Publications by authors named "A Mursu"
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- The FinnishIPF registry is a national study launched in 2012 to understand the characteristics and outcomes of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients across university hospitals.
- In a review of patients with specific ICD-10 codes, only 20-30% were confirmed to have IPF, but after thorough assessment, 90% met the IPF criteria, indicating a need for careful re-evaluation in research.
- The study found an IPF prevalence of 8.6 cases per 100,000, with most patients being older (average age 73.5) and a significant percentage (44%) being never-smokers, suggesting earlier diagnosis and different risk factors compared to previous studies.
The aim of our research is to develop a method for "requirements exploration"--gathering, structuring and describing requirements for information systems in previously weakly understood areas. In health care, information systems are usually developed for a single organization, or for information flow from one organization to another. In our case domain, multi-professional and multi-organizational home care, this approach is not very helpful.
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