Publications by authors named "K M Savolainen"
Background: Aging brings physical and life changes that could benefit from eHealth services. eHealth holistically combines technology, tasks, individuals, and contexts, and all these intertwined elements should be considered in eHealth development. As users' needs change with life situations, including aging and retirement, it is important to identify these needs at different life stages to develop eHealth services for well-being and active, healthy lives.
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- A digital health check called the STAR Duodecim Health Check and Coaching Program aims to identify health risks and motivate behavior changes, particularly for long-term unemployed individuals who face higher risks of lifestyle-related diseases.
- *The study compared health challenges identified by STAR with those detected during a face-to-face health check conducted by nurses for unemployed participants.
- *Results showed that STAR identified significantly more health challenges (365 total) compared to nurses (160 total), with a substantial agreement for identified challenges, indicating STAR's potential effectiveness in screening health risks.
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- * In a study involving 264 plasma samples from 63 EOC patients, ctDNA was found in 93% of samples at diagnosis and 100% at disease progression, indicating its effectiveness for monitoring.
- * Positive ctDNA results after treatment correlated with faster disease progression and lower survival rates, and in some cases, ctDNA detected recurrence earlier than traditional methods by an average of 5.9 months.
Background: The popularity of eHealth services has surged significantly, underscoring the importance of ensuring their usability and accessibility for users with diverse needs, characteristics, and capabilities. These services can pose cognitive demands, especially for individuals who are unwell, fatigued, or experiencing distress. Additionally, numerous potentially vulnerable groups, including older adults, are susceptible to digital exclusion and may encounter cognitive limitations related to perception, attention, memory, and language comprehension.
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