Usability and accessibility in consumer health informatics current trends and future challenges.

Future Challenges and Opportunities in Online Prescription Drug Promotion Research; Comment on “Trouble Spots in Online Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Promotion: A Content Analysis of FDA Warning Letters”

Despite increased availability of online promotional tools for prescription drug marketers, evidence on online prescription drug promotion is far from settled or conclusive. We highlight ways in which online prescription drug promotion is similar to conventional broadcast and print advertising and ways in which it differs. We also highlight five key areas for future research: branded drug websi...

Nursing Informatics Research Priorities for the Future: Recommendations from an International Survey

We present one part of the results of an international survey exploring current and future nursing informatics (NI) research trends. The study was conducted by the International Medical Informatics Association Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group (IMIA-NISIG) Student Working Group. Based on findings from this cross-sectional study, we identified future NI research priorities. We used snow...

Methodological Challenges in Estimation of the Life Time Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption in Iran: Current Practice and Guidelines for Futures Studies

Background: The prevalence of alcohol consumption in Iran cannot be estimated because large variations have been observed in the reported prevalences of alcohol consumption. The main aim of this study was to assess the methodological challenges in estimation of the life time prevalence of alcohol consumed in Iran. By the same token we provided a standard approach for future res...

A Multidiscipline Conceptual Framework for Consumer Health Informatics

This paper presents an idealized conceptual framework for consumer health informatics research drawing from complementary disciplines: information science and health campaign research. This synthesis is designed to provide researchers with a flexible model to evaluate current research and inform future studies. Following a description of the major components, we describe a recent evaluation of ...

The roles of veterinarians in meeting the challenges of health and welfare of livestock and global food security