Systematic Review (SR) are foundational to influencing policies and decision-making in healthcare and beyond. SRs thoroughly synthesise primary research on a specific topic while maintaining reproducibility and transparency. However, the rigorous nature of SRs introduces two main challenges: significant time involved and the continuously growing literature, resulting in potential data omission, making most SRs become outmoded even before they are published.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe exponential increase in published articles makes a thorough and expedient review of literature increasingly challenging. This review delineated automated tools and platforms that employ artificial intelligence (AI) approaches and evaluated the reported benefits and challenges in using such methods. A search was conducted in 4 databases (Medline, Embase, CDSR, and Epistemonikos) up to April 2021 for systematic reviews and other related reviews implementing AI methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Lower back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and challenging condition in primary care. The effectiveness of an individually tailored self-management support tool delivered via a smartphone app has not been rigorously tested.
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of selfBACK, an evidence-based, individually tailored self-management support system delivered through an app as an adjunct to usual care for adults with LBP-related disability.
Background: Self-management is the key recommendation for managing nonspecific low back pain (LBP). However, there are well-documented barriers to self-management; therefore, methods of facilitating adherence are required. Smartphone apps are increasingly being used to support self-management of long-term conditions such as LBP.
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February 2011
Unlabelled: Electronic patient records (EPRs) contain a wealth of patient-related data and capture clinical problem-solving experiences and decisions. Excelicare is such a system which is also a platform for the national generic clinical system in the UK.
Objective: This paper presents, ExcelicareCBR, a case-based reasoning (CBR) system which has been developed to complement Excelicare.
Comput Methods Programs Biomed
August 2007
Community occupational therapists have long been involved in the provision of environmental control systems. Diverse electronic technologies with the potential to improve the health and quality of life of selected clients have developed rapidly in recent years. Occupational therapists employ clinical reasoning in order to determine the most appropriate technology to meet the needs of individual clients.
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