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Development and Testing of the Kids Hurt App, a Web-Based, Pain Self-Report App for First Nations Youths: Mixed Methods Study

Development and Testing of the Kids Hurt App, a Web-Based, Pain Self-Report App for First Nations Youths: Mixed Methods Study

Indigenous peoples in Canada are comprised of 3 distinct groups: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. They reside across Canada, from large cities to small isolated communities [1]. In comparison to non-Indigenous peoples, Indigenous peoples are the fastest-growing cohort in Canada with a significantly younger population [1]. Indigenous children younger than 14 years of age represent 25.4% of the total Indigenous population, while the same age group in the non-Indigenous population only compromises 16% [1].

Karlee Francis, Julie Francis, Margot Latimer, Hayley Gould, Shante Blackmore, Emily MacLeod

JMIR Hum Factors 2025;12:e48370

Perspectives of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian Communities on Health Data Use and AI: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Perspectives of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian Communities on Health Data Use and AI: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

A cross-sectional survey was administered via Qualtrics to participants aged 18+ years who identified as Black, Latinx, Indigenous, or Asian. Categorical variables were summarized by frequency and percentage. The chi-square test was used to assess the relationship between responses and demographic variables. Statistical significance was based on P This study was exempt from approval by the University of California, San Francisco Institutional Review Board (IRB #22-36156). Informed consent was collected.

Fatuma-Ayaan Rinderknecht, Vivian B Yang, Mekaleya Tilahun, Jenna C Lester

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e50708

Increasing Access to Mental Health Supports for 18- to 25-Year-Old Indigenous Youth With the JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Increasing Access to Mental Health Supports for 18- to 25-Year-Old Indigenous Youth With the JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Indigenous individuals within this age range experience a greater burden of mental health difficulties compared to their non-Indigenous peers [4,5], partly attributed to distal factors such as a family history of residential school attendance [6] and more proximal factors such as experiences of childhood adversity [7]. Stressors such as substance use, loss of culture, racism, socioeconomic status, and family instability also impact the well-being and mental health of Indigenous youth [8].

Angela MacIsaac, Teagan Neufeld, Ishaq Malik, Elaine Toombs, Janine V Olthuis, Fred Schmidt, Crystal Dunning, Kristine Stasiuk, Tina Bobinski, Arto Ohinmaa, Sherry H Stewart, Amanda S Newton, Aislin R Mushquash

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e64745

Cultural Adaptation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Maternal and Child mHealth Intervention: Protocol for a Co-Design and Adaptation Research Study

Cultural Adaptation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Maternal and Child mHealth Intervention: Protocol for a Co-Design and Adaptation Research Study

The impact of colonization on Indigenous populations’ health across the globe is well recognized [1]. The ongoing disadvantages of intergenerational trauma and structural violence have resulted in disparities in health outcomes between the Australian general population and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities [1]. Decolonization of interventions, health care organizations, health service provision, and policies are recommended as solutions.

Sana Ishaque, Ola Ela, Chris Rissel, Karla Canuto, Kerry Hall, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Annette Briley, Claire T Roberts, Sarah Jane Perkes, Anna Dowling, Billie Bonevski

JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e53748

The Use of a Digital Well-Being App (Stay Strong App) With Indigenous People in Prison: Randomized Controlled Trial

The Use of a Digital Well-Being App (Stay Strong App) With Indigenous People in Prison: Randomized Controlled Trial

This overrepresentation of Indigenous people in prison and the comparative disadvantage in mental health and well-being needs for Indigenous people are consistently seen in colonized Western countries [10].

Elke Perdacher, David Kavanagh, Jeanie Sheffield, Penny Dale, Edward Heffernan

JMIR Ment Health 2024;11:e53280

Exploring Whether the Electronic Optimization of Routine Health Assessments Can Increase Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections and Provider Acceptability at an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service: Mixed Methods Evaluation

Exploring Whether the Electronic Optimization of Routine Health Assessments Can Increase Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections and Provider Acceptability at an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service: Mixed Methods Evaluation

In Australia, the highest rates of notified STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis) are among young people aged 15 to 29 years, higher in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than in young non-Indigenous people, and the highest in remote areas [8]. Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most commonly reported STI among young Aboriginal people, followed by Neisseria gonorrhea (NG) and Treponema pallidum (syphilis) [9].

Heather McCormack, Handan Wand, Christy E Newman, Christopher Bourne, Catherine Kennedy, Rebecca Guy

JMIR Med Inform 2023;11:e51387

Experiences and Priorities in Youth and Family Mental Health: Protocol for an Arts-Based Priority-Setting Focus Group Study

Experiences and Priorities in Youth and Family Mental Health: Protocol for an Arts-Based Priority-Setting Focus Group Study

These marginalized communities include Indigenous and newcomer groups in Canada, as well as bedridden or homebound individuals, who benefit from the extension of particular e Health services such as telehealth [6-9].

Mandy Archibald, Sharifat Makinde, Nicole Tongol, Sydney Levasseur-Puhach, Leslie Roos

JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e50208

Amplifying Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Perspectives to Promote Digital Health Equity: Co-Designed Qualitative Study

Amplifying Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Perspectives to Promote Digital Health Equity: Co-Designed Qualitative Study

Likewise, Indigenous people have quickly adapted social media to facilitate connections locally and globally [23]. Innovation with new technologies is also a part of contemporary Indigenous people’s ways of being: Carlson and Dreher [23] noted innovation in using social media for political purposes as well as for empowerment.

Connie Henson, Felicity Chapman, Gina Shepherd, Bronwyn Carlson, Boe Rambaldini, Kylie Gwynne

J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e50584

Indigenous Women and Their Nutrition During Pregnancy (the Mums and Bubs Deadly Diets Project): Protocol for a Co-designed mHealth Resource Development Study

Indigenous Women and Their Nutrition During Pregnancy (the Mums and Bubs Deadly Diets Project): Protocol for a Co-designed mHealth Resource Development Study

Lee and Ride [9] also reported that nutrition-related chronic conditions (diabetes, cardiovascular, and kidney diseases) account for at least 75% of the mortality gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults. In Australia, very few studies have explored what Indigenous Australian pregnant women are consuming or the quality of their dietary intake [9,10].

Stephanie Gilbert, Rachel Irvine, Melissa D'or, Marc T P Adam, Clare E Collins, Rhonda Marriott, Megan Rollo, Roz Walker, Kym Rae

JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e45983