Sadrieh Hajesmaeel Gohari

Bio: Sadrieh Hajesmaeel Gohari is an academic researcher from Kerman Medical University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Telepathology & Usability. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 10 publications receiving 57 citations. Previous affiliations of Sadrieh Hajesmaeel Gohari include Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

A review and content analysis of national apps for COVID-19 management using Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS).

Abstract: The expansion of mobile health apps for the management of COVID-19 grew exponentially in recent months. However, no study has evaluated these apps. The objective of this study was to develop a reliable measure and rate the quality of COVID-19 mobile health apps, to eventually provide a roadmap for future mHealth app development. In this study, we used COVID-related keywords to identify apps for iOS and Android devices. 13 apps (13.5% of the total number of apps identified) were selected for evaluation. App quality was assessed independently using MARS by two reviewers. Search queries yielded a total of 97 potentially relevant apps, of which 13 met our final inclusion criteria. Kendall's coefficient of concordance value for the inter-rater agreement was 0.93 (p = .03). COVID-19 GOV PK app had the highest average MARS score (4.7/5), and all of the apps had acceptable MARS scores (> 3.0). This study suggests that most COVID-related apps meet acceptable criteria for quality, content, or functionality, and they must highlight esthetic and interesting features for overall quality improvement to be welcomed by users.

Challenges of using Hospital Information Systems by nurses: comparing academic and non-academic hospitals.

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIM Hospital Information Systems (HIS) are used for easy access to information, improvement of documentation and reducing errors. Nonetheless, using these systems is faced with some barriers and obstacles. This study identifies the challenges and the obstacles of using these systems in the academic and non-academic hospitals in Kerman. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study which was carried out in 2015. The statistical population in this study consisted of the nurses who had been working in the academic and non-academic hospitals in Kerman. A questionnaire consisting of two sections was used. The first section consisted of the demographic information of the participants and the second section comprised 34 questions about the challenges of HIS use. Data were analyzed by the descriptive and statistical analysis (t-test, and ANOVA) using SPSS 19 software. RESULTS The most common and important challenges in the academic hospitals were about human environment factors, particularly "negative attitude of society toward using HIS". In the non-academic hospitals, the most common and important challenges were related to human factors, and among them, "no incentive to use system" was the main factor. The results of the t-test method revealed that there was a significant relationship between gender and the mean score of challenges related to the organizational environment category in the academic hospitals and between familiarity with HIS and mean score of human environment factors (p<0.05). The results of the ANOVA test also revealed that the educational degree and work experience in the healthcare environment (years) in the academic hospitals have a significant relationship with the mean score related to the hardware challenges, as well, experience with HIS has a significant relationship, with the mean score related to the human challenges (p<0.05). CONCLUSION The most important challenges in using the information systems are the factors related to the human environment and the human factors. The results of this study can bring a good perspective to the policy makers and the managers regarding obstacles of using HISs from the nurses' perspective, so that they can solve their problems and can successfully implement these systems.

Virtual reality applications for chronic conditions management: A review

Abstract: Background: Virtual Reality (VR) as a computer technology that simulating real environments and situations exploited in numerous healthcare areas such as chronic diseases. The significance of timely treatment and rehabilitation of patients with chronic conditions is high due to the long lasting nature of these conditions. This paper sought to perform a review of published works in the field of VR application in chronic conditions for treatment and rehabilitation purposes. Methods: We searched the MEDLINE database through PubMed in April 2016 for retrieving published papers from January 2001 to December 2015. From 117 retrieved papers, 52had the inclusion criteria, and their full texts were accessible. Data were extracted from papers based on following items: the name of the first author, year of the study, applied VR methods, type of condition and disease, number of subjects that participated in the study, and finally the status of success and failure of VR application. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Results: Results of the reviewed investigations have been considered in two main categories including treatment oriented papers (n=38, 73%) while twenty of these papers have been conducted on phobias (53%); also, there are rehabilitation-oriented experiments (n=14, 27%) while thirteen of these papers have been performed on stroke. In 40 papers (77%), the VR technology application reported proper and in 11 papers (21%) the application of VR resulted in relatively proper outcomes and only there is a work (2%) with poor results for VR intervention. Conclusion: VR technology has been increasingly used in recent years for treatment and rehabilitation purposes among patients affected by chronic conditions in order to motivate them for more successful management.

