BACKGROUND: The rapid advancement of Internet of Things and artificial intelligence technologies has driven significant growth in the demand for smart home products, with household penetration projected to increase from 77.6% in 2025 to 92.5% in 2029...
BACKGROUND: The aging population presents an accomplishment for society but also poses significant challenges for governments, health care systems, and caregivers. Elevated rates of functional limitations among older adults, primarily caused by chron...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Apr 24, 2025
BACKGROUND: Telerehabilitation allows patients to engage in therapy away from healthcare facilities, often in the comfort of their homes. Studies have suggested that it can effectively improve motor and cognitive function. However, its applicability ...
BACKGROUND: Dependent older people or those losing their autonomy are at risk of emergency hospitalization. Digital systems that monitor health remotely could be useful in reducing these visits by detecting worsening health conditions earlier. Howeve...
BACKGROUND: Home hospitalization is a care modality growing in popularity worldwide. Telemedicine-driven hospital-at-home (HAH) services could replace traditional hospital departments for selected patients. Chest x-rays typically serve as a key diagn...
Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Nov 27, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the range and frequency of symptoms among older adult home healthcare patients with urinary incontinence, as this information is predominantly contained in clinical notes. Natural language processing can uncover sy...
The implementation of home-care robots is sometimes unsuccessful. This study aimed to explore factors explaining people's willingness to use home-care robots, particularly among care recipients and caregivers. Surveys were conducted in Japan, Ireland...
This research addresses the rapid aging phenomenon prevalent in Asian societies, which has led to a significant increase in elderly individuals relocating to nursing homes due to health-related issues. This trend has resulted in social isolation and ...
Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Jul 3, 2024
BACKGROUND: Identifying health problems in audio-recorded patient-nurse communication is important to improve outcomes in home healthcare patients who have complex conditions with increased risks of hospital utilization. Training machine learning cla...
International journal of medical informatics
Jun 30, 2024
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate the fairness performance metrics of Machine Learning (ML) models to predict hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits in heart failure patients receiving home healthcare. We analyze biases, assess pe...
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