• Features of Mobile Diabetes Applications: Review of the Literature and Analysis of Current Applications Compared Against Evidence-Based Guidelines 

      Chomutare, Taridzo; Fernandez-Luque, Luis; Årsand, Eirik; Hartvigsen, Gunnar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Background: Interest in mobile health (mHealth) applications for self-management of diabetes is growing. In July 2009, we found 60 diabetes applications on iTunes for iPhone; by February 2011 the number had increased by more than 400% to 260. Other mobile platforms reflect a similar trend. Despite the growth, research on both the design and the use of diabetes mHealth applications is scarce. ...
    • HealthTrust: A Social Network Approach for Retrieving Online Health Videos 

      Fernandez-Luque, Luis; Karlsen, Randi; Melton, Genevieve B (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Background: Social media are becoming mainstream in the health domain. Despite the large volume of accurate and trustworthy health information available on social media platforms, finding good-quality health information can be difficult. Misleading health information can often be popular (eg, antivaccination videos) and therefore highly rated by general search engines. We believe that community ...
    • HealthTrust: trust-based retrieval of health social media videos 

      Fernandez-Luque, Luis (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-10-24)
      There is a global trend towards the use of the Internet to search for information about health issues. We have access to a wide range of online health information; especially the so-called social media (e.g. blogs, videos). However, finding good quality resources is not easy in the current context of information overload. Today, very relevant and valuable health social media has to compete in ...
    • Identifying Measures Used for Assessing Quality of YouTube Videos with Patient Health Information: A Review of Current Literature 

      Gabarron, Elia; Fernandez-Luque, Luis; Armayones, Manuel; Lau, Annie YS (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background: Recent publications on YouTube have advocated its potential for patient education. However, a reliable description of what could be considered quality information for patient education on YouTube is missing. Objective: To identify topics associated with the concept of quality information for patient education on YouTube in the scientific literature. Methods: A literature review was ...
    • Randomized trial of a novel game-based appointment system for a university hospital venereology unit: Study protocol 

      Gabarron, Elia; Fernandez-Luque, Luis; Serrano, Artur; Wynn, Rolf; Schopf, Thomas Roger Griesbeck (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-08)
      Background: Chlamydia is the most common reportable sexually transmitted disease (STD) in Norway, and its incidence in the two northernmost counties has been disclosed to be nearly the double of the Norwegian average. The latest publicly available rates showed that 85.6% of the new cases were diagnosed in people under 29 years old. The information and communication technologies are among the most ...
    • Review of Extracting Information From the Social Web for Health Personalization 

      Fernandez-Luque, Luis; Karlsen, Randi; Bonander, Jason (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      In recent years the Web has come into its own as a social platform where health consumers are actively creating and consuming Web content. Moreover, as the Web matures, consumers are gaining access to personalized applications adapted to their health needs and interests. The creation of personalized Web applications relies on extracted information about the users and the content to personalize. The ...