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Advances in Applied Health Technology

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences & Services".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 16401

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Peter Anderberg

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1. Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden
2. School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde, 541 28 Skövde, Sweden
Interests: health technology; health informatics; gerontechnology; assistive technology; digital health; eHealth
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Dr. Ana Luiza Dallora Moraes

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Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden
Interests: health technology; health informatics; gerontechnology; dementia; heart failure; age assessment; machine learning

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Applied health technology is the interdisciplinary study of how health and health outcomes are directly or indirectly affected by technology use and interventions. It has a firm user perspective, where both the user’s perception of the technology and the subjective and objective health outcomes are under study. Various design perspectives, together with the domain knowledge from the health disciplines, creates the intersection where AHT can be found.

An increasingly important focus is how health is formed in the digital society. Research in the field will aim to map and study how different phenomena such as changes in people’s, groups’ and organizations’ behavior, interventions, educational efforts and roles contribute to fulfilling or counteracting health goals.

We also need to know more about how digitalization excludes certain groups and how technology can provide different groups with new opportunities. The possibilities and consequences of digitalization from a health perspective need to be reviewed.

For this Special Issue on “Applied Health Technology”, we invite submissions that examine how people's health and wellbeing at the individual, group and societal levels can be achieved, promoted, maintained or counteracted by digitalization. Additionally, all papers addressing technology in a health or care setting are encouraged. Researchers are invited to contribute novel work to be considered for publication in this Special Issue. Submissions should include original articles or brief reports.

Prof. Dr. Peter Anderberg
Dr. Ana Luiza Dallora Moraes
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • applied health technology
  • health technology use
  • health in digital society
  • eHealth
  • digital health
  • health information technology
  • gerontechnology
  • health technology assessment
  • healthcare technology research
  • applied studies
  • health technology products
  • health technology services

