such as user training, incident reporting, and alignment with clinical workflows, systematically incorporating clinicians' experiences into EMR design is required to guide advancements in patient safety.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-20eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076251411968
Min Gyeong Kim, Kun Chang Lee, Kwanho Lee, Hyung Uk Kim, Young Wook Seo, Seong Wook Chae
Objective: Depression represents a significant global health challenge, further complicated by the multifaceted and complex nature of its diagnosis and treatment. This study explores the application of multiple feature selection (FS) methodologies combined with XAI (explainable artificial intelligence) method named SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to enhance predictive accuracy in depression classification models using large-scale national survey data.
Methods: Leveraging microdata from the National Mental Health Survey of Korea (2021), encompassing 5511 Korean adults, this research systematically evaluates how different FS-machine learning classifier combinations affect model performance and identifies nondiagnostic socioeconomic, psychological, and lifestyle factors associated with clinically diagnosed depression. By employing diverse FS methods (e.g., ReliefF, Markov Blanket, and Information Gain) across multiple machine learning classifiers, we systematically compare their performance across 12 classifiers.
Results: We demonstrate that optimal FS method selection depends on machine learning classifier architecture, with ReliefF excelling in Stacking (F2-score =0.9851) and Markov Blanket performing best in ExtraTrees and LightGBM (F2-score =0.9848, 0.9838). After excluding core diagnostic criteria variables to avoid circularity, our analysis reveals that social distress (loneliness), reluctance to seek professional help, quality of life measures, and physical health comorbidities emerge as highly influential nondiagnostic predictors.
Conclusion: Our findings advance the field by: (1) systematically demonstrating that FS method effectiveness varies by machine learning classifier type, (2) providing a dual-layer XAI framework combining FS with SHAP for comprehensive interpretability, and (3) identifying culturally specific risk factors in an underrepresented Asian population using high-quality face-to-face collected data. These contributions provide methodological guidance for researchers developing interpretable depression prediction models and offer clinically actionable insights for identifying at-risk individuals in Korean populations.
{"title":"Explainable artificial intelligence approaches for predicting depression by combining feature selection methods and machine learning classifiers.","authors":"Min Gyeong Kim, Kun Chang Lee, Kwanho Lee, Hyung Uk Kim, Young Wook Seo, Seong Wook Chae","doi":"10.1177/20552076251411968","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20552076251411968","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Depression represents a significant global health challenge, further complicated by the multifaceted and complex nature of its diagnosis and treatment. This study explores the application of multiple feature selection (FS) methodologies combined with XAI (explainable artificial intelligence) method named SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to enhance predictive accuracy in depression classification models using large-scale national survey data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Leveraging microdata from the National Mental Health Survey of Korea (2021), encompassing 5511 Korean adults, this research systematically evaluates how different FS-machine learning classifier combinations affect model performance and identifies nondiagnostic socioeconomic, psychological, and lifestyle factors associated with clinically diagnosed depression. By employing diverse FS methods (e.g., ReliefF, Markov Blanket, and Information Gain) across multiple machine learning classifiers, we systematically compare their performance across 12 classifiers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We demonstrate that optimal FS method selection depends on machine learning classifier architecture, with ReliefF excelling in Stacking (F2-score =0.9851) and Markov Blanket performing best in ExtraTrees and LightGBM (F2-score =0.9848, 0.9838). After excluding core diagnostic criteria variables to avoid circularity, our analysis reveals that social distress (loneliness), reluctance to seek professional help, quality of life measures, and physical health comorbidities emerge as highly influential nondiagnostic predictors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings advance the field by: (1) systematically demonstrating that FS method effectiveness varies by machine learning classifier type, (2) providing a dual-layer XAI framework combining FS with SHAP for comprehensive interpretability, and (3) identifying culturally specific risk factors in an underrepresented Asian population using high-quality face-to-face collected data. These contributions provide methodological guidance for researchers developing interpretable depression prediction models and offer clinically actionable insights for identifying at-risk individuals in Korean populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":51333,"journal":{"name":"DIGITAL HEALTH","volume":"12 ","pages":"20552076251411968"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12819984/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146031496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-20eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076251410991
Laura Jane Brubacher, Charity Oga-Omenka, Bridget Beggs, Monica Bustos, Petra Heitkamp, Plinio P Morita, Warren Dodd
Digital technologies, such as mHealth interventions and integrated data management tools, are increasingly being developed and implemented to support patients and health care providers in low-resource, high tuberculosis (TB)-burden countries in initiating and proceeding through the TB care cascade (e.g., screening, testing, diagnosis, treatment). Yet, given the proliferation of these tools, there exists a need to synthesize what technologies are being used and where, as well as build a comprehensive understanding of their respective functionality and implementation considerations. The objectives of this systematic scoping review were: (1) to systematically identify literature on digital technologies for supporting the TB cascade in high TB-burden countries; and (2) to describe the facilitators and barriers to technology implementation. Four databases were systematically searched for published literature using a search hedge of terms related to TB, technology, and implementation. Two independent reviewers conducted screening of retrieved literature, data extraction, and data analysis. Eighteen digital technologies were identified, with 10 classified as backbone technologies and eight as add-in technologies. Three key implementation domains were identified: (1) Interoperability and Integration, (2) Digital Infrastructure, and (3) User Experience. Backbone technologies showed higher integration rates with National TB Programs and were more likely to be sustainably implemented. Key barriers to technology implementation included connectivity issues, inadequate user training, and complex multistakeholder integration processes. Included sources described how implementation success was influenced by the interplay between systems-level, technology-level, and user-level factors. Future research should prioritize implementation science approaches to facilitate technology adoption and use to support the TB care cascade.
