Blog posts

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The relevance of the spillover effects in the evaluation of Alzheimer's disease interventions
Published on 5 December 2024

Since dementia carries significant social and economic implications, the evaluation of health and social care systems is crucial. This approach can offer the most reliable evidence for policy and service development. Read more

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The empowerment of informal caregiver in homecare settings
Published on 26 November 2024

Informal caregivers play a crucial role in the home care of elderly patients with multimorbidity, providing both physical assistance and emotional support. Read more

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Geofencing in CAREPATH: Enhancing the Care for Multimorbid Elderly Patients with Dementia, their Independence and Quality of Life
Published on 21 October 2024

The CAREPATH platform integrates geofencing functionalities to monitor patients’ movements and alert the caregivers when and where polygonale boundaries (called “perimeters” or “geofences”) are trespassed. Read more

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Intrinsic Capacity vs. Artificial Intelligence
Published on 29 September 2024

In recent years, the concept of *Intrinsic Capacity* has gained increasing importance in healthcare, particularly in the care of the elderly. Read more

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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: From Vision to Clinical Revolution
Published on 26 September 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most transformative innovations in modern medicine. Read more

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Transforming Clinical Guidelines into Actionable Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Rules
Published on 21 August 2024

Managing multimorbidity, especially in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia (MD), presents complex challenges that require sophisticated solutions. Read more

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Elderly Care in Europe: Conditions and Costs
Published on 11 July 2024

It is predicted that, by 2050, the largest share of Europeans will be aged between 60 and 64, which could put a strain on the current mainframe of elderly care homes. Read more

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Integration of Risk Phenotypes Stratification Models as part of Smart Early Warning Clinical Decission Support in CAREPATH
Published on 21 June 2024

The risk of adverse events in older adults, named mortality, incident disability, hospitalization, emergency visits, institutionalisation, poor quality of life or increased healthcare costs, varies based on common aged-related conditions like frailty, specific diseases, multimorbidity or cognitive situation. Read more

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The role of Library & Knowledge Services in Modern Healthcare Research
Published on 19 May 2024

A project that is seeking to deliver a digital health solution, no matter how modern, innovative, or futuristic that solution may be, must start with a strong evidence base. Read more

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Navigating the Complex Terrain of Drug-Drug Interactions: Leveraging ICT and CDS for Safer Prescribing
Published on 03 May 2024

In the complex world of healthcare, patients often have different health issues and take several medications at once. Read more

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Enhancing Elderly Care with Home Automation and Environmental Sensors: A Benefit for Patients with Mild Cognitive Dementia and Multimorbid Conditions
Published on 19 April 2024

Among its many tasks and goals, the CAREPATH project exploits Home Automation and Environmental sensors for supporting the domestic life of elderly individuals with MCD and multimorbid conditions... Read more

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Digitalization in the healthcare sector in Germany: current status
Published on 14 April 2024

The Digital Act (DigiG), which came into force on March 26, 2024, brings with it fundamental innovations in the provision of digital solutions... Read more

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CAREPATH: Usability of eHealth Apps for Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Published on 29 February 2024

The world is witnessing a growing number of elderly and disabled individuals, they live at home, in care centres or are mobile. Read more

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Exploring the Top Smart Bracelets with Open Data Access
Published on 31 January 2024

In an era where health and fitness are paramount, smart bracelets have emerged as indispensable companions, empowering users to monitor their well-being ... Read more

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Safeguarding eHealth: Cybersecurity in IoT
Published on 22 December 2023

In recent years, the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the eHealth sector has revolutionized healthcare delivery. Read more

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The CAREPATH Approach for Enhancing Medication Management for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: Innovations and Challenges
Published on 30 November 2023

Managing medications is quite challenging for older adults who have mild dementia or cognitive impairment. Memory lapses and cognitive decline make it difficult for them to keep track of... Read more

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The relevance of digital accessibility for seniors
Published on 31 October 2023

Despite the recognized acceptance barrier when considering technology usage among those who have reached 65 and above, European statistics are starting to present encouraging figures. Read more

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Economic evaluation of technology-based interventions for people with dementia care support and their caregivers: Current situation
Published on 30 September 2023

Dementia carries significant social and economic implications, encompassing the direct expenses of medical and social care, along with the costs associated with informal caregiving. Read more

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CAREPATH: the need for new guidelines in multimorbid older adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia
Published on 29 August 2023

We live in an aging world It is estimated that by 2030 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or over and.. Read more

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The ethics of artificial intelligence in Healthcare
Published on 22 July 2023

Artificial Intelligence hold great promise in various sector including the healthcare.. Read more

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Software as Medical Device (SaMD)
Published on 26 June 2023

Medical devices are an essential part of modern healthcare, and they play a critical role.. Read more

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Silver surfers versus low digital literacy among older people
Published on 30 January 2023

Even though digital skills are definitely in need of improvement in the older generation... Read more

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CAREPATH: Converting Polypharmacy Guidelines into Computer Interpretable Rules
Published on 28 December 2022

Aging population have got greater attention by a multitude of organizations, notably in.. Read more

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Security aspects of AI in the Healthcare sector
Published on 23 November 2022

Artificial intelligence applications are massively used in most of today’s healthcare systems.. Read more

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Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) and their applications in daily clinical practice and CAREPATH project
Published on 26 October 2022

Decision making is a fundamental and important part of patient care and treatment process. Making the right decisions at the right time and in the right plac.. Read more

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Machine Learning for dementia early detection
Published on 29 August 2022

Dementia affects in its big majority elderly people and exists in 4 types,Alzheimer dementia,Vascular dementia.. Read more

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Patient Empowerment Platform for older multimorbid patients with mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Published on 10 June 2022

In parallel with the worldwide aging of the population, the prevalence of both dementia and multimorbidity increase. Multimorbidity can be defined as the presence of two or more long-term health conditions.. Read more

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The role of economic evaluation in the CAREPATH project
Published on 05 May 2022

The economic evaluation (EE) of healthcare technologies has become in many European countries and worldwide a basic tool for reimbursement, pricing and purchasing decisions.. Read more

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The challenge of reconciling multiple clinical guidelines in the context of multi-morbidity
Published on 17 March 2022

Modern medical practice relies on the delivery of high quality evidence based care. The translation of that evidence base into clinical practice is supported by clinical guidelines.. Read more

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Dementia, Comorbidity and ICTs
Published on 18 February 2022

Dementia figures are alarming. As the WHO warned in September 2021 "more than 55 million people suffer from, dementia worldwide, yet only one out of four countries has care plans for them or their families".. Read more

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Security, Ethics, Legal and Privacy aspects of AI in the Health domain
Published on 22 January 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) has a significant impact on many aspects of modern life, from education, entertainment.. Read more

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Pain Assessment in Patients with Minimal Cognitive Deficit and Mild Dementia
Published on 16 December 2021

The self-report of the affected person is also the "gold standard" for the assessment of pain in people with.. Read more

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Sustainable care for multimorbid elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment
Published on 22 October 2021

Multimorbidity, defined as the simultaneous occurrence of at least two chronic diseases, is a characteristic of.. Read more