Paglialonga, Alessia Gaetano, Raffaella Robert, Leema Hurard, Marine Botella, Luisa Maria Barr, Natasha Jondeau, Guillaume Pini, Alessandro
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
BackgroundThe European Reference Network on Rare Multisystemic Vascular Diseases (VASCERN) was launched in 2017 and involves, to date, 35 highly specialised multidisciplinary expert centres (from the 30 full Healthcare Provider members) coming from 11 countries and more than 70 patient organizations from 16 countries. The eHealth Working Group (WG)...
Núñez de Arenas-Arroyo, Sergio Cavero-Redondo, Ivan Alvarez-Bueno, Celia Sequí-Domínguez, Irene Reina-Gutiérrez, Sara Martínez-Vizcaíno, Vicente
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Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
To estimate the effect of eHealth interventions on increasing physical activity (PA) in healthy adults over 55 years, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. MEDLINE, Cochrane, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, and Scopus databases were sear...
Cruvinel Júnior, Ronaldo H. Ferreira, Jane S. S. P. Beteli, Raquel I. Silva, Érica Q. Veríssimo, Jady L. Monteiro, Renan L. Suda, Eneida Y. Sacco, Isabel C. N.
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Pilot and Feasibility Studies
BackgroundDiabetic neuropathy dramatically affects musculoskeletal structure and function of the lower limbs by impairing their muscle strength and mobility. Specific muscle strengthening through physiotherapy strategies appears to be promising; however, adherence to physiotherapy treatment is low in people with chronic diseases. Thus, an internet-...
Varsi, Cecilie Ledel Solem, Ingrid Konstanse Eide, Hilde Børøsund, Elin Kristjansdottir, Olöf B. Heldal, Karina Waxenberg, Lori B. Weiss, Karen E. Schreurs, Karlein M. G. Morrison, Eleshia J.
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BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundChronic pain constitutes a significant burden for the individuals affected, and is a frequent reason why patients seek health care services. While in-person psychosocial interventions can be of support to people living with chronic pain, such interventions are not always accessible. eHealth interventions may provide greater accessibility,...
Paulsen, Mari Mohn Varsi, Cecilie Andersen, Lene Frost
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BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundMalnutrition is present in 30% of hospitalized patients and has adverse outcomes for the patient and the healthcare system. The current practice for nutritional care is associated with many barriers. The MyFood decision support system was developed to prevent and treat malnutrition.MethodsThis paper reports on a process evaluation that wa...
Varsi, Cecilie Stenehjem, Aud-Eldrid Børøsund, Elin Solberg Nes, Lise
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BMC Nephrology
BackgroundRenal transplant recipients have to see a nephrologist for regular follow-up for the rest of their lives. To reduce the burden for the patients, video consultation can be an alternative to traditional in-person hospital consultations. The aim of the current study was, from the perspectives of patients and health care providers, to investi...
Neubeck, Lis Coorey, Genevieve Peiris, David Scaria, Anish Mulley, John Hafiz, Nashid Redfern, Julie
Duffy, Orla Synnott, Jonathan McNaney, Roisin Brito Zambrano, Paola Kernohan, W George
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JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies
Speech problems are common in people living with Parkinson disease (PD), limiting communication and ultimately affecting their quality of life. Voice-assisted technology in health and care settings has shown some potential in small-scale studies to address such problems, with a retrospective analysis of user reviews reporting anecdotal communicatio...
Lewis, Yael Doreen Elran-Barak, Roni Grundman-Shem Tov, Rinat Zubery, Eynat
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Journal of Eating Disorders
BackgroundStudies investigating patients’ perspectives towards an abrupt transition from face-to-face to online treatment in eating disorders (EDs) are scarce. The current study aimed to (1) conduct a preliminary assessment of patients’ perspectives regarding this transition, and (2) explore potential demographic, clinical, and treatment-related fa...
Strudwick, Gillian Sockalingam, Sanjeev Kassam, Iman Sequeira, Lydia Bonato, Sarah Youssef, Alaa Mehta, Rohan Green, Nadia Agic, Branka Soklaridis, Sophie
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JMIR Mental Health
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a number of negative health related consequences, including impacts on mental health. More than 22% of Canadians reported that they had felt depressed in the last week, in response to a December 2020 national survey. Given the need to physically distance during the pandemic, and the increase in deman...
