This figure shows the conceptual model for the virtual reality pain reduction effect during burn dressing changes – key features of the VR experience (realism, fun, and engagement) significantly impact the patient’s self-reported pain score during the dressing changes. Jain et al 2024
Image Credit: Jain et al
Research Articles
Exploring the use of social media and online methods to engage persons with lived experience and healthcare professionals in creating research agendas: Lessons from a pediatric cancer research priority-setting partnership
PLOS Digital Health: published January 8, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000181
Supporting self-management for patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases: Utility and acceptability of digital devices
PLOS Digital Health: published January 8, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000318
The relationship between perceptions of electronic health record usability and clinical importance of social and environmental determinants of health on provider documentation
PLOS Digital Health: published January 11, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000428
A Phone Pal to overcome social isolation in patients with psychosis—Findings from a feasibility trial
PLOS Digital Health: published January 12, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000410
Deep learning to estimate impaired glucose metabolism from Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the liver: An opportunistic population screening approach
PLOS Digital Health: published January 16, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000429
Uncovering the effects of model initialization on deep model generalization: A study with adult and pediatric chest X-ray images
PLOS Digital Health: published January 17, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000286
Performance of Generative Pretrained Transformer on the National Medical Licensing Examination in Japan
PLOS Digital Health: published January 23, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000433
Mind-body internet and mobile-based interventions for depression and anxiety in adults with chronic physical conditions: A systematic review of RCTs
PLOS Digital Health: published January 23, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000435
Challenges in the maintenance of an open hospital-based cancer registry system in a low-to-middle-income country (LMIC): 2017–2022 experience
PLOS Digital Health: published January 24, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000328
Features of virtual reality impact effectiveness of VR pain alleviation therapeutics in pediatric burn patients: A randomized clinical trial
PLOS Digital Health: published January 25, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000440
Applying the principles for digital development to improve maternal and child health in the Peri-urban areas of Karachi, Pakistan
PLOS Digital Health: published January 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000434
Understanding the perspectives and needs of multiple stakeholders: Identifying key elements of a digital health intervention to protect against environmental hazards
PLOS Digital Health: published January 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000444
Artificial intelligence in fracture detection with different image modalities and data types: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLOS Digital Health: published January 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000438
Unraveling the interplay of circadian rhythm and sleep deprivation on mood: A Real-World Study on first-year physicians
PLOS Digital Health: published January 31, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000439
Reviews
An introduction to digital determinants of health
PLOS Digital Health: published January 4, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000346
Peer review of GPT-4 technical report and systems card
PLOS Digital Health: published January 18, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000417