July 2026 – Health Technology Research Lab BTH

Effects of the Digital App “Support, Monitoring and Reminder Technology for Mild Dementia” (SMART4MD) on People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Informal Caregivers: 18-Month Multicenter Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

24 July, 2026
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Background Previous research has shown that mobile health (mHealth) interventions are effective in reminding older adults with chronic conditions about health care appointments and promoting adherence to medication schedules. However, the evidence is limited by the short duration and poor quality of the interventions. Objective We evaluated the effectiveness of the Support, Monitoring and Reminder Technology for Mild Dementia (SMART4MD)…

Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life Impact and Symptom Severity in Patients with Lyme Borreliosis in the Burden of Lyme Disease (BOLD) Study

2 July, 2026
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Lyme borreliosis (LB) can manifest as a localized infection or, if left untreated, disseminated disease. This analysis used Patient-Reported Outcome tools to assess general health, fatigue, pain, and cognitive function in patients with localized or disseminated LB, compared with age- and site-matched controls without LB. All participants were enrolled in the Burden of Lyme Disease (BOLD) study; LB cases were…