Abstract: Searching for and accessing online information through search engines causes digital media users to become overconfident in their own knowledge – in a sense, to attribute online knowledge to themselves. If searching the internet ...
Abstract.Background and objective: Assistive technologies might be a suitable option for supporting people with dementia and their informal caregivers. To avoid “one-fits-all”-solutions and to design useful technologies, it ...
Technology commitment in outpatient careAbstract. Background: New technologies are becoming increasingly important in outpatient care. The willingness of professional carers to use new technologies is often considered to be ...
Involvement of employees, residents, and relatives in digital transformation at long-term care institutions for older adults – A cross-sectional surveyAbstract. Background: Long-term care institutions for older adults are ...
The use of robotic and technical systems for early mobilization of intensive care patients: A scoping reviewAbstract:Background: Intensive care patients are often subjected to immobility for too long. However, when they are ...
CME Sonography 101: Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System – Update 2021Abstract. Ultrasound technologies in medicine (and in many other areas of life) continuously undergo enormous technological advances. There ...
CME Sonography 101/Answers: Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System – Update 2021Abstract. Ultrasound technologies in medicine (and in many other areas of life) continuously undergo enormous technological ...
Germany is challenged by the phenomenon of aging societies with increasing risks of age-related diseases that frequently result in the general loss of the ability to lead an independent, self-determined life. Instead of continuing to focus on the ...
Various mobility assistants have been developed to enable the Rolland wheelchair and iWalker walker to behave intelligently in order to compensate for diminishing physical and cognitive faculties: A safety assistant ensures that the brakes are applied in ...
With advancing adult age, sensorimotor functioning, spatial processing, and the motivation to explore new environments decline, leading to impaired spatial navigation skills. Using a controlled virtual-world laboratory equipped with a treadmill interface, ...
This paper provides a systematic overview of clinical trials investigating the effectiveness and usefulness of virtual rehabilitation (VR) and telerehabilitation (TR) for upper-limb recovery post stroke. Twenty-seven out of 116 hits showed positive ...
Technological advances allow networked and context-aware computer systems to be integrated into devices, environments, everyday objects, and garments. The idea is that such smart environments and artifacts are able to perceive the users’ context and ...
Lifestyles with high levels of cognitive activity have been linked to weaker declines in cognitive abilities with aging. Hence, computer-based cognitive training programs that facilitate intense, daily, cognitive practice may help older adults to maintain ...
Electroencephalography (EEG) has been widely adopted to monitor changes in cognitive states, particularly stages of sleep, as EEG recordings contain a wealth of information reflecting changes in alertness and sleepiness. In this study, silicon dry ...
As technology development progresses, the vision of ambient intelligence has provided a human-centric approach to applications of technology. In the context of aging societies, ambient intelligence has focused on providing assistive solutions for elders ...
Abstract. Dementia caregiving is associated with depression, stress, and sleep disturbance. A daily use caregiver sleep survey (DUCSS) was developed to evaluate caregiver sleep. The tool was distributed to 24 informal caregivers and validated using the ...
Abstract. This study explored the feasibility of the German WM application EI-MAG in younger and, in a first attempt, older adults. Contrary to previous applications, EI-MAG is group-administrable and tablet-based. 89 older and 35 younger adults were ...
Recent violent events in schools in the United States have underscored the need for an examination of efforts aimed at mass education of school professionals on issues related to violence prevention and crisis intervention. A CD-ROM (“Team Up to Save ...
This qualitative study explores the human dimension of two subtypes of bullying in an Australian schooling context. Individuals’ knowledge, understanding, and experiences of covert (behind the scenes) and cyber (behind the screens) bullying were explored ...
Abstract.Background: Routine monitoring of depression symptoms and suicide risk is essential for appropriate treatment planning and risk management, but not well implemented by clinicians. We developed a brief online ...