Interactive Journal of Medical Research

This letter shows that that an estimated 31 million and 44 million adults self-report near daily experiences of depression or anxiety, respectively. Of these, nearly a third have never spoken to a provider about it.

Personality disorders (PDs) are typically associated with higher mental health service use; however, individual patterns of engagement among patients with complex needs are poorly understood.

The “Color of Drinking” is a study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M, USA), which examines secondhand harms of high-risk drinking on college students of color and explores the connection between alcohol use and the campus racial climate. Since the release of its findings in 2018, the study has received significant attention from other college settings around the country.

Stroke results in both physical disability and psychological distress. The impact can be minimized through rehabilitation, but it is a long-term process making it difficult for patients to adhere to treatment. Thus, a better understanding of long-term behavior change interventions for stroke patients is needed, as well as how such interventions can support not only rehabilitation of motoric functions but also mental well-being.

Mobile health (mHealth) applications are increasingly used for health promotion, particularly for managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through behavior modification. Understanding the factors associated with successful weight loss in such interventions can improve program effectiveness.

Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) represents a complex and multifaceted health condition characterized by a clustering of interconnected metabolic abnormalities, including central obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Effective management of MetS is crucial for reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes.

Electronic immunization registries (EIRs) are being increasingly used in low- and middle-income countries. In 2022, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health introduced its first EIR, named Aplikasi Sehat IndonesiaKu (ASIK), as part of a comprehensive nationwide immunization program. This marked a conversion from traditional paper-based immunization reports to digital routine records encompassing a network of 10,000 primary health centers (puskesmas).

Adults who switch completely from smoking cigarettes to using electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) substantially reduce their exposure to toxicants and carcinogens that are associated with smoking-related diseases.

Women have been entering pregnancy less healthy than previous generations, placing them at increased risk for pregnancy complications. One approach to ensuring effective monitoring and treatment of at-risk women is designing technology-based interventions that prevent maternal morbidities and treat perinatal conditions.

Taiwan’s categorization of hospital emergency capability (CHEC) policy is designed to regionalize and dispatch critical patients. The policy was designed in 2009 to improve the quality of emergency care for critical time-sensitive diseases (CTSDs). The CHEC policy primarily uses time-based quality surveillance indicators.

In the US, transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse (TGD) young adults experience a higher risk of depression as compared to cisgender peers. Understanding factors associated with increased risk of depression within the TGD young adult population is important to guide clinical care as well as inform the development of interventions to reduce mental health disparities.

The generalizability of clinical research hinges on good study designs, which includes the recruitment and maintenance of a representative study population. This study delves into the evolution of the population characteristics of the 329,038 participants who enrolled and participated in The All of Us Research Program (AoURP), a decentralized study with an aim to represent the diversity of the United States.