Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease with a variety of symptoms including, persistent coughing and mucus production, shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness. As the disease advances, exacerbations, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that results in death within a short time span (3-5 years). One of the major challenges in treating ALS is its highly heterogeneous disease progression and the lack of effective prognostic tools to forecast it. The main aim of this study was, then, to test the feasibility of predicting relevant clinical outcomes that characterize the progression of ALS with a two-year prediction horizon via artificial intelligence techniques using routine visits data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aimed to measure differences among informal caregivers, users, and mental healthcare workers (MHW) regarding job/organizational satisfaction and perceptions of respect for rights in the mental health services of one region of Italy.
Methods: A sample of 100 caregivers, 240 MHW, and 200 users completed the "Well-Being at Work and Respect for Human Rights Questionnaire" (WWRR) in community mental health centers in Sardinia.
Results: Caregivers reported higher satisfaction toward MHW on perceiving respect for human rights among users (5.