Publications

  1. Acosta Filha, L. G., Sanz, C. K., Rocha, E. V., Nunes, Y. A., dos Santos, F. S., Gazerani, P., & dos Santos, M. F. H. (2026). The role of satellite glial cells in opioid modulation and chronic pain: A systematic review. Neuroglia, 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/neuroglia7030026
  2. Andersen, M. S., Oppel, L. M., Modrau, B., Jensen, K., & Gazerani, P. (2026). Pain and sensory abnormalities in prodromal and early Parkinson’s disease: Mechanisms, assessment, and clinical implications. Frontiers in Pain Research. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2026.1888196
  3. Chernykh, M., Popov, A., Korostynska, O., & Gazerani, P. (2026). Psychological distress and life-event burden in conflict-affected Ukrainian adolescents: A cross-sectional exploratory psychometric study in two cohorts. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-026-01153-x
  4. Gazerani, P. (2026). Artificial empathic interaction and social analgesia as a conceptual framework for chronic pain care. npj Digital Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-03183-3
  5. Gazerani, P. (2026). Digital twins in neurology care: Evidence, limitations, and a path forward. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 25. https://doi.org/10.31083/JIN50563
  6. Gazerani, P. (2026). Menopause-related brain fog as a midlife window in women’s brain aging: Toward ecologically valid measurement and digital phenotyping. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 20. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2026.1814092
  7. Gazerani, P. (2026). Migraine and menopause as converging factors in brain vulnerability: A hypothesis-driven perspective. The Journal of Headache and Pain. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-026-02404-0
  8. Gazerani, P. (2026). Toward a digital twin-inspired framework for studying trigeminal satellite glial cell dynamics in craniofacial pain: A hypothesis. Neuroglia, 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/neuroglia7010007
  9. Gazerani, P., Pereira, N. S., & dos Santos, M. F. H. (2026). Glia-targeted therapeutics. Neuroglia, 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/neuroglia7030028
  10. Holm, L. B., Hussain, S., Gazerani, P., & Krogstad, T. (2026). Pharmacist-led migraine consultations in community pharmacies: A pilot study of pharmacists’ experiences and patient-reported outcomes. The Journal of Headache and Pain. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-026-02374-3
  11. Hussiny, M. A., Saidi, T., Pikkarainen, M., & Gazerani, P. (2026). A bibliometric analysis of large language models in mental health research. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1838199
  12. Kolstad, E., Pavel, N., Cartajenas, A. K. S., Saidi, T., Rosseland, I. K. H., Bergheim, Å., Mørk, N. S., Selmer-Olsen, K. G., Gazerani, P., Shorey, S., & Pikkarainen, M. (2026). Opportunities and concerns of gamified, extended reality for home-based motor rehabilitation for children with brain injury: Qualitative case study on design elements related to the engagement and fatigue perspectives. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28. https://doi.org/10.2196/84013
  13. Mathew, A., Sykorova, K., Pavel, N., Johnsen, M. B., Pikkarainen, M., Ali, S., Kvammen, M. F., & Gazerani, P. (2026). Patient-reported and technology-assisted monitoring in orthotic management of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: Scoping review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 14. https://doi.org/10.2196/88880
  14. Mehrsafar, A. H., Golmohammadi, B., & Gazerani, P. (2026). Psychophysiological responses to competitive anxiety, stress biomarkers (sCort and sAA), and performance in elite female basketball players. International Journal of Sport Studies for Health, 9.
  15. Moezzi, S., Korostynska, O., Rankanen, M., Khan, H., & Gazerani, P. (2026). Art therapy and emotional pain: A scoping review of physiological and biological measures. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 20. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2026.1736930
  16. Saidi, T., Pavel, N., Gazerani, P., & Pikkarainen, M. A. (2026). Bridging digital health gaps in South Africa: A qualitative study of the digital divide, interoperability and health equity. DIGITAL HEALTH, 12. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261440967
  17. Gazerani, P. (2026). Polypharmacy and combination therapies in Parkinson’s disease. In W. Mohamed (Ed.), Pharmacological foundations of Parkinson’s disease: From mechanisms to clinical practice. Academic Press.Sykorova, K., Mathew, A., Pavel, N., Gazerani, P., Saidi, T., Kvammen, M. F., & Pikkarainen, M. (2026). A comparative co-design study of adolescents’ and caregivers’ perspectives on mobile app content for conservative scoliosis management [Conference presentation]. 51st Nordic Spinal Deformities Society (NSDS) Annual Meeting
  18. Sykorova, K., Mathew, A., Pavel, N., Gazerani, P., Saidi, T., Kvammen, M. F., & Pikkarainen, M. (2026). User priorities and design concerns for personalized digital support in conservative treatment of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis [Conference presentation]. SOSORT 2026 World CongressMathew, A., Sykorova, K., Pavel, N., Johnsen, M. B., Pikkarainen, M., Ali, S., … & Gazerani, P. (2026). Patient-Reported and Technology-Assisted Monitoring in Orthotic Management of Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis: Scoping Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 14, e88880.
