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Policy Spotlight Effects on Critical Time-Sensitive Diseases: Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study on Taiwan’s Hospital Emergency Capability Categorization Policy

Policy Spotlight Effects on Critical Time-Sensitive Diseases: Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study on Taiwan’s Hospital Emergency Capability Categorization Policy

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality proposed the concept of time-sensitive diseases [1] using scientific data to maintain up-to-date guidelines and launched the Get with the Guidelines campaign to establish it as the basis for surveillance indicators of process and outcome quality [2]. Critical time-sensitive diseases (CTSDs) refer to life-threatening illnesses or injuries that require immediate emergency care, where rapid intervention is paramount to mitigate morbidity and mortality [3].

Chih-Yuan Lin, Chih-Ching Liu, Yu-Tung Huang, Yue-Chune Lee

Interact J Med Res 2025;14:e54651

The Reliability and Quality of Videos as Guidance for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Cross-Sectional Study

The Reliability and Quality of Videos as Guidance for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Cross-Sectional Study

However, You Tube also allows the distribution of unverified and nonprofessional content [19], leading to an increase in low-quality videos, which are created by nonspecialist users with little to no medical training [6]. This compromises the overall quality of medical content on You Tube, providing potentially misleading health information to unsuspecting viewers.

Jinpei Liu, Yifan Qiu, Yilong Liu, Wenping Xu, Weichen Ning, Peimei Shi, Zongli Yuan, Fang Wang, Yihai Shi

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e58855

Assessment of Reliability and Validity of Celiac Disease–Related YouTube Videos: Content Analysis

Assessment of Reliability and Validity of Celiac Disease–Related YouTube Videos: Content Analysis

Unlike previous studies, which either focused on non-English videos or lacked comprehensive quality metrics, this research provides a more robust and comparative analysis of CD-related video content on You Tube. We could not find any studies in the literature that evaluated the reliability and validity of You Tube videos about CD. This study aims to evaluate the quality and reliability of You Tube videos about CD using validated scoring tools and detailed content analysis.

Yunus Halil Polat, Rasim Eren Cankurtaran

JMIR Infodemiology 2025;5:e58615

Perspectives of Clients and Health Care Professionals on the Opportunities for Digital Health Interventions in Cerebrovascular Disease Care: Qualitative Descriptive Study

Perspectives of Clients and Health Care Professionals on the Opportunities for Digital Health Interventions in Cerebrovascular Disease Care: Qualitative Descriptive Study

The use of digital health interventions (DHIs) has increased rapidly during the last decade [5] to tackle health system challenges, with the potential to increase the quality, accessibility, and availability of health services [6]. Current health care services face challenges in delivering high-quality primary [7] and secondary prevention [8], rehabilitation [9], and long-term support [10-12] for CVD.

Henna Härkönen, Kirsi Myllykangas, Mikko Kärppä, Kirsi Maaria Rasmus, Julius Francis Gomes, Milla Immonen, Piia Hyvämäki, Miia Jansson

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e52715

Accuracy, Quality, and Misinformation of YouTube Abortion Procedural Videos: Cross-Sectional Study

Accuracy, Quality, and Misinformation of YouTube Abortion Procedural Videos: Cross-Sectional Study

There is no current research that evaluates the accuracy, quality, or level of misinformation of instructional videos available to patients. Given the reliance of information gathered on the internet to inform medical decision-making, this study was designed to assess whether any particular video on You Tube can deliver accurate, quality, and factually correct information about this topic in an unbiased manner.

Nicole Acero, Emma Herrero, Juanita Foncham, Jamie McIlvaine, Emre Kayaalp, Melissa Figueora, Antonia Francis Oladipo

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e50099

Accessibility, Cost, and Quality of an Online Regular Follow-Up Visit Service at an Internet Hospital in China: Mixed Methods Study

Accessibility, Cost, and Quality of an Online Regular Follow-Up Visit Service at an Internet Hospital in China: Mixed Methods Study

However, in the later stages of the pandemic, the quality of online health care services became an issue of greater concern. The advantage of the accessibility of online health care services is undisputed, but the services’ quality has been under discussion [27-29].

Kun Wang, Wenxin Zou, Yingsi Lai, Chun Hao, Ning Liu, Xiang Ling, Xiaohan Liu, Ting Liu, Xin Yang, Chenxi Zu, Shaolong Wu

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e54902

Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps in the Spanish App Stores: Quality and Content Analysis

Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps in the Spanish App Stores: Quality and Content Analysis

No studies, however, have been conducted to evaluate the quality and functionality of nutrition apps in the Spanish app stores. Therefore, the aims of this study were to evaluate the quality of popular nutrition-related app platforms in Spain and describe the different characteristics and functionalities of these apps. The i OS (Spanish Apple App Store) and Android (Spanish Google Play Store) platforms were used to search for nutrition-related apps from March 2 to March 16, 2024.

Cesar I Fernandez-Lazaro, Gema Santamaría, Annika Fernandez Milano, Maria I Martin-Vergel, Diego Fernandez-Lazaro

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2024;12:e52424

Engine of Innovation in Hospital Pharmacy: Applications and Reflections of ChatGPT

Engine of Innovation in Hospital Pharmacy: Applications and Reflections of ChatGPT

Chat GPT not only achieved a higher accuracy rate of 79% in answering these questions but also demonstrated excellent reproducibility and quality of substantiation, surpassing the performance of pharmacists by a notable margin [17]. Chat GPT can assist pharmacists in the review of prescriptions and offer guidance for the rational use of medications.

Xingang Li, Heng Guo, Dandan Li, Yingming Zheng

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e51635

Mobile Apps for Vaccination Services: Content Analysis and Quality Assessment

Mobile Apps for Vaccination Services: Content Analysis and Quality Assessment

The essential prerequisite is to ensure that they are of high-quality. A review of relevant studies on such apps reveals that past studies have mainly focused on service content and improving vaccination rates, and there is a lack of research related to quality assessment and user experience.

Chenchen Zhang, Xing Guo, Rui Zhu, Wenjie Hou, Lingmeng Wang, Fuzhi Wang, Li Zhang, Dan Luo

Online J Public Health Inform 2024;16:e50364

Quality Measurement of Consumer Health Questions: Content and Language Perspectives

Quality Measurement of Consumer Health Questions: Content and Language Perspectives

Thus, HICs need to formulate their information needs in high-quality health questions to receive timely, relevant, and comprehensive answers. There are 3 streams of research related to question quality. The first one is focused on the characteristics of answers with the assumption that high-quality questions generate answers, and the most straightforward measure of a good-quality question is whether it has received an acceptable answer [13].

Ashwag Alasmari, Lina Zhou

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e48257