Travel Avoidance Using Telepediatric by Patients and Healthcare Providers: a Review of the Literature

Abstract: Introduction Telepediatric is one of the subspecialties of telemedicine that can be defined as the use of information and communication technology tools to offer healthcare services to children at a distance. Aim The use of telepediatric healthcare services for children living in rural or deserved areas may reduce the cost and time of travel to access these services. This study aims to review published papers that assess the percentage of avoided travel or referrals with the use of telepediatric. Methods This is a systematic review study. PubMed database was searched in September 2019 to retrieve the published papers. The final 24 retrieved papers were assessed based on the variables such as modality, referral setting, specialty, continent, weight, and percentage of avoided travel. The multivariate linear regression model was used to estimate the percentage of travel avoidance by telepediatric. Results The linear regression model was determined based on the provided specialty for telepediatric (cardiology, general (multi), and other (rehabilitation, dermatology, psychiatry, respiratory)) with R2 =0.41. The results showed that the mean percentage of avoided travel in cardiology specialty as a baseline was 56%. The use of telepediatric in the general (multi) and other specialties can avoid travel for 26.5% (p=0.02) and 85% (p=0.03) respectively. Conclusion This study showed that telepediatric could reduce travel at least 26.5% and maximal 85%. These results can be used by healthcare providers to decide on the implementation of successful telepediatric systems to reduce referrals.

Curriculum vitae for

Abstract: s and Posters: 1. Mah E, Rosenthal M, Tsuyuki RT. Study of Understanding Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Remuneration and Transition towards Chronic Disease Management (SUPPORT-CDM): Results of an Alberta-wide Survey on Community Pharmacists. Presented: CPhA 96 Annual National Conference, Victoria, BC, May 31 – June 3, 2008. 2. Rosenthal M, Grindrod KA, Marra CA, Lynd LD, Bougher D, Wilgosh C, Tsuyuki RT. Study of Understanding Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Remuneration and Transition towards Chronic Disease Management (SUPPORT-CDM): Remuneration. Presented: CPhA 96 Annual National Conference, Victoria, BC, May 31 – June 3, 2008. 3. Grindrod KA, Rosenthal M, Marra CA, Lynd LD, Bougher D, Wilgosh C, Tsuyuki RT. Study of Understanding Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Remuneration and Transition towards Chronic Disease Management (SUPPORT-CDM): Methods to Determine What Pharmacists Really Think About CDM. Presented: CPhA 96 Annual National Conference, Victoria, BC, May 31 – June 3, 2008. 4. Grindrod KA, Rosenthal M, Marra CA, Lynd LD, Bougher D, Wilgosh C, Tsuyuki RT. Study of Understanding Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Remuneration and Transition towards Chronic Disease Management (SUPPORT-CDM): Challenges and Enablers. Presented: CPhA 96 Annual National Conference, Victoria, BC, May 31 – June 3, 2008. 5. Grindrod KA, Rosenthal M, Marra CA, Tsuyuki RT, Lynd LD. Patient Perceptions of Pharmacists’ Involvement in Chronic Disease Management. Presented: CPhA 97 Annual National Conference, Halifax, NS, May 30 – June 2, 2009. 6. Grindrod KA, Rosenthal M, Marra CA, Tsuyuki RT, Lynd LD. Patient Perceptions of Pharmacists’ Involvement in Chronic Disease Management. Presented: CPhA 97 Annual National Conference, Halifax, NS, May 30 – June 2, 2009. 7. Rosenthal M, Tsuyuki RT, Ng KWK. Pharmacy faculty members’ perception of contemporary pharmacy practice. Presented: Canadian Pharmacists Association Annual National conference and Trade Show, Calgary, AB, May 1518, 2010. 8. Rosenthal M, Autsin Z, Tsuyuki RT. What does a pharmacist do? Insights into self perception of pharmacists. Presented: Canadian Pharmacists Association Annual National Conference and Trade Show, Calgary, AB, May 15-18, 2010. 9. Rosenthal M, Breault RR, Austin Z, Tsuyuki RT. Pharmacists’ self perception of their professional role: Insights into community pharmacy culture. Presented: Canadian Pharmacists Association Annual National Conference and Trade Show, Calgary, AB, May 15-18, 2010. 10. Charrois T, Rosenthal M, Tsuyuki R. Stories from the Trenches: Experiences of Alberta Pharmacists in Obtaining Additional Prescribing. (Poster) Presented: CV Meagen M. Rosenthal, November 2015 9 Canadian Pharmacists Association Annual National conference and Trade Show, Calgary, AB, May 15-18, 2010. 11. Al Hamarneh YN, Rosenthal M, McElnay JC, Tsuyuki RT. Pharmacists’ SelfPerception of Their Role in Professional Practice – A comparison between the UK and Canada. (Poster) Presented: Canadian Pharmacists Association Annual National conference and Trade Show, Calgary, AB, May 15-18, 2010. 12. Tsuyuki RT, Truong K, Rosenthal M. Asleep at the Wheel. Pharmacy Practice Research Advocacy and Knowledge Translation by Canadian Pharmacy Organizations. (Poster) Presented: Canadian Pharmacists Association Annual National conference and Trade Show, Calgary, AB, May 15-18, 2010.

