Essays about: "chronic diseases"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 188 essays containing the words chronic diseases.

  1. 26. Exploring the effectiveness of the teach-back method on health literacy and self-care of patients with chronic disease : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Xu Chang; Fu Chenyue; [2022]
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    Abstract : Aim: To describe the effectiveness of teach back method in improving health literacy and self-care of patients with chronic diseases.Method: This review is a descriptive literature review. READ MORE

  3. 27. UX Re-Design of an Image Management System in Healthcare

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi; Lunds universitet/Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design

    Author : Josefin Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : User experience; eHealth; Medical Imaging Technologies; Interaction Design; PCI labs; DICOM; PACS; SCAAR; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : As incidences of chronic diseases increase, the tools to diagnose, treat and monitor such conditions become more important. Medical imaging technologies, being one of these tools, still face challenges in safe and effective use. At the same time, poor design of medical devices causes errors that could be avoided using proper design methods. READ MORE

  4. 28. CondBEHRT: A Conditional Probability Based Transformer for Modeling Medical Ontology

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Linus Lerjebo; Johannes Hägglund; [2022]
    Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Explainable AI; Machine Learning; Deep Learning; Data Mining; Electronic Health Records; Transformer; Graph Neural Network; Natural Language Processing; Hypertension; Kidney Disease; Heart Failure; Medical Ontology;

    Abstract : In recent years the number of electronic healthcare records (EHRs)has increased rapidly. EHR represents a systematized collection of patient health information in a digital format. EHR systems maintain diagnoses, medications, procedures, and lab tests associated with the patients at each time they visit the hospital or care center. READ MORE

  5. 29. Development of a Closed-loop for Measuring and Stimulating Peripheral Nervous System

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Diego Ignacio Roy Hierro; [2022]
    Keywords : Control; Close-loop; PNI; VNS; HRV; Stimulation Protocol; Kontroll; Close-loop; PNI; VNS; HRV; Stimuleringsprotokoll.;

    Abstract : Bioelectronic medicine is an emerging discipline being a intersection of neu- roscience, immunology and electrical engineering. Chronic inflammation is linked to disorders such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, atheroscle- rosis, obesity and inflammatory bowel disease. READ MORE

  6. 30. Mathematical Modelling Of Cortisol Response To Exercise

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

    Author : Arpitha Honnal Venkatesh; [2022]
    Keywords : Cortisol; Exercise; Mathematical model; CRH; ACTH; CORT; Cortisol model; HPA axis;

    Abstract : Exercise is widely recognized for its role in the health management and prevention of several chronic diseases. Exercise is considered as a stimulus in the form of physical stress to which a group of anatomical structures in the human body responds by generating a stress response that enables certain physiological modifications essential for restoring systemic homeostasis. READ MORE