JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting

Evidence identifies that excessive screen time consumption during the crucial stage of life (0-3 years) significantly affects children's cognitive, linguistic, emotional development over time. In today's intricate socio-economic setting, parents, especially working parents face challenges in constantly supervising their children's activities, often turning to smartphones and other digital devices as a suitable substitute to keep them occupied. To address these issues, an mHealth application can emerge as a feasible solution to help parents manage digital habits for their infants while minimizing the harmful effects.

Parents of disabled children face many challenges when providing care, along with persistent worry and fear about the child health outcome and the impact of the child disability on their lives. Parents of disabled children experience stressful situation and face many emotions one of which is chronic sorrow. Therefore, the Theory of chronic sorrow was introduced to examine and measure feelings of chronic sorrow among parents. Little attention has been made to examine Saudi parents with disabled child and the utilization of chronic sorrow theory in this population.

Healthcare chatbots can be used to support patients and their families with everyday decision-making. While there is some research on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into paediatric care, no study has focused on the opportunity of implementing a generative AI (genAI) chatbot for paediatric rheumatology. Paediatric Rheumatology conditions require intense family input, which can often leave families struggling to navigate disease flares, pain, fatigue, medication side effects and adherence and support of their child, often when paediatric rheumatology departments are shut. Understanding how we can support families better, without the need for increased personnel, will have implications for the healthcare systems.

In the digital age, adolescents increasingly rely on online sources for health-related information. eHealth literacy—defined as the ability to find, evaluate, and apply online health information—plays a crucial role in health outcomes. However, limited research exists on eHealth literacy among Japanese high school students, particularly on its association with menstrual health and psychological well-being.

We evaluated a pilot mobile health (mHealth) intervention aimed at improving postnatal maternal and infant health. The intervention featured provider-led group sessions for education, healthcare communication, in-person care referrals, and virtual mHealth support for postpartum mothers through weekly calls, texts, interactive voice response (IVR), and a phone application.

Caregivers of children with mental health challenges are at heightened risk for burnout and absenteeism. This strain affects both their well-being and work performance, contributing to widespread workplace issues. Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) are increasingly used to support pediatric mental health, but their impact on caregiver outcomes remains underexplored.

The increasing prevalence of information and communication technologies has made health-related information and social support more accessible on the web. However, limited evidence exists on how eHealth and social support affect the well-being of employed women who also serve as caregivers in Japan.

Follow-up to eye care services for children especially in the context of Nepal is essential for ensuring a continuum of care. Hence, as a continued effort, we designed this study to explore the service users’ experience of this community-based intervention to improve follow-up at Bharatpur Eye Hospital (BEH) in Nepal.

Pregnant women are a priority group for COVID-19 vaccination due to their vulnerability as a high-risk cohort. However, the current pregnancy uptake rate for the COVID-19 vaccination in Western Australia remains largely unknown.

Consistent medication use and proper inhaler technique are essential in pediatric asthma, and young children require supportive tools to maintain these practices.

Urgent pediatric hospital readmissions are common, costly, and often preventable. Existing prediction models, based solely on discharge data, fail to accurately identify at-risk pediatric patients. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) leverages wearable technology to provide real-time health data, enabling care teams to detect and respond to early signs of clinical deterioration. Emerging evidence suggests RPM may be a promising strategy to improve pediatric post-discharge outcomes and reduce urgent hospital readmissions.

Widely accessible, cost-effective early language development interventions for caregivers of young children are needed to promote optimal outcomes in children in the United States. Social media short-form videos, such as those on TikTok, may be a natural fit for delivering this type of intervention.