Top Journals in the Field of Health Studies

Top Journals in My Field: Health Studies
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Four Scholarly Journals
1 SAGE Journals
2 BMC Health Services Research
3 American Journal of Health Promotion
4 The Lancet Digital Health Journal
Summary of Article 1
The article by Wikström et al. (2022) is founded on the idea that access to information is one of the critical resources needed to improve outcomes following surgical interventions. The authors note that recruiting patients to ensure positive post-surgery outcomes rests on the capacity to provide convenient access to information. In this regard, the authors note that there have been several e-health applications designed to improve information access for patients who have undergone operative procedures. Wikström et al. (2022) subject the existing research on these applications to a comprehensive review to determine provider and patient perceptions regarding their efficacy. Therefore, the article takes the form of a review of qualitative and quantitative studies published between 2015 and 2020, providing a scoping overview of provider and patient perceptions. Despite the variance in the methods of the studies reviewed, Wikström et al. (2022) found that a positive perception of the e-health app was linked to improved compliance with self-care guidelines. Moreover, the need for physical visits decreased significantly. Overall, the article supports the use of e-health applications to improve self-care for patients recovering from post-operative procedures.
Summary of Article 2
Ferguson et al. (2022) address the role that wearable activity trackers play in improving physical activity as a tool for improved health and well-being. The researchers base their research on the fact that wearable trackers are an increasingly popular and low-cost tool that can be used to improve behavior related to physical activity. The article is a systematic literature review that seeks to define the position of the existing research on the impact of wearable trackers on physical, psychological, and psychosocial health outcomes. The researchers concluded that activity trackers had a clinically significant impact on physical activity, body composition, and fitness. The researchers further observed that wearable trackers produced up to 1800 extra steps amounting to over 40 minutes per day more walking. These improvements in physical activity produced an estimated one kilogram in body weight reduction. Most importantly, these positive results were sustained over a long-term duration. These conclusions suggest that wearable devices are indeed a beneficial tool in helping improve physical activity.
Differences between the Articles
Despite focusing on the various ways that health technology can be used to enhance health promotion, the articles by Wikström et al. (2022) and Ferguson et al. (2022) approach the issue from varying angles. On the one hand, Wikström et al. (2022) focus primarily on the quantitative aspects of the issue. Specifically, the article by Wikström et al. (2022) fo...