In this article, I propose an ethical analysis of assistive domestic robots for older users. In doing so, I illustrate my inquiry with the example of ROB-IN assistive robot. ROB-IN is a Spanish project which is devoted to developing a robot that will...
Transitional care may play a vital role in the sustainability of Europe's future healthcare system, offering solutions for relocating patient care from hospital to home, therefore addressing the growing demand for medical care as the population is ag...
The increasing focus on improving care for high-cost patients has highlighted the potential of Hospital at Home (HaH) and remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs to optimize patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs. This paper examines the r...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Apr 8, 2025
We used data mining to predict the attitudes of 527 caregivers towards the pros and cons of using robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) for dementia care in African American families, with a focus on family-level factors. African American family ...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy and comprehensiveness of eight free, publicly available large language model (LLM) chatbots in addressing common questions related to chronic neonatal lung disease (CNLD) and home oxygen therapy (HOT).
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...
AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium
Jan 1, 2024
This work demonstrates a novel architecture for a patient-facing technology (PFT) that supports patients with cancer in self-managing medication concerns and symptoms after care transitions back home. Patient-generated data are collected and stored u...
Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE
Jul 18, 2022
Glucose management for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus is essential but challenging due to the multi-factored and chronic disease nature of diabetes. To control glucose levels in a safe range and lessen abnormal glucose variability efficiently a...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jun 29, 2022
Earlier studies show frail seniors often experience loneliness and depression. Moreover, frailty can lead problems with medication and nutrition patterns. The availability of family care and/or nursing care at home is limited. Digital companions, suc...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Nov 8, 2021
The demographics in Denmark are changing. People's life expectancy is increasing, which puts a strain on the home care resources. The aim of this article is to get a deeper insight to how a specific medication robot in elders' homes can be further de...
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