Acta neurologica Taiwanica
Dec 15, 2019
Medication adherence, by definition,(2) is "the extent to which a patient acts in accordance with the prescribed interval and dose of a dosing regimen." Poor medication adherence can interfere with the ability to treat many diseases, leading to great...
International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation
Dec 1, 2019
There is increasing interest in gait training devices to improve walking ability in people following stroke. This randomised controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of the Robowalk, a novel cable-driven gait trainer combined with conventi...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2019
Patients with issues such as cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis have difficulties with activities of daily living (ADL). Their abilities to perform tasks can be improved through vigorous physical therapy. When that therapy is ...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2019
Pediatric sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is a highly prevalent breathing disorder that is related to many negative consequences for the children's health and quality of life when it remains untreated. The gold standard for pediatric SAHS diagno...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2019
Home hospitalization (HH) is presented as a healthcare alternative capable of providing high standards of care when patients no longer need hospital facilities. Although HH seems to lower healthcare costs by shortening hospital stays and improving pa...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2019
Chronicity is a problem that is affecting quality of life and increasing healthcare costs worldwide. Predictive tools can help mitigate these effects by encouraging the patients' and healthcare system's proactivity. This research work uses supervised...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2019
Much attention has been given to automatic sleep staging algorithms in past years, but the detection of discrete events in sleep studies is also crucial for precise characterization of sleep patterns and possible diagnosis of sleep disorders. We prop...
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo
Jul 1, 2019
For patients with dementia and their family, artificial intelligence (AI) has been utilized to support diagnosis and evaluation. In addition, communication robots equipped with AI offer a way to maintain the cognitive functions of patients with demen...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
An assistive robotic manipulator (ARM) can provide independence and improve the quality of life for patients suffering from tetraplegia. However, to properly control such device to a satisfactory level without any motor functions requires a very high...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jun 1, 2019
Assistive robotic arms have shown the potential to improve the quality of life of people with severe disabilities. However, a high performance and intuitive control interface for robots with 6-7 DOFs is still missing for these individuals. An inducti...