  19. Sykorova, K., Pavel, N., Mathew, A., Johnsen, M. B., Ullevoldsæter Lystad, J., Bull, H. C., … & Pikkarainen, M. A. (2026). Understanding the needs and frustrations in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a qualitative interview study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
  20. Cartajenas, A. K., Gazerani, P., Rosseland, I. K., Bergheim, Å., Selmer-Olsen, K., Mørk, N., … & Pikkarainen, M. A. Mapping Immersive Technologies in Pediatric Rehabilitation: A Multi-Database Bibliometric Analysis. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 7, 1821977.
  21. Hussiny, M. A., Saidi, T., Pikkarainen, M. A., & Gazerani, P. (2026). A bibliometric analysis of large language models in mental health research. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 17, 1838199.
  22. Saidi, T., Nenad, P., Gazerani, P., & Pikkarainen, M. A. (2026). Bridging digital health gaps in South Africa: A qualitative study of the digital divide, interoperability and health equity. Digital Health, 12, 20552076261440967.
  23. Pikkarainen, M., Lukic, M., Johanssen, S., Admiraal, W., Berg, A., & Røe, Y. Benefits and challenges of integrating generative AI in health technology education–A Case Study. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 11, p. 1763138). Frontiers.
  24. Toh, Z. A., Solvang, P. K., Hey, H. W. D., Ang, W. H. D., Pang, Y., Hounsri, K., Solberg, T., Berg, B., Grotle, M., Pikkarainen, M., & He, H.-G. (in press). Surgeons’ perceptions of machine-learning-based prognostic tools for spine surgery: A qualitative study. Journal of Medical Internet Research.
  25. Toh, Z. A., Thambawita, V., Grotle, M., He, H. G., Pikkarainen, M., Hey, H. W. D., … & Berg, B. (2026). Development of machine learning models for predicting patient-perceived benefit following lumbar disc herniation or spinal stenosis surgery. European Spine Journal, 35(2), 591-605.
  26. Kolstad, E., Pavel, N., Cartajenas, A. K. S., Saidi, T., Rosseland, I. K. H., Bergheim, Å., Mørk, N. S., Selmer‑Olsen, K. G., Gazerani, P., Shorey, S. & Pikkarainen, M. (in press). Opportunities and concerns of gamified, extended reality for home‑based motor rehabilitation for children with brain injury: A qualitative case study on design elements related to engagement and fatigue perspectives. Journal of Medical Internet Research.
  27. Ye, C., Hou, D., Pikkarainen, M., Chen, B., Qin, N., Lin, S., … & Wu, V. X. (2026). Exploring the status and influencing factors of nurses’ digital health literacy: a scoping review. BMC nursing.
  28. Pikkarainen, M., Atkova, I., Wang, F., Hyrkäs, E., & Xu, Y. (in press). Value co-creation of digital health services in healthcare ecosystems: Enacting sustainability of business models. Journal of Business Models
  29. Saidi, T., Hestetun-Mandrup, A. M., Pavel, N., Rosseland, I. K. H., Selmer-Olsen, K. G., Mørk, N. S., … & Pikkarainen, M. A. (2026). Challenges and Benefits of Virtual Reality in Home-Based Poststroke Rehabilitation: Co-Design Qualitative Study. JMIR Human Factors, 13(1), e78798.
  30. Hestetun-Mandrup, A. M., Hamre, C., Lund, A., Martinsen, A. C. T., He, H. G., & Pikkarainen, M. (2026). Exploring people with stroke’s perceptions of digital technologies in post-stroke rehabilitation–a qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 48(2), 359-368.
  31. Hestetun-Mandrup, A. M., Hamre, C., Lund, A., Martinsen, A. C. T., He, H. G., & Pikkarainen, M. (2026). Exploring the Influence of Digitalization on Multidisciplinary Poststroke Rehabilitation Practice: Qualitative Study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 13(1), e77753.
  32. Hestetun-Mandrup, A. M., Pikkarainen, M., Martinsen, A. C., & He, H. G. (2026). Concept Development of “user Involvement” in Using Digital Technologies in Stroke Rehabilitation: Application of Hybrid Model 4235. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 107(5), e48.
  33. Røe, Y., Lukic, M., Johanssen, S., Admiraal, W., & Pikkarainen, M. Building Digital Competence for Future Healthcare through hands-on AI experience. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 11, p. 1752683).Pikkarainen Minna, Iivari Marika, Francisgomes Julius, Kaartinen Jouni, Xu Yueqiang; Hong-Gu He, Gazerani Parisa, Identification of required capabilities of digital health ecosystems when preventing and managing non-communicable diseases, Accepted for publication in Journal of Digital Health.