{"title":"Profiling digital technologies used to support the tuberculosis care cascade and their implementation across high burden countries: A systematic scoping review.","authors":"Laura Jane Brubacher, Charity Oga-Omenka, Bridget Beggs, Monica Bustos, Petra Heitkamp, Plinio P Morita, Warren Dodd","doi":"10.1177/20552076251410991","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20552076251410991","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital technologies, such as mHealth interventions and integrated data management tools, are increasingly being developed and implemented to support patients and health care providers in low-resource, high tuberculosis (TB)-burden countries in initiating and proceeding through the TB care cascade (e.g., screening, testing, diagnosis, treatment). Yet, given the proliferation of these tools, there exists a need to synthesize what technologies are being used and where, as well as build a comprehensive understanding of their respective functionality and implementation considerations. The objectives of this systematic scoping review were: (1) to systematically identify literature on digital technologies for supporting the TB cascade in high TB-burden countries; and (2) to describe the facilitators and barriers to technology implementation. Four databases were systematically searched for published literature using a search hedge of terms related to TB, technology, and implementation. Two independent reviewers conducted screening of retrieved literature, data extraction, and data analysis. Eighteen digital technologies were identified, with 10 classified as backbone technologies and eight as add-in technologies. Three key implementation domains were identified: (1) Interoperability and Integration, (2) Digital Infrastructure, and (3) User Experience. Backbone technologies showed higher integration rates with National TB Programs and were more likely to be sustainably implemented. Key barriers to technology implementation included connectivity issues, inadequate user training, and complex multistakeholder integration processes. Included sources described how implementation success was influenced by the interplay between systems-level, technology-level, and user-level factors. Future research should prioritize implementation science approaches to facilitate technology adoption and use to support the TB care cascade.</p>","PeriodicalId":51333,"journal":{"name":"DIGITAL HEALTH","volume":"12 ","pages":"20552076251410991"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12819991/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146031486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-20eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076251412631
Tanja J de Rijke, Kyra Km Kaijser, Dianne Vasseur, Hilal Tasköprü, Lotte Huisman, Aniek M van Gils, Vera Otten, Carolien Smits, Cynthia S Hofman, Minke Kooistra, Ellen Ma Smets, Thomas Engelsma, Leonie Nc Visser
Objective: Person-centred communication in memory clinics is essential, but often not optimal. This study aimed to develop a solution that supports people with cognitive complaints in expressing their needs and preferences during memory clinic consultations.
Methods: Following a human-centred design approach, co-researchers (n = 4 people with dementia) identified a problem statement. This problem was confirmed and elaborated upon via a questionnaire (n = 25) and focus group (n = 18) for triangulation purposes, and in co-design sessions with people with cognitive complaints (n = 3), care partners (n = 2), and clinicians (n = 3). These sessions informed prototype development in collaboration with a design agency. Usability and User eXperience (UX) testing were conducted with people with cognitive complaints (n = 30), care partners (n = 4), and clinicians (n = 17) via think-aloud sessions, interviews, questionnaires, and focus groups.
