AIMC Topic: Patient Acceptance of Health Care

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[Should assistive robots have a "personality"? : Potential of simplified robot personalities].

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie
BACKGROUND: In the European Union (EU) research project "HOBBIT" prototypes of assistive robots were developed in order to support a more secure and independent life style and trials were run at the homes of elderly users.

Effectiveness of a social robot, "Paro," in a VA long-term care setting.

Psychological services
Interest in animal assisted interventions (AAI) has grown over the years, but acceptance of AAI by the clinical and research community has been hampered by safety, hygiene, and logistical concerns. Advances in the field of social robotics have provid...

Will they participate? Predicting patients' response to clinical trial invitations in a pediatric emergency department.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
OBJECTIVE: (1) To develop an automated algorithm to predict a patient's response (ie, if the patient agrees or declines) before he/she is approached for a clinical trial invitation; (2) to assess the algorithm performance and the predictors on real-w...

Effect of an interactive therapeutic robotic animal on engagement, mood states, agitation and psychotropic drug use in people with dementia: a cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol.

BMJ open
INTRODUCTION: Apathy, agitated behaviours, loneliness and depression are common consequences of dementia. This trial aims to evaluate the effect of a robotic animal on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in people with dementia living ...

Healthcare resource utilization for the management of neonatal head shape deformities: a propensity-matched analysis of AI-assisted and conventional approaches.

Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics
OBJECTIVE: Overuse of radiography studies and underuse of conservative therapies for cranial deformities in neonates is a known inefficiency in pediatric craniofacial healthcare. This study sought to establish whether the introduction of artificial i...

Cervical cancer screening uptake and its associated factor in Sub-Sharan Africa: a machine learning approach.

BMC medical informatics and decision making
INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer, which includes squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma, is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is preventable through early screening, but i...

Spatial differences, dynamic evolution and influencing factors of the coupling and coordination relationship between health resources allocation and health service utilization in China.

BMC public health
BACKGROUND: With the progress of economic and social development, the demand for healthcare has increased, making the rational allocation of health resources and the efficient utilization of services crucial for public health. However, mismatches bet...