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...
AIM: To investigate the effects of interacting with the companion robot, Paro, on blood pressure and heart rate of older people in a residential care facility.
OBJECTIVE: Postoperative recovery following lumbar fusion surgery in patients aged 75 years and older often requires a prolonged length of stay (PLOS) in the hospital. Accurately predicting the risk of PLOS and assessing its risk factors for preopera...
BACKGROUND: Monitoring intrinsic capacity and implementing appropriate interventions can support healthy aging. There are, though, few tools available for predicting decline in intrinsic capacity among older adults. This study aimed to develop and va...
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
Jun 1, 2025
According to forecasts, 27 % of the German population will be aged 65 or over by 2050. Age-associated multimorbidity, functional impairment and need for care have a considerable impact on the healthcare system. A comprehensive geriatric assessment (C...
BACKGROUND: Machine learning (ML) models in healthcare are crucial for predicting clinical outcomes, and their effectiveness can be significantly enhanced through improvements in accuracy, generalisability, and interpretability. To achieve widespread...
Cognitive frailty (CF), a clinical syndrome involving both physical frailty (PF) and impaired cognition (IC), is associated with adverse health outcomes in older adults. This study aimed to identify key predictors of CF and develop a machine learning...
BACKGROUND: This study aims to investigate the relationship between muscle activation variables assessed via ultrasound and the comprehensive assessment of geriatric patients, as well as to analyze ultrasound images to determine their correlation wit...
Studies in health technology and informatics
May 15, 2025
This paper investigates the development and evaluation of a chatbot for administering the EQ5D questionnaire with a focus on improving user experience and ease of completion. To achieve this, the chatbot employs an open-source conversational AI envir...
The study aimed to develop a predictive model using machine learning algorithms, providing healthcare professionals with a novel tool for assessing disability risk in older adults. Data from the 2018 and 2020 waves of the China Health and Retirement ...
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