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Awasthy R, Malhotra M, Seavers ML, Newman M. Admission prioritization of heart failure patients with multiple comorbidities. Front Digit Health 2024; 6:1379336. [PMID: 39015480 PMCID: PMC11250659 DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1379336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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The primary objective of this study was to enhance the operational efficiency of the current healthcare system by proposing a quicker and more effective approach for healthcare providers to deliver services to individuals facing acute heart failure (HF) and concurrent medical conditions. The aim was to support healthcare staff in providing urgent services more efficiently by developing an automated decision-support Patient Prioritization (PP) Tool that utilizes a tailored machine learning (ML) model to prioritize HF patients with chronic heart conditions and concurrent comorbidities during Urgent Care Unit admission. The study applies key ML models to the PhysioNet dataset, encompassing hospital admissions and mortality records of heart failure patients at Zigong Fourth People's Hospital in Sichuan, China, between 2016 and 2019. In addition, the model outcomes for the PhysioNet dataset are compared with the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Maryland (MD) State Inpatient Data (SID) for 2014, a secondary dataset containing heart failure patients, to assess the generalizability of results across diverse healthcare settings and patient demographics. The ML models in this project demonstrate efficiencies surpassing 97.8% and specificities exceeding 95% in identifying HF patients at a higher risk and ranking them based on their mortality risk level. Utilizing this machine learning for the PP approach underscores risk assessment, supporting healthcare professionals in managing HF patients more effectively and allocating resources to those in immediate need, whether in hospital or telehealth settings.
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- Rahul Awasthy
- Data Science, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA, United States
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Claggett J, Petter S, Joshi A, Ponzio T, Kirkendall E. An Infrastructure Framework for Remote Patient Monitoring Interventions and Research. J Med Internet Res 2024; 26:e51234. [PMID: 38815263 PMCID: PMC11176884 DOI: 10.2196/51234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) enables clinicians to maintain and adjust their patients' plan of care by using remotely gathered data, such as vital signs, to proactively make medical decisions about a patient's care. RPM interventions have been touted as a means to improve patient care and well-being while