Detecting early signs of deterioration and preventing hospitalizations in skilled nursing facilities using remote respiratory monitoring.

An increase in respiratory rate (RR) can be an early indicator of clinical deterioration, yet it remains an often-neglected vital sign. The most common way of measuring RR is by manually counting chest-wall movements, a time-consuming and error-prone process. Staffing and funding shortages, particularly in post-acute and long-term care, mean these RR measurements are often infrequent, potentially leading to missed diagnoses and preventable readmissions.

Live fast, die young and sleep later: Life history strategy and human sleep behavior.

Background And Objectives: Life History Theory (LHT) describes trade-offs that organisms make with regard to three investment pathways: growth, maintenance and reproduction. In light of the reparative functions of sleep, we examine sleep behaviors and corresponding attitudes as proximate manifestations of an individual's underlying relative prioritization of short-term reproduction versus long-term maintenance.

Methodology: We collected survey data from 568 participants across two online studies having different participant pools.