May 2024

Four phases of co-design processes and participants engaged in each phase of the HEAAL framework to improve equitability and accessibility of digital health interventions. Kim et al

Image Credit: Kim et al

Research Articles

Achieving health equity through conversational AI: A roadmap for design and implementation of inclusive chatbots in healthcare

Tom Nadarzynski, Nicky Knights, Deborah Husbands, Cynthia A. Graham, Carrie D. Llewellyn, Tom Buchanan, Ian Montgomery, Damien Ridge

PLOS Digital Health: published May 2, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000492

Modeling and predicting individual variation in COVID-19 vaccine-elicited antibody response in the general population

Naotoshi Nakamura, Yurie Kobashi, Kwang Su Kim, Hyeongki Park, Yuta Tani, Yuzo Shimazu, Tianchen Zhao, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Fumiya Omata, Moe Kawashima, Makoto Yoshida, Toshiki Abe, Yoshika Saito, Yuki Senoo, Saori Nonaka, Morihito Takita, Chika Yamamoto, Takeshi Kawamura, Akira Sugiyama, Aya Nakayama, Yudai Kaneko, Yong Dam Jeong, Daiki Tatematsu, Marwa Akao, Yoshitaka Sato, Shoya Iwanami, Yasuhisa Fujita, Masatoshi Wakui, Kazuyuki Aihara, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Kenji Shibuya, Shingo Iwami, Masaharu Tsubokura

PLOS Digital Health: published May 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000497

An interpretable framework to identify responsive subgroups from clinical trials regarding treatment effects: Application to treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage

Yaobin Ling, Muhammad Bilal Tariq, Kaichen Tang, Jaroslaw Aronowski, Yang Fann, Sean I. Savitz, Xiaoqian Jiang, Yejin Kim

PLOS Digital Health: published May 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000493

Every sip counts: Understanding hydration behaviors and user-acceptability of digital tools to promote adequate intake during early and late pregnancy

Abigail M. Pauley, Asher Y. Rosinger, Jennifer S. Savage, David E. Conroy, Danielle Symons Downs

PLOS Digital Health: published May 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000499

Performance of the non-invasive point-of-care device, EzeCheck, for haemoglobin assessment in adults and children in community and institutional care settings

Partha Pratim Das Mahapatra, Chaitali Roy, Komal Agarwal, Joy Banerjee, Sandeep Sharma

PLOS Digital Health: published May 8, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000500

Development and preliminary testing of Health Equity Across the AI Lifecycle (HEAAL): A framework for healthcare delivery organizations to mitigate the risk of AI solutions worsening health inequities

Jee Young Kim, Alifia Hasan, Katherine C. Kellogg, William Ratliff, Sara G. Murray, Harini Suresh, Alexandra Valladares, Keo Shaw, Danny Tobey, David E. Vidal, Mark A. Lifson, Manesh Patel, Inioluwa Deborah Raji, Michael Gao, William Knechtle, Linda Tang, Suresh Balu, Mark P. Sendak

PLOS Digital Health: published May 9, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000390

Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of healthcare students and professionals on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare in Pakistan

Muhammad Mustafa Habib, Zahra Hoodbhoy, M. A. Rehman Siddiqui

PLOS Digital Health: published May 10, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000443

Electronic maternal and child health application usability, feasibility and acceptability among healthcare providers in Amhara region, Ethiopia

Esubalew Alemneh, Tegegn Kebebaw, Dabere Nigatu, Muluken Azage, Eyaya Misgan, Enyew Abate

PLOS Digital Health: published May 13, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000494

Effect of sensor number and location on accelerometry-based vertical ground reaction force estimation during walking

Ricky Pimentel, Cortney Armitano-Lago, Ryan MacPherson, Anoop Sathyan, Jack Twiddy, Kaila Peterson, Michael Daniele, Adam W. Kiefer, Edgar Lobaton, Brian Pietrosimone, Jason R. Franz

PLOS Digital Health: published May 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000343