Review and evaluation of mindfulness-based iPhone apps

Abstract: Background There is growing evidence for the positive impact of mindfulness on wellbeing. Mindfulness-based mobile apps may have potential as an alternative delivery medium for training. While there are hundreds of such apps, there is little information on their quality. Objective This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of mindfulness-based iPhone mobile apps and to evaluate their quality using a recently-developed expert rating scale, the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS). It also aimed to describe features of selected high-quality mindfulness apps. Methods A search for “mindfulness” was conducted in iTunes and Google Apps Marketplace. Apps that provided mindfulness training and education were included. Those containing only reminders, timers or guided meditation tracks were excluded. An expert rater reviewed and rated app quality using the MARS engagement, functionality, visual aesthetics, information quality and subjective quality subscales. A second rater provided MARS ratings on 30% of the apps for inter-rater reliability purposes. Results The “mindfulness” search identified 700 apps. However, 94 were duplicates, 6 were not accessible and 40 were not in English. Of the remaining 560, 23 apps met inclusion criteria and were reviewed. The median MARS score was 3.2 (out of 5.0), which exceeded the minimum acceptable score (3.0). The Headspace app had the highest average score (4.0), followed by Smiling Mind (3.7), iMindfulness (3.5) and Mindfulness Daily (3.5). There was a high level of inter-rater reliability between the two MARS raters. Conclusions Though many apps claim to be mindfulness-related, most were guided meditation apps, timers, or reminders. Very few had high ratings on the MARS subscales of visual aesthetics, engagement, functionality or information quality. Little evidence is available on the efficacy of the apps in developing mindfulness.

Usability Study of Mainstream Wearable Fitness Devices: Feature Analysis and System Usability Scale Evaluation

Abstract: Background: Wearable devices have the potential to promote a healthy lifestyle because of their real-time data monitoring capabilities. However, device usability is a critical factor that determines whether they will be adopted on a large scale. Usability studies on wearable devices are still scarce. Objective: This study aims to compare the functions and attributes of seven mainstream wearable devices and to evaluate their usability. Methods: The wearable devices selected were the Apple Watch, Samsung Gear S, Fitbit Surge, Jawbone Up3, Mi Band, Huawei Honor B2, and Misfit Shine. A mixed method of feature comparison and a System Usability Scale (SUS) evaluation based on 388 participants was applied; the higher the SUS score, the better the usability of the product. Results: For features, all devices had step counting, an activity timer, and distance recording functions. The Samsung Gear S had a unique sports track recording feature and the Huawei Honor B2 had a unique wireless earphone. The Apple Watch, Samsung Gear S, Jawbone Up3, and Fitbit Surge could measure heart rate. All the devices were able to monitor sleep, except the Apple Watch. For product characteristics, including attributes such as weight, battery life, price, and 22 functions such as step counting, activity time, activity type identification, sleep monitoring, and expandable new features, we found a very weak negative correlation between the SUS scores and price (r=−.10, P=.03) and devices that support expandable new features (r=−.11, P=.02), and a very weak positive correlation between the SUS scores and devices that support the activity type identification function (r=.11, P=.02). The Huawei Honor B2 received the highest score of mean 67.6 (SD 16.1); the lowest Apple Watch score was only 61.4 (SD 14.7). No significant difference was observed among brands. The SUS score had a moderate positive correlation with the user’s experience (length of time the device was used) (r=.32, P<.001); participants in the medical and health care industries gave a significantly higher score (mean 61.1, SD 17.9 vs mean 68.7, SD 14.5, P=.03). Conclusions: The functions of wearable devices tend to be homogeneous and usability is similar across various brands. Overall, Mi Band had the lowest price and the lightest weight. Misfit Shine had the longest battery life and most functions, and participants in the medical and health care industries had the best evaluation of wearable devices. The perceived usability of mainstream wearable devices is unsatisfactory and customer loyalty is not high. A consumer’s SUS rating for a wearable device is related to their personal situation instead of the device brand. Device manufacturers should put more effort into developing innovative functions and improving the usability of their products by integrating more cognitive behavior change techniques.