Results: Co-researchers emphasized the importance of clinicians gaining a holistic understanding of someone's life and circumstances, which was confirmed in the 'triangulation' questionnaire, focus group, and co-design sessions. Co-design resulted in a digital and analogue prototype of 'Helder in Gesprek' ('Clear in Conversation'), a tool to assist people with cognitive complaints in reflecting on what they wish to share with their clinician and facilitate communication during consultations. Usability testing revealed a generally positive attitude toward the prototypes, while also identifying areas for improvement, such as navigation, system feedback, understandability, distinguishable elements, and cognitive overload.
Conclusion: Our human-centred design approach informed the design and development of two prototypes of 'Helder in Gesprek'. Usability and UX testing provide directions for re-design and feasibility testing in a real-world setting.
目的:以人为中心的沟通在记忆诊所是必不可少的,但往往不是最佳的。本研究旨在开发一种解决方案,支持有认知抱怨的人在记忆门诊咨询中表达他们的需求和偏好。方法:遵循以人为中心的设计方法,共同研究人员(n = 4名痴呆症患者)确定了问题陈述。为了三角测量的目的,通过问卷调查(n = 25)和焦点小组(n = 18),以及与认知疾病患者(n = 3)、护理伙伴(n = 2)和临床医生(n = 3)的共同设计会议,证实并详细阐述了这一问题。这些会议告知原型开发与设计机构的合作。可用性和用户体验(UX)测试通过大声思考会议、访谈、问卷调查和焦点小组对有认知抱怨的人(n = 30)、护理伙伴(n = 4)和临床医生(n = 17)进行。结果:共同研究人员强调了临床医生全面了解患者生活和环境的重要性,这在“三角测量”问卷、焦点小组和共同设计会议中得到了证实。共同设计产生了“Helder in Gesprek”(“Clear in Conversation”)的数字和模拟原型,这是一种工具,可以帮助有认知抱怨的人反思他们希望与临床医生分享的内容,并促进咨询期间的沟通。可用性测试揭示了对原型的普遍积极态度,同时也确定了需要改进的领域,如导航、系统反馈、可理解性、可区分元素和认知超载。结论:我们以人为本的设计方法为“Helder in Gesprek”的两个原型的设计和开发提供了信息。可用性和用户体验测试为现实环境中的重新设计和可行性测试提供了方向。
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Pub Date : 2026-01-20eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076261415911
Yiming Tang, Bohan Yan
Background: While the link between internet use and depressive symptoms in older adults is studied, research often overlooks the interdependent nature of couples. This study examines the longitudinal actor and partner effects of internet use on depressive symptoms among older couples, testing social participation as a key mediating mechanism.
Methods: Using a multistage, stratified probability sampling method, data were drawn from 4878 heterosexual married couples participating in the 2013, 2015, and 2018 waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. A longitudinal dyadic analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling to test an Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model.
Results: For both husbands and wives, their own internet use was associated with lower depressive symptoms, a relationship fully mediated by their own increased social participation (actor-actor effects). Crucially, significant asymmetric partner effects emerged. A husband's internet use was associated with a substantial reduction in his wife's depressive symptoms (β = -0.959, p = .039), indicating a practically meaningful protective effect. This benefit operated both directly and indirectly by increasing the wife's social participation (β = -0.072, p = .026). However, a wife's internet use had no significant effect on her husband's depression.
Conclusions: The mental health benefits of digital engagement extend beyond the individual user to their spouse, operating through enhanced social participation. These findings underscore the importance of dyadic, gender-sensitive approaches when developing interventions to promote digital literacy and social engagement to improve well-being in later life.
