15 research outputs found
Advances in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs): challenges and road-map for future development
Recent advances in wireless communication technologies and auto-mobile industry have triggered a significant research interest in the field of vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) over the past few years. A vehicular network consists of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications supported by wireless access technologies such as IEEE 802.11p. This innovation in wireless communication has been envisaged to improve road safety and motor traffic efficiency in near future through the development of intelligent transportation system (ITS). Hence, governments, auto-mobile industries and academia are heavily partnering through several ongoing research projects to establish standards for VANETs. The typical set of VANET application areas, such as vehicle collision warning and traffic information dissemination have made VANET an interesting field of mobile wireless communication. This paper provides an overview on current research state, challenges, potentials of VANETs as well as the ways forward to achieving the long awaited ITS
Effectiveness of Theory-Based Health Information Technology Interventions on Coronary Artery Disease Self-Management Behavior: A Clinical Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial
[[abstract]]Purpose: Secondary prevention of coronary artery disease, self-management
behavior, and blood pressure control are important to cardiovascular event
prevention and promotion of quality of life (QOL), but they are underutilized.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a self-efficacy
theory–based
health information technology intervention implemented
through blood control and patient self-management.
Design: A clinical randomized waitlist-controlled
trial.
Methods: The study was conducted at a medical center in Taipei, Taiwan.
A total of 60 subjects were randomly assigned to either the immediate
intervention (experimental) group or the waitlist control group. The primary
endpoint was systolic blood pressure at 3 months; secondary end
points included self-management
behavior and QOL. Treatment for the
immediate intervention group lasted 3 months, while the waitlist control
group received routine care for the first 3 months, at which point they
crossed over to the intervention arm and received the same intervention
as the experimental group for another 3 months. Both groups were evaluated
by questionnaires and physiological measurements at both 3 and 6
months postadmission. The results were analyzed using generalized estimating
equations.
Results: Systolic blood pressure significantly improved for the intervention
group participants at 3 months, when there was also significant improvement
in self-management
behavior and QOL. There was no significant or
appreciable effect of time spent in the waitlist condition, with treatments
in the two conditions being similarly effective.
Conclusion: The use of a theory-based
health information technology
treatment compared with usual care resulted in a significant improvement
in systolic blood pressure, self-management
behavior, and QOL in patients
with coronary artery disease.
Clinical Relevance: This treatment would be a useful strategy for clinical
care of cardiovascular disease patients, improving their disease self-management.
It also may help guide further digital health care strategies
during the COVID-19
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An Iranian Perspective on Patients' Rights
The aim of this phenomenological research study carried out in Iran was to capture the meaning of patients' rights from the lived experiences of patients and their companions. To achieve this, 12 semistructured interviews were conducted during 2005 in a teaching hospital in Tehran with patients and/or their companions. In addition, extensive field notes were compiled during the interviews. The data were analyzed using Benner's thematic analysis. The themes captured were classified into three main categories, with certain themes identified within each category. The categories were: (1) the concept of patients' rights; (2) barriers to patients' rights; and (3) facilitators of patients' rights. The distinctive themes within each of the categories were identified as: (1a) receiving real care, (1b) focus on the patient, and (1c) equality and accessibility; (2a) dissatisfaction with caregivers, and (2b) specific work environment limitations; (3a) the patient's companion, (3b) a responsible system, and (3c) the public's awareness of rights. Although certain themes identified closely resemble those identified in international patients' bills of rights, the current study focused on themes that are particularly relevant to the Iranian sociocultural context.Peer reviewe