Patient and provider acceptance of telecoaching in type 2 diabetes : a mixed-method study embedded in a randomised clinical trial [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment of type 2 diabetes, suboptimal metabolic control persists. Patient education in diabetes has been proved to enhance self-efficacy and guideline-driven treatment, however many people with type 2 ...
Aertgeerts, Bert +6 more
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Attitudes to telecare among older people, professional care workers and informal carers: a preventative strategy or crisis management? [PDF]
, 2007 This paper reports findings from an attitudinal survey towards telecare that emerged from twenty-two focus groups comprising ninety-two older people, fifty-five professional stakeholders and thirty-nine carers.
Aldred, H. +4 more
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Telehealthcare for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of irreversible airways obstruction in which patients often suffer exacerbations. Sometimes these exacerbations need hospital care: telehealthcare has the potential to reduce admission
Car, Josip +5 more
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Context Awareness and Human–Robot Interaction Optimization for Museum Intelligent Guide Robot
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2026.This study presents a context‐aware human–robot interaction framework designed for intelligent museum guide robots. The system features a three‐layer architecture—perception, understanding, and behavior execution—that enables adaptive and meaningful interactions with museum visitors.
Anna Zou, Yue Meng, Shijing Tong
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Developing a systems and informatics based approach to lifestyle monitoring within eHealth:part I - technology and data management [PDF]
, 2011 Lifestyle monitoring forms a subset of telecare in which data derived from sensors located in the home is used to identify variations in behaviour which are indicative of a change in care needs.
Bradley, David A. +3 more
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Virtual Community Support in Telecare [PDF]
, 2004 A few virtual community support systems, with some unsophisticated tools, appeared at the beginning of the era of Internet availability and pervasive computing. Ever since however, many such systems have emerged focusing on classified interests and motivations, and aiming to give people more possibilities to socialize and keep in touch with each other.
Afsarmanesh, H. +2 more
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Teledermatology: The Most Recent Advancements and Applications of Mobile Apps: A Narrative Review
Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Mobile health improves patient–provider communication and expands access to specialists, especially in underserved areas. Training and empowerment of professionals and patients are among key objectives of mHealth technologies.
Fateme Molaalinejad +4 more
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General practitioners’ perceptions of asynchronous telemedicine in a randomized controlled trial of teledermatology. [PDF]
, 2004 Background: Telemedicine is viewed as having a key role to play in the Government’s plans to modernise the NHS.1 However, to date there are few studies which have explored the views and acceptability of GPs towards telemedicine in primary care. Aim: To
Bowns, I., Collins, K., Walters, S.
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Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 58, Issue 3, May 2026.ABSTRACT Background Telemedicine applications in palliative care have increased significantly in recent years. Objectives A bibliometric analysis was performed to highlight prevailing research hotspots and emerging trends and provide a reference to support future investigations in this field.
Shaoling Li +5 more
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Telemedicine in civil protection: A controlled simulation study for the analysis of patient care
Digital HealthObjectives More and more disasters are occurring and there will be an increasing shortage of physicians in the future. Telemedicine could be a solution here to offer medical care despite the lack of physicians in the area of operation.
Anna Müller +6 more
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