Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading global cause of mortality, underscoring the urgent need for intelligent diagnostic tools to enhance early detection, prediction, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and recovery. This demand has spurred the advancement of wearable and flexible technologies, revolutionizing continuous, noninvasive, and remote heart sound (HS) monitoring—a vital avenue for assessing heart activity. The conventional… Continue reading Advancements in wearable #heart sounds devices for the monitoring of #cardiovascular diseases
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Effect of Technology-Enhanced Screening in Addition to Standard Targeted Clinician Education on the Duration of Untreated PsychosisA Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
Reducing the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is essential to improving outcomes for people with first-episode psychosis (FEP). Current US approaches are insufficient to reduce DUP to international standards of less than 90 days.Objective To determine whether population-based electronic screening in addition to standard targeted clinician education increases early detection of psychosis and decreases DUP,… Continue reading Effect of Technology-Enhanced Screening in Addition to Standard Targeted Clinician Education on the Duration of Untreated PsychosisA Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
Association Between In-Person vs Telehealth Follow-up and Rates of Repeated Hospital Visits Among Patients Seen in the Emergency Department
Importance For patients discharged from the emergency department (ED), timely outpatient in-person follow-up is associated with improved mortality, but the effectiveness of telehealth as follow-up modality is unknown.Objective To evaluate whether the rates of ED return visits and hospitalization differ between patients who obtain in-person vs telehealth encounters for post-ED follow-up care.Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective cohort… Continue reading Association Between In-Person vs Telehealth Follow-up and Rates of Repeated Hospital Visits Among Patients Seen in the Emergency Department
Comparing Video-Based, Telehealth-Delivered Exercise and Weight Loss Programs With Online Education on Outcomes of Knee Osteoarthritis
Scalable knee osteoarthritis programs are needed to deliver recommended education, exercise, and weight loss interventions. Objective:To evaluate two 6-month, telehealth-delivered exercise programs, 1 with and 1 without dietary intervention. Design:3-group, parallel randomized (5:5:2) trial. (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12618000930280) Setting:Australian private health insurance members. Participants:415 persons with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and a body… Continue reading Comparing Video-Based, Telehealth-Delivered Exercise and Weight Loss Programs With Online Education on Outcomes of Knee Osteoarthritis
A randomised controlled feasibility trial of E-health application supported care vs usual care after exacerbation of #COPD: the RESCUE trial
Exacerbations of COPD are one of the commonest causes of admission and readmission to hospital. The role of digital interventions to support self-management in improving outcomes is uncertain. We conducted an open, randomised controlled trial of a digital health platform application (app) in 41 COPD patients recruited following hospital admission with an acute exacerbation. Subjects… Continue reading A randomised controlled feasibility trial of E-health application supported care vs usual care after exacerbation of #COPD: the RESCUE trial
What is the best way of delivering virtual #nature for improving mood?: An experimental comparison of high definition TV, 360º video, and computer generated virtual reality
Exposure to ‘real’ nature can increase positive affect and decrease negative affect, but direct access is not always possible, e.g. for people in health/care settings who often experience chronic boredom. In these settings ‘virtual’ forms of nature may also have mood-related benefits (e.g. reducing boredom) but it has been difficult to separate effects of nature… Continue reading What is the best way of delivering virtual #nature for improving mood?: An experimental comparison of high definition TV, 360º video, and computer generated virtual reality
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