  34. Hyvämäki Piia, Kääriäinen Maria, Tuomikoski Anna Maria, Pikkarainen Minna, Jansson Miia., Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Patient Safety in Health Information Exchange and Related Socio-Technical Factors: A Descriptive Qualitative Study. Public Health Journal · Jul 17, 2024 
  35. Ann Marie Hestetun-Mandrup, Anne Catrine Trægde Martinsen; He Hong-Gu, Toh Zheng An, Oh Hui Xian, Minna Pikkarainen (2024) Effectiveness of digital home rehabilitation and supervision for stroke survivors -A systematic review and meta-analysis», Digital Health Journal, Accepted for publication, 26.4.2024
  36. Anna Mathew, Marianne Bakke Johnsen, Nenad Pavel, Kamila Sykorova , Linda Rennie, Minna Pikkarainen, Frida Larsen, Parisa Gazerani, Mapping Emerging Trends in Conservative Treatment of Adolecenr Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Bibliometrix Analysis of Sensor Integrated Strategies and Intelligent Braces., SASP 2024 Congress, Helsinki
  37. Toh, Zheng An, Bjørnar Berg, Qin Yun Claudia Han, Hwee Weng Dennis Hey, Minna Pikkarainen, Margreth Grotle, and Hong-Gu He. «Clinical Decision Support System Used in Spinal Disorders: Scoping Review.» Journal of Medical Internet Research 26 (2024): e53951.
  38. Kwa, Zhi Yin, Jinqiu Li, Dale Lincoln Loh, Yang Yang Lee, Guangyu Liu, Lixia Zhu, Minna Pikkarainen, Honggu He, and Vidyadhar Padmakar Mali. «An Intelligent Customer-Driven Digital Solution to Improve Perioperative Health Outcomes Among Children Undergoing Circumcision and Their Parents: Development and Evaluation.» JMIR Formative Research 8, no. 1 (2024): e52337
  39. Jalo, Hoor, Eunji Lee, Mattias Seth, Anna Bakidou, Minna Pikkarainen, Katarina Jood, Bengt Arne Sjöqvist, and Stefan Candefjord. «Stroke Prehospital Decision Support Systems Based on Artificial Intelligence: Grey Literature Scoping Review.»
  40. Miia Jansson, Milla Immonen, Marja Harjumaa, Jonna Koivisto, Kadri Haljas Markus Lind, Riitta Laitala, Ari-Pekka Puhto, Heidi Similä, Minna Pikkarainen, Co-design of a digital solution for total hip and knee arthroplasty journey: A case study, Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare, Accepted for Publication, December 2023
  41. Aerts, Ria, Minna Pikkarainen, Yueqiang Xu, and Svante Andersson. «Overcoming hospital resistance in an international innovation co-creation.» Technological Forecasting and Social Change 187 (2023): 122195.
  42. Tan, Amelia , Ong, Germaine, Jie Cheng, Ling, Pikkarainen, Minna & He, Hong Gu * (2023). Effectiveness of mHealth-based psychosocial interventions for breast cancer patients and their caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. (Final Submission 26 March 2023, JTT-23-03-061, Final revision 27 May 2023. Accepted 9 June 2023)
  43. Toh, Zheng An, Ling Jie Cheng, Xi Vivien Wu, Deidre Anne De Silva, Hui Xian Oh, Si Xian Ng, Hong-Gu He, and Minna Pikkarainen. «Positive airway pressure therapy for post-stroke sleep disordered breathing: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.» European Respiratory Review 32, no. 167 (2023).
  44. Jalo, Hoor, Mattias Seth, Minna Pikkarainen, Ida Häggström, Katarina Jood, Anna Bakidou, Bengt Arne Sjöqvist, and Stefan Candefjord. «Protocol: Early identification and characterisation of stroke to support prehospital decision-making using artificial intelligence: a scoping review protocol.» BMJ Open 13, no. 5 (2023).
  45. Hyvämäki, Piia, Sami Sneck, Merja Meriläinen, Minna Pikkarainen, Maria Kääriäinen, and Miia Jansson. «Interorganizational health information exchange-related patient safety incidents: A descriptive register-based qualitative study.» International Journal of Medical Informatics 174 (2023): 105045.
  46. Mohamed, Mahmoud, Petri Ahokangas, and Minna Pikkarainen. «Complementors’ coopetition-based business models in multiplatform ecosystems.» Journal of Business Models 11, no. 1 (2023): 68-77.
  47. Mohamed, Mahmoud, Petri Ahokangas, and Minna Pikkarainen. «Tensions of Coopetition and Integration into the Multiplatform Ecosystems in Digital Care.» In Reconfiguration of Business Models and Ecosystems. Taylor & Francis, 2023.
  48. Gomes, Julius, Pikkarainen, Minna, Koivumäki, Timo, Ahokangas, Petri. (2023) The mutual effects of business ecosystems and SME business models in connected health, Euram conference 2023.
  49. Jansson, Miia, Liedes, Hilkka, Vuorinen, Anna-Leena, Harjumaa, Marja, Similä, Heidi, Koivisto, Jonna, Puhto, Ari-Pekka, Vesty, Gillian, He Hong-Gu, Pikkarainen, Minna, (2023) Effects of a digital patient journey solution on patient-reported outcomes and resource utilization in arthroplasty: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial, Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare (Accepted 5.5.2023)