The potential of a multimodal digital care program in addressing healthcare inequities in musculoskeletal pain management

AC Areias, M Molinos, RG Moulder, D Janela… - NPJ Digital …, 2023 - nature.com
Digital interventions have emerged as a solution for time and geographical barriers,
however, their potential to target other social determinants of health is largely unexplored. In …

[HTML][HTML] Engagement and utilization of a complete remote digital care program for musculoskeletal pain management in urban and rural areas across the United …

J Scheer, AC Areias, M Molinos, D Janela… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2023 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are the number one cause of disability
worldwide. Digital care programs (DCPs) for MSK pain management have arisen as …

[HTML][HTML] Applying AI to Safely and Effectively Scale Care to Address Chronic MSK Conditions

AC Areias, D Janela, RG Moulder, M Molinos… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: The rising prevalence of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions has not
been balanced by a sufficient increase in healthcare providers. Scalability challenges are …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the Importance of Race and Gender Concordance Between Patients and Physical Therapists in Digital Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal …

AC Areias, D Janela, M Molinos, V Bento… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - jmir.org
Background Race/ethnicity and gender concordance between patients and providers is a
potential strategy to improve health care interventions. In digital health, where human …

Exploring Factors Associated with Changes in Pain and Function Following mHealth-Based Exercise Therapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review …

P Rodríguez-Sánchez-Laulhé… - Applied Sciences …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Exercise therapy is the first-line intervention recommended for those with chronic
musculoskeletal pain (CMP). Smartphone technologies (mHealth) represent a feasible …

Evaluating Digital Rehabilitation Outcomes in Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions Across Non-Obesity, Obesity, and Severe Obesity

AP Pereira, D Janela, AC Areias, M Molinos… - Journal of Pain …, 2025 - dovepress.com
Background: Obesity is a known risk factor and aggravator of musculoskeletal (MSK)
conditions. The rising prevalence of obesity calls for scalable solutions to address MSK …

[HTML][HTML] Transforming Veteran Rehabilitation Care: Learnings from a Remote Digital Approach for Musculoskeletal Pain

AC Areias, D Doverspike, DF Brostek, D Janela… - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
While musculoskeletal pain (MSP) stands as the most prevalent health condition among
Veterans, timely and high-quality care is often hindered due to access barriers. Team Red …

Health Care Discrimination Affects Patient Activation, Communication Self-Efficacy, and Pain for Black Americans

V Derricks, AT Hirsh, AJ Perkins, JK Daggy… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines whether a key psychosocial factor—perceiving racial discrimination in
health care—is associated with worse patient activation, communication self-efficacy, and …

[PDF][PDF] Recovering work productivity in a population with chronic musculoskeletal pain: unveiling the value and cost-savings of a digital care program

D Janela, AC Areias, RG Moulder… - … of Occupational and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective To investigate potential savings obtained from restoring productivity in employees
with chronic MSK pain through a digital care program (DCP). Methods Secondary analysis …

Step cadence and sedentary behaviour–developing the links to physical function and glucose control

P McBride - 2023 - figshare.le.ac.uk
Background Adults with type 2 diabetes, and those at high risk of developing it (prediabetes)
typically have poorer cardiometabolic health profiles and are at higher risk of impaired …