AIMC Topic: Quality of Life

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A Research Roadmap: Connected Health as an Enabler of Cancer Patient Support.

Journal of medical Internet research
The evidence that quality of life is a positive variable for the survival of cancer patients has prompted the interest of the health and pharmaceutical industry in considering that variable as a final clinical outcome. Sustained improvements in cance...

Review of outcome measures in PARO robot intervention studies for dementia care.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
The aim of this study was to describe interventions for PARO, as well as the outcomes evaluated and found following use of PARO, and to identify outcome measures in PARO intervention studies for older adults with dementia. Multiple databases (Web of ...

What microsurgeon, orthopaedic and plastic surgeon should know about bionic hand.

Injury
Hand loss is a catastrophic event that generates significant demands for orthopedics and prosthetics. In the course of history, prostheses evolved from passive esthetic replacements to sophisticated robotic hands. Yet, their actuation and particularl...

The Use of Transdermal Estrogen in Castrate-resistant, Steroid-refractory Prostate Cancer.

Clinical genitourinary cancer
BACKGROUND: Androgen-deprivation therapy is the mainstay of treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. Corticosteroids and estrogens are also useful agents in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). However, oral estrogens are associated with thr...

Development and validation of multivariable prediction models of remission, recovery, and quality of life outcomes in people with first episode psychosis: a machine learning approach.

The Lancet. Digital health
BACKGROUND: Outcomes for people with first-episode psychosis are highly heterogeneous. Few reliable validated methods are available to predict the outcome for individual patients in the first clinical contact. In this study, we aimed to build multiva...

Machine Learning to Understand the Immune-Inflammatory Pathways in Fibromyalgia.

International journal of molecular sciences
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, and physical and emotional symptoms. Although its pathophysiology is largely unknown, immune-inflammatory pathways may be involved. We examined serum interleuki...

Clinical effects of robot-assisted gait training and treadmill training for Parkinson's disease. A randomized controlled trial.

Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
BACKGROUND: Although gait disorders strongly contribute to perceived disability in people with Parkinson's disease, clinical trials have failed to identify which task-oriented gait training method can provide the best benefit. Freezing of gait remain...

Quality of working life from the perspective of different groups of professionals working in a maternity hospital.

Ciencia & saude coletiva
The relationship between people and work has a direct impact on quality of life and health. The objective of this article is to compare perceived levels of Quality of Working Life (QWL) across three different groups of professionals. Cross-sectional ...

How do "robopets" impact the health and well-being of residents in care homes? A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence.

International journal of older people nursing
BACKGROUND: Robopets are small animal-like robots which have the appearance and behavioural characteristics of pets.