背景:虽然研究了老年人使用互联网与抑郁症状之间的联系,但研究往往忽视了夫妻之间相互依赖的本质。本研究考察了网络使用对老年夫妇抑郁症状的纵向行动者和伴侣效应,测试了社会参与作为一个关键的中介机制。方法:采用多阶段分层概率抽样方法,抽取参与2013年、2015年和2018年中国健康与退休纵向研究的4878对异性恋已婚夫妇的数据。采用结构方程模型进行纵向二元分析,检验行动者-伙伴相互依存中介模型。结果:对于丈夫和妻子,他们自己的互联网使用与较低的抑郁症状相关,这种关系完全由他们自己增加的社会参与(行动者-行动者效应)介导。至关重要的是,出现了显著的不对称伴侣效应。丈夫使用互联网与妻子抑郁症状的显著减少相关(β = -0.959, p =。039),表明具有实际意义的保护作用。这种好处通过增加妻子的社会参与直接和间接地发挥作用(β = -0.072, p = 0.026)。然而,妻子使用互联网对丈夫的抑郁症没有显著影响。结论:通过增强社会参与,数字参与对心理健康的益处不仅限于个人用户,还延伸到其配偶。这些发现强调了在制定干预措施以促进数字扫盲和社会参与以改善老年生活福祉时,采取对性别问题敏感的二元方法的重要性。
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Pub Date : 2026-01-20eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1177/20552076251411638
Nan Zhang, Zexuan Meng, Lina Xu, Yan Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, Tian'e Fa
Objective: To develop a clinical nursing decision support system for pressure injury and explore its application in managing pressure injury in postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
Methods: A multidisciplinary research team was formed to develop a clinical nursing decision support system. Key indicators, including wound assessment accuracy, wound treatment accuracy, pressure injury healing rate, pressure injury incidence, and defect rates in nursing records, were compared before and after the clinical nursing decision support system utilization. Count data were described using frequency and composition ratio (%), and comparisons were made using the chi-square test or Fisher's exact probability method. Measurement data following a normal distribution were described by mean and standard deviation, while non-normally distributed data were described by median and interquartile range. Independent sample t-tests and rank-sum tests were used for between-group comparisons. A significance level of α = 0.05 was set, with results considered statistically significant if P < 0.05.
Results: The clinical nursing decision support system implements an intelligent decision-making engine and interactive dashboard for human-computer interaction, enabling intelligent assessment and decision-making, re-evaluation reminders, interactive modules, intelligent auditing, and a three-level quality control system for pressure injury. After applying the clinical nursing decision support system, the pressure injury incidence in postoperative cardiac surgery patients decreased from 14.8% to 12.8%, with no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). The pressure injury healing rate increased from 89.1% to 97.2%, wound assessment accuracy improved from 90.8% to 97.2%, and wound treatment accuracy increased from 88.3% to 96.5%. The defect rate in nursing records decreased from 15.3% to 7.7%, with all differences being statistically significant (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: This study successfully developed and implemented a clinical nursing decision support system for pressure injury management in postoperative cardiac surgery patients. These results confirm the system's clinical utility in standardizing pressure injury care, optimizing nursing workflows, and elevating documentation quality. The clinical nursing decision support system provides an effective tool for enabling evidence-based, personalized interventions and strengthening closed-loop quality control in pressure injury management.
{"title":"Development and application of a clinical nursing decision support system for pressure injury in postoperative cardiac surgery patients.","authors":"Nan Zhang, Zexuan Meng, Lina Xu, Yan Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, Tian'e Fa","doi":"10.1177/20552076251411638","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20552076251411638","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To develop a clinical nursing decision support system for pressure injury and explore its application in managing pressure injury in postoperative cardiac surgery patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A multidisciplinary research team was formed to develop a clinical nursing decision support system. Key indicators, including wound assessment accuracy, wound treatment accuracy, pressure injury healing rate, pressure injury incidence, and defect rates in nursing records, were compared before and after the clinical nursing decision support system utilization. Count data were described using frequency and composition ratio (%), and comparisons were made using the chi-square test or Fisher's exact probability method. Measurement data following a normal distribution were described by mean and standard deviation, while non-normally distributed data were described by median and interquartile range. Independent sample t-tests and rank-sum tests were used for between-group comparisons. A significance level of α = 0.05 was set, with results considered statistically significant if P < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The clinical nursing decision support system implements an intelligent decision-making engine and interactive dashboard for human-computer interaction, enabling intelligent assessment and decision-making, re-evaluation reminders, interactive modules, intelligent auditing, and a three-level quality control system for pressure injury. After applying the clinical nursing decision support system, the pressure injury incidence in postoperative cardiac surgery patients decreased from 14.8% to 12.8%, with no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). The pressure injury healing rate increased from 89.1% to 97.2%, wound assessment accuracy improved from 90.8% to 97.2%, and wound treatment accuracy increased from 88.3% to 96.5%. The defect rate in nursing records decreased from 15.3% to 7.7%, with all differences being statistically significant (P < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study successfully developed and implemented a clinical nursing decision support system for pressure injury management in postoperative cardiac surgery patients. These results confirm the system's clinical utility in standardizing pressure injury care, optimizing nursing workflows, and elevating documentation quality. The clinical nursing decision support system provides an effective tool for enabling evidence-based, personalized interventions and strengthening closed-loop quality control in pressure injury management.</p>","PeriodicalId":51333,"journal":{"name":"DIGITAL HEALTH","volume":"12 ","pages":"20552076251411638"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12819986/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146031577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}