International journal of nursing studies
Nov 30, 2024
BACKGROUND: Dementia rates are rising globally, impacting healthcare systems and society. The care of people with dementia is largely provided by informal caregivers (e.g., family, friends), which can present significant challenges and increase careg...
International journal of nursing studies
May 9, 2024
BACKGROUND: ICU readmissions and post-discharge mortality pose significant challenges. Previous studies used EHRs and machine learning models, but mostly focused on structured data. Nursing records contain crucial unstructured information, but their ...
International journal of nursing studies
Feb 22, 2024
BACKGROUND: Socially assistive robots offer an alternate source of connection for interventions within health and social care amidst a landscape of technological advancement and reduced staff capacity. There is a need to summarise the available syste...
International journal of nursing studies
Jan 26, 2024
BACKGROUND: Early mobilization is only carried out to a limited extent in the intensive care unit. To address this issue, the robotic assistance system VEMOTION® was developed to facilitate (early) mobilization measures more easily. This paper descri...
International journal of nursing studies
May 19, 2023
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a therapeutic robot, 'Paro', on anxiety, agitation, depression, apathy, medication use, total sleep time, and sociability among older adults with dementia.
International journal of nursing studies
Aug 8, 2022
BACKGROUND: Peripherally inserted central catheters have been extensively applied in clinical practices. However, they are associated with an increased risk of thrombosis. To improve patient care, it is critical to timely identify patients at risk of...
International journal of nursing studies
Dec 7, 2021
BACKGROUND: Research on technologies based on artificial intelligence in healthcare has increased during the last decade, with applications showing great potential in assisting and improving care. However, introducing these technologies into nursing ...
International journal of nursing studies
Mar 26, 2021
BACKGROUND: In hospitals, nurses are responsible for pressure injury risk assessment using several kinds of risk assessment scales. However, their predictive validity is insufficient to initiate targeted preventive strategy for each patient. The use ...
International journal of nursing studies
Feb 7, 2021
BACKGROUND: Due to the rapid advancements in precision medicine and artificial intelligence, interdisciplinary collaborations between nursing and engineering have emerged. Although engineering is vital in solving complex nursing problems and advancin...
International journal of nursing studies
Aug 18, 2020
BACKGROUND: Although the humanoid robot is highly engaging for children, whether humanoid robot-assisted interventions could help in diabetes management is still unclear.