Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Apr 28, 2014
PURPOSE: To evaluate the usability of a mobile telepresence robot (MTR) in a hospital training apartment (HTA). The MTR was manoeuvred remotely and was used for communication when assessing independent living skills, and for security monitoring of co...
Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists
Apr 1, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Animal-assisted therapy is gaining popularity as part of therapeutic activities for older adults in many long-term care facilities. However, concerns about dog bites, allergic responses to pets, disease, and insufficient available resou...
Over the last twenty years, research on inclusive design has delivered a wealth of publications and initiatives, forming an emerging knowledge base for inclusive design. The inclusive design knowledge base breaks down into two discrete areas - unders...
Conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) are impossible to escape since the inception of ChatGPT in November 2022-whether it is about the end of our jobs or the end of the world! This Editorial talks about AI and its subsets and how this may ...
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
May 1, 2025
OBJECTIVES: This study assesses the abilities of 2 large language models (LLMs), GPT-4 and BioMistral 7B, in responding to patient queries, particularly concerning rare diseases, and compares their performance with that of physicians.
Clinical trials are fundamental to evidence-based medicine, providing patients with access to novel therapeutics and advancing scientific knowledge. However, patient comprehension of trial information remains a critical challenge, as registries like ...
Patient-Centered Care (PCC) is currently recognized as the gold standard for the doctor-patient relationship, and numerous studies associate it with the improvement of various outcomes. However, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies...
Recent advances in our ability to collect and process information, particularly through artificial intelligence, opens up some exciting possibilities for understanding interorgan communication and treating conditions that arise from that communicatio...
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
Feb 1, 2025
BACKGROUND: Mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia significantly impact healthcare utilization and costs, yet more than half of affected patients remain underdiagnosed. This study leverages audio-recorded patient-nurse verbal communicatio...
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review on Artificial Intelligence-Mediated Communication (AIMC) behavioral interventions in cancer prevention/control and substance use.