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Reduction in Accommodative Response of Schoolchildren by a Double-Mirror System
by Shang-Min Yeh, Chen-Cheng Lo, Chi-Hung Lee, Yu-Jung Chen, Feng-Chi Lin and Shuan-Yu Huang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(19), 9951; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18199951 - 22 Sep 2021
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Purpose: This study first proposed the application of a double-mirror system (DMS) to extend viewing distance and investigate the accommodative response of schoolchildren under a DMS. Method: Fifty-seven subjects aged between 7 and 12 years old were recruited in this study, and the [...] Read more.
Purpose: This study first proposed the application of a double-mirror system (DMS) to extend viewing distance and investigate the accommodative response of schoolchildren under a DMS. Method: Fifty-seven subjects aged between 7 and 12 years old were recruited in this study, and the experiment was divided into two stages. The first stage consisted of a case history inquiry, a refraction state, and a visual function examination. In the second stage, the subjects gazed at an object at distances of 0.4 m, 2.285 m, and through a DMS, respectively, and their accommodative responses were measured using an open-field autorefractor. Results: There was no significant difference in the schoolchildren’s accommodative response between subjects gazing at an object at 2.285 m (0.14 ± 0.35 D, p > 0.05) and those gazing at it through a DMS (0.20 ± 0.35 D). However, their accommodative response showed a significant difference between subjects gazing at an object at 0.4 m and 2.285 m and those gazing at it at 0.4 m and through a DMS. Conclusion: In this experiment, the results of the children’s accommodative response measured at 2.285 m or through a DMS are very similar. The viewing distance can be extended by a DMS, resulting in accommodative relaxation. This result may have potential applications in myopia control. Full article
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Classifications, Changes, and Challenges of Online Health Information Seekers during COVID-19
by Hanna Choi and Shinae Ahn
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(18), 9495; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189495 - 9 Sep 2021
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore consumers’ experiences before and during the COVID-19 outbreak to improve public health by providing effective consumer health information. Methods: Interviews were conducted with 20 health information consumers who were 18 or older until data [...] Read more.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore consumers’ experiences before and during the COVID-19 outbreak to improve public health by providing effective consumer health information. Methods: Interviews were conducted with 20 health information consumers who were 18 or older until data saturation was reached. The selected participants were among users of the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). The data were collected before the COVID-19 outbreak (September 2014) and during the COVID-19 outbreak (October 2020) to describe experiences and changes before and during the pandemic. Data were analyzed according to the qualitative content analysis method. Results: As a result, 3 main domains and 10 subdomains were derived from classifications, changes, and challenges of online health information seekers. Conclusions: The findings of this study guide the understanding of health information seekers for the development of consumer-tailored health information systems. Full article
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Mobile Phone Use during Gait: The Role of Perceived Prioritization and Executive Control
by Tal Krasovsky, Joel Lanir, Yasmin Felberbaum and Rachel Kizony
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(16), 8637; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168637 - 16 Aug 2021
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(1) Background: Mobile phone use during gait is associated with adverse health outcomes, namely increased risk of pedestrian injury. Healthy individuals can voluntarily prioritize concurrent task performance, but the factors underlying the impact of phone use during walking remain largely unknown. Thus, the [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Mobile phone use during gait is associated with adverse health outcomes, namely increased risk of pedestrian injury. Healthy individuals can voluntarily prioritize concurrent task performance, but the factors underlying the impact of phone use during walking remain largely unknown. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the relationship between subjective (perceived) prioritization, cognitive flexibility and dual-task performance when using a mobile phone during walking. (2) Methods: Thirty young participants walked for one minute with and without reading or texting on a mobile phone, as well as reading or texting while sitting. Walking performance (kinematics) was recorded, as well as phone use (text comprehension, text read/written), mental workload, perceived prioritization (visual analog scale), and cognitive flexibility (trail-making test). (3) Results: Texting while walking was associated with larger decreases in gait speed, larger gait variability, higher mental workload, and lower text comprehension compared to reading. Perceived prioritization was associated with walking dual-task costs (DTCs) (r = 0.39–0.42, p < 0.04) when texting, and better cognitive flexibility was associated with lower gait DTCs when texting (r = 0.55, p = 0.002) but not reading. (4) Conclusions: The context-dependent link between perceived prioritization, cognitive flexibility, and walking DTCs promotes our understanding of the factors underlying texting-while-walking performance. This could identify individuals who are more prone to dual-task interference in this increasingly common and dangerous task. Full article
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Low Horizontal Force Production Capacity during Sprinting as a Potential Risk Factor of Hamstring Injury in Football
by Pascal Edouard, Johan Lahti, Ryu Nagahara, Pierre Samozino, Laurent Navarro, Kenny Guex, Jérémy Rossi, Matt Brughelli, Jurdan Mendiguchia and Jean-Benoît Morin
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(15), 7827; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157827 - 23 Jul 2021
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Clear decreases in horizontal force production capacity during sprint acceleration have been reported after hamstring injuries (HI) in football players. We hypothesized that lower FH0 is associated with a higher HI occurrence in football players. We aimed to analyze the association [...] Read more.
Clear decreases in horizontal force production capacity during sprint acceleration have been reported after hamstring injuries (HI) in football players. We hypothesized that lower FH0 is associated with a higher HI occurrence in football players. We aimed to analyze the association between sprint running horizontal force production capacities at low (FH0) and high (V0) velocities, and HI occurrence in football. This prospective cohort study included 284 football players over one season. All players performed 30 m field sprints at the beginning and different times during the season. Sprint velocity data were used to compute sprint mechanical properties. Players’ injury data were prospectively collected during the entire season. Cox regression analyses were performed using new HI as the outcome, and horizontal force production capacity (FH0 and V0) was used at the start of the season (model 1) and at each measurement time point within the season (model 2) as explanatory variables, adjusted for individual players’ (model 2) age, geographical group of players, height, body mass, and previous HI, with cumulative hours of football practice as the time scale. A total of 47 new HI (20% of all injuries) were observed in 38 out of 284 players (13%). There were no associations between FH0 and/or V0 values at the start of the season and new HI occurrence during the season (model 1). During the season, a total of 801 measurements were performed, from one to six per player. Lower measured FH0 values were significantly associated with a higher risk of sustaining HI within the weeks following sprint measurement (HR = 2.67 (95% CI: 1.51 to 4.73), p < 0.001) (model 2). In conclusion, low horizontal force production capacities at low velocity during early sprint acceleration (FH0) may be considered as a potential additional factor associated with HI risk in a comprehensive, multifactorial, and individualized approach. Full article
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