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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health problem and often leads to deleterious outcomes. IPV is associated with elevated psychological distress, impaired physical health, and high rates of morbidity and mortality. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, there has been an exponential increase in the rates of IPV worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has also heralded an increased use of telehealth to deliver medical and psychological services. Telehealth is defined as the use of technology communication systems (ie, mobile apps, videoconferencing, etc) in the provision of health care. Given increases in access to Wi-Fi and computing technology, telehealth has become increasingly popular in all types of health care interventions, including those for IPV.

The growth in mobile technology access, utilization, and services holds great promise for facilitating HIV prevention efforts in Malaysia. Despite these promising trends, there is a dearth of evidence on the use of mobile health (mHealth) platforms to address the HIV prevention needs of Malaysian men who have sex with men (MSM).

The provision of physiotherapy care via telehealth is becoming increasingly common and, in some circumstances, is a necessity, as observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is important to understand what are the core capabilities that physiotherapists need in order to deliver quality care via videoconferencing.

Video telehealth increases access to care for patients living in rural communities and those whose functional status makes attending brick-and-mortar health care visits difficult. This includes many older adults whose accumulated health risks, due to age and chronic illness, may result in higher rates of disability. Older adults underutilize video visits due to decreased digital literacy and age-related impairments. While caregiver assistance may ameliorate such barriers, little is known about the role of caregivers to support patient participation in video telehealth, particularly for more hands-on clinical services such as occupational therapy (OT).

Telehealth therapy services increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and have the potential to shape service provision in the future. The growing body of research on telehealth services provides evidence of the efficacy of such services and the possibility for greater accessibility of counseling services for hard-to-reach clients. However, less is known regarding 2 unique processes of engaging in telehealth services, which are telehealth difficulties and perceived therapist telehealth competency.

The MyCOVIDRisk app is a free web-based tool for the public to quickly estimate the likelihood of COVID-19 infection based on individual behavior, environmental factors, and local case counts. User input of activities and mitigation measures impact the modifiable risk estimates. Originally launched in October 2020, an updated version was released in November 2021 to account for the transmission dynamics of delta and omicron variants and the protective effects of vaccination.

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the stress levels of parents, especially health care workers and other COVID-19 frontline workers. Nonetheless, little is known about stress management for this population.

Addiction treatment evolved quickly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, with changes likely increasing access to some forms of care (eg, medications for opioid use disorder) and reducing access to others (eg, inpatient treatments). Efforts to continue providing quality addiction treatment to veterans may have benefitted from the Veteran’s Healthcare Administration’s existing telehealth infrastructure. Veterans’ experiences of care during this time are key to evaluating these efforts.

Social support and connection with other parents are important factors associated with parental mental health and parenting practices. These social connections can be integrated in parental eHealth programs through forums or group therapy sessions, but parental needs and preferences regarding these eHealth features are unknown.

Obesity and dental decay are linked through poor diet. In the United States, >13% of 2-5–year-old children have obesity and >21% have tooth decay, with the highest rates in Black and Latino children and those from low-income families. Conflicting information, barriers, and lack of access to healthy food and dental care influence the risk of poor diet and insufficient oral hygiene. Of particular interest is whether leveraging technology can deliver tailored and motivational interventions to promote a healthier diet and oral hygiene behaviors in young children of high-need families.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant vulnerabilities of traditional in-person recruitment methodology in the context of limited access to clinical facilities. Remote recruitment is a potential solution, but its yield and efficiency are unknown.

Digital tools can help cultivate states of well-being through psychological interventions. Interventions and policies with the most promise of influencing individual and population health and well-being in real-world contexts require understanding the dynamic relationships between different domains of well-being in daily life.