BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Social robots may promote the health of older adults by increasing their perceived emotional support and social interaction. This review aims to summarize the effectiveness of social robots on outcomes (psychological, physi...
Advances in experimental medicine and biology
Jan 1, 2019
Globally, the world population is ageing, which increases the prevalence of non-communicable diseases that affect patients both physically and psychologically, such as is the case of dementia. Consequently, there is a greater demand for the healthcar...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2018
BACKGROUND: S-1 plus cisplatin(CDDP)has been a key regimen for advanced gastric cancer treatment. However, CDDP confers dose-limiting nephrotoxicity, requires a hospital stay for conventional massive hydration, and reduces patients' quality of life. ...
PURPOSE: There is as yet no computer-processable resource to describe treatment end points in cancer, hindering our ability to systematically capture and share outcomes data to inform better patient care. To address these unmet needs, we have built a...
Recently, the interest of industry, government agencies and healthcare professionals in technology for aging people has increased. The challenge is whether technology may play a role in enhancing independence and quality of life and in reducing indiv...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
According to a study [1] by the Ministry of Health in Singapore, since 2009, cancer, ischaemic heart disease and pneumonia together accounted for approximately 60% of the total causes of death. It has been 9 years, and Pneumonia and other Acute Upper...
: Palliative surgical procedures are often performed for patients with limited survival. Quality measures for processes of care at the end of life are appropriate in palliative surgery, but have not been applied in this patient population. In this pa...
BACKGROUND: To investigate the impact of switching from stable Combined Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) to single-tablet regimen (RPV/FTC/TDF=EVIPLERA® /COMPLERA®) on patient- reported outcomes in HIV-infected adults who cannot tolerate previous cART, ...
Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Jan 1, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of robotic rehabilitation on upper extremity functions, cognitive development, and activities of daily living in patients with subacute stroke.
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