Patient experience using digital therapy "Vigo" for stroke patient recovery: a qualitative descriptive study.

Background: The digital assistant "Vigo" is a computer-generated artificial intelligence-based application that serves as a digital assistant to a stroke patient and his family. With its conversational chatbot and gamification elements it counsels, educates, and trains the stroke patient and patient's family on stroke, rehabilitation, care, and other related issues.

Aim: This study describes insights about The digital assitant "Vigo" usability from a patients' perspective.

Heavy Resistance Training in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Adjuvant Therapy.

Background And Purpose: Adjuvant breast cancer therapy may reduce maximal muscle strength, muscle mass, and functional performance. Although maximal strength training (MST) has the potential to counteract this debilitating outcome and is shown to be superior to low- and moderate-intensity strength training, it is unknown if it can elicit effective adaptations in patients suffering treatment-induced adverse side effects.

Methods: Fifty-five newly diagnosed stage I to III breast cancer patients (49 ± 7 yr) scheduled for adjuvant therapy were randomized to MST or a control group.