Acceptance of voice assistant technology in dental practice: A cross sectional study with dentists and validation using structural equation modeling

Spencer Warren, Daniel Claman, Beau Meyer, Jin Peng, Emre Sezgin

PLOS Digital Health: published May 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000510

Mapping the ethical landscape of digital biomarkers: A scoping review

Mattia Andreoletti, Luana Haller, Effy Vayena, Alessandro Blasimme

PLOS Digital Health: published May 16, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000519

An app-based ecological momentary assessment of undergraduate student mental Health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (Smart Healthy Campus Version 2.0): Longitudinal study

Chris Brogly, Daniel J. Lizotte, Marc Mitchell, Mark Speechley, Arlene MacDougall, Erin Huner, Kelly K. Anderson, Michael A. Bauer

PLOS Digital Health: published May 20, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000239

Outlier analysis for accelerating clinical discovery: An augmented intelligence framework and a systematic review

Ghayath Janoudi, Mara Uzun (Rada), Deshayne B. Fell, Joel G. Ray, Angel M. Foster, Randy Giffen, Tammy Clifford, Mark C. Walker

PLOS Digital Health: published May 22, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000515

Construction of the Digital Health Equity-Focused Implementation Research Conceptual Model - Bridging the Divide Between Equity-focused Digital Health and Implementation Research

Lisa L. Groom, Antoinette M. Schoenthaler, Devin M. Mann, Abraham A. Brody

PLOS Digital Health: published May 22, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000509

A pilot acceptability evaluation of MomMind: A digital health intervention for Peripartum Depression prevention and management focused on health disparities

Alexandra Zingg, Amy Franklin, Angela Ross, Sahiti Myneni

PLOS Digital Health: published May 22, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000508

Developing content for a virtual reality scenario that motivates quit attempts in adult smokers: A focus group study with art-based methods

Tosan Okpako, Dimitra Kale, Olga Perski, Jamie Brown

PLOS Digital Health: published May 23, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000512

Frameworks for procurement, integration, monitoring, and evaluation of artificial intelligence tools in clinical settings: A systematic review

Sarim Dawar Khan, Zahra Hoodbhoy, Mohummad Hassan Raza Raja, Jee Young Kim, Henry David Jeffry Hogg, Afshan Anwar Ali Manji, Freya Gulamali, Alifia Hasan, Asim Shaikh, Salma Tajuddin, Nida Saddaf Khan, Manesh R. Patel, Suresh Balu, Zainab Samad, Mark P. Sendak

PLOS Digital Health: published May 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000514

Patient and public involvement workshop to shape artificial intelligence-supported connected asthma self-management research

Chi Yan Hui, Ann Victoria Shenton, Claire Martin, David Weatherill, Dianna Moylan, Morag Hayes, Laura Gonzalez Rienda, Emma Kinley, Stefanie Eck, Hilary Pinnock

PLOS Digital Health: published May 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000521

Digital mental health and peer support: Building a Theory of Change informed by stakeholders’ perspectives

Meigan Thomson, Gregor Henderson, Tim Rogers, Benjamin Locke, John Vines, Angus MacBeth

PLOS Digital Health: published May 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000522

Identifying bias in models that detect vocal fold paralysis from audio recordings using explainable machine learning and clinician ratings

Daniel M. Low, Vishwanatha Rao, Gregory Randolph, Phillip C. Song, Satrajit S. Ghosh

PLOS Digital Health: published May 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000516

Patient informed consent, ethical and legal considerations in the context of digital vulnerability with smart, cardiac implantable electronic devices

Leanne N. S. Torgersen, Stefan M. Schulz, Ricardo G. Lugo, Stefan Sütterlin

PLOS Digital Health: published May 23, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000507

Opinion

Addressing the affordability gap of novel cancer treatments in developing countries

Gavin Miyasato, Chitrang Shah, Todd Gorsuch, Ramnath Venkateswaran, Vamsi Chandra Kasivajjala, Mohit Misra

PLOS Digital Health: published May 1, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000488

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