Advances in technology can have direct and indirect benefits to clinical practice. The challenge that clinicians face is to properly match resources and outcomes, along with patient preferences. This article explores the use of an innovative interactive voice response system to increase patient compliance with antidepressant medication prescribed in primary care settings. The development of the interactive voice response system, its implementation, and clinical outcomes are described. The findings underscore the need to carefully match intervention strategies with the needs of specific patient populations, and the importance of human dialog in the context of healing.
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Educ Action Res
June 2024
Department of Public Health, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Globally, many complex issues, like the ageing population and health inequalities, require attention. People are experimenting to combat these issues in their local contexts through bigger or smaller networks; however, much of the knowledge about these initiatives remains localised and elitist and omits the voices and perspectives of citizens. This article identifies the characteristics of a more horizontal, emergent and plural epistemology to mobilize knowledge.
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January 2025
Department of Radiology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC.
The next step in the evolution of static 3-dimensionally (3D) printed models may be the creation of "smart" models, where subcomponents can be seamlessly interacted with through a feedback mechanism, with potential applications in trainee education and patient counseling. Considering the complexity of the ventricular and cisternal systems, they were chosen for segmentation, using Materialize InPrint with outward hollowing using 2.5-mm wall thickness.
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January 2025
Nanophotonics and Plasmonics Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752050, India.
Thermal and stretching characteristics are crucial variables in healthcare, robotics, and human-machine interaction applications. Here, we present a single-mode fiber-based, balloon-shaped, single- and dual polymer-layered optical wearable (PLOW) system that can sense both temperature and stretching. These two types of PLOWs are compared in terms of their detection performance across all criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Hypothesis: We have reported previously a reduction in superior temporal gyrus (STG) activation and in auditory verbal hallucinations (AHs) after real-time fMRI neurofeedback (NFB) in schizophrenia patients with AHs.
Study Design: With this randomized, participant-blinded, sham-controlled trial, we expanded our previous results. Specifically, we examined neurofeedback effects from the STG, an area associated with auditory hallucinations.
JMIR Form Res
January 2025
Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE, United States.
Background: Technologies that serve as assistants are growing more popular for entertainment and aiding in daily tasks. Artificial intelligence (AI) in these technologies could also be helpful to deliver interventions that assist older adults with symptoms or self-management. Personality traits may play a role in how older adults engage with AI technologies.
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