Publications by authors named "Piotr Prymas"
Analysis of Answers to Queries among Anonymous Users with Gastroenterological Problems on an Internet Forum.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
February 2020
Internet forums are an attractive source of health-related information. We aimed to investigate threads in the gastroenterological section of a popular Polish medical forum for anonymous users. We characterised the following aspects in threads: the main problem of the original poster, declared ailments and rationale of the responses (rational, neutral, harmful or not related to the problem of the original poster).
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- HIV patients are at increased risk for heart issues, and the quality of ECG readings from handheld devices deteriorates as the disease progresses.
- A study involving 263 Kenyan adults analyzed the readability of 30-second ECG recordings made during routine check-ups, with 76.4% readable and 23.6% unreadable results.
- The findings suggest that as the HIV infection stage advances, patients are more likely to have unreadable ECGs, indicating that mobile devices may not accurately diagnose heart arrhythmias in these individuals.