Int J MS Care. 2024 Sep 30;26(Q3):266-272. doi: 10.7224/1537-2073.2023-038. eCollection 2024 May.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Inpatient rehabilitation improves health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the obtained improvements decline once people return home. T
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024 Sep 16;15:1469471. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1469471. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTDigital innovations provide novel opportunities to individualize a person's care to best match their lifestyle needs and circumstances and to support them as they live their daily lives wit
Digit Health. 2024 Jun 5;10:20552076241258362. doi: 10.1177/20552076241258362. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness levels are associated with increased short-term complications after surgery, and potentially exert long-lasting effects on the postoperative l
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2024 Sep 30;24(1):278. doi: 10.1186/s12911-024-02693-y.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients undergo regular clinical follow-up after laminoplasty for cervical myelopathy. However, those whose symptoms significantly improve and remain stable do not need to conform to a regular follo
BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Sep 30;24(1):639. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-06094-3.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is one of the most disabling mental health problems worldwide. The Recovery Model emphasizes peer support to empower individuals with MDD, improve self-management, and patients'
Digit Health. 2024 Sep 26;10:20552076241277646. doi: 10.1177/20552076241277646. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.ABSTRACTMyriad digital health interventions, applications, devices and technologies have, and are, being developed to help refine and personalise medicine from the patient, healthcare professiona
Health Serv Insights. 2024 Sep 28;17:11786329241284401. doi: 10.1177/11786329241284401. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Cloud-based telemedicine holds promise for improving healthcare accessibility and delivery, particularly in rural areas of developing countries like Tanzania. However, littl
No abstractJ Dent Sci. 2024 Oct;19(4):2381-2384. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2024.08.010. Epub 2024 Aug 23.NO ABSTRACTPMID:39347079 | PMC:PMC11437329 | DOI:10.1016/j.jds.2024.08.010
Front Public Health. 2024 Sep 12;12:1423645. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1423645. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study compared disparities between community health characteristics and health literacy levels for hypertension and diabetes by combining community-level characteristics, such as th
Front Sports Act Living. 2024 Sep 3;6:1436742. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1436742. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Tailored exercise prescription is a crucial intervention for kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). This longitudinal study investigates the impact on long-term effectiveness of exerc
No abstractFront Rehabil Sci. 2024 Sep 13;5:1490739. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2024.1490739. eCollection 2024.NO ABSTRACTPMID:39345756 | PMC:PMC11427910 | DOI:10.3389/fresc.2024.1490739
Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2024 Sep 23;16:697-705. doi: 10.2147/CEOR.S478089. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The adoption of remote monitoring (RM) is especially relevant for patients with implantable cardiac devices due to their high risk of hospitalization and the need for frequent outpatient
BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Sep 29;24(1):1146. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11620-w.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The increasing use of telemedicine (TM) represents a major shift for health workers and patients alike. Thus, there is a need for more knowledge on how these interventions work and are implemented. We co
Viruses. 2024 Sep 13;16(9):1455. doi: 10.3390/v16091455.ABSTRACTHepatitis C (HCV) treatment for people who use drugs (PWUD) decreases injection drug use and injection equipment sharing. We examined changes in injection drug use and injection equipment sharing following HCV treatment in a randomized
Viruses. 2024 Sep 7;16(9):1427. doi: 10.3390/v16091427.ABSTRACTCytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is the most common eye disease associated with CMV infection in immunocompromised individuals. The CMVR may initially be asymptomatic; however, relatively mild vitreous inflammation at the onset may be an
Viruses. 2024 Aug 30;16(9):1388. doi: 10.3390/v16091388.ABSTRACTHepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately affects people who inject drugs (PWID). Although HCV has become universally curable since the arrival of direct-acting antivirals, barriers exist to facilitating care and cure in this historica
Nutrients. 2024 Sep 15;16(18):3119. doi: 10.3390/nu16183119.ABSTRACTPhenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited metabolic disorder that requires lifelong adherence to a low-phenylalanine (Phe) diet to prevent severe neurological complications. However, maintaining dietary adherence can be challenging for
Sensors (Basel). 2024 Sep 23;24(18):6140. doi: 10.3390/s24186140.ABSTRACTIn this paper, we present the implementation of an artificial intelligence health assistant designed to complement a previously built eHealth data acquisition system for helping both patients and medical staff. The assistant al
Sensors (Basel). 2024 Sep 19;24(18):6059. doi: 10.3390/s24186059.ABSTRACTThis paper presents a co-designed solution aimed at improving community healthcare assistance management. To enhance patients' self-awareness of their health status, encouraging active participation in care process, and to supp
Life (Basel). 2024 Aug 24;14(9):1059. doi: 10.3390/life14091059.ABSTRACTStroke is the main cause of disability among adults. Decision-making in stroke rehabilitation is increasingly complex; therefore, the use of decision support systems by healthcare providers is becoming a necessity. However, ther
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Sep 14;12(18):1853. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12181853.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: As the elderly population rapidly grows, age-related health issues are increasing. Telemedicine helps older adults adapt by providing efficient and accessible health management and medical services.OBJEC
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Sep 10;12(18):1806. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12181806.ABSTRACTTelepharmacy education should be incorporated into the curricula due to its beneficial effects on students, providing pharmacy services during their practice. Therefore, this study aims to explore the knowledge and
J Clin Med. 2024 Sep 22;13(18):5615. doi: 10.3390/jcm13185615.ABSTRACTBackground: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by significantly elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which plays a major role in the progression of a
Brain Sci. 2024 Sep 11;14(9):914. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14090914.ABSTRACTDeep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) often necessitates frequent clinic visits for stimulation program optimization, with limited experience in remote patient management. Due to the resource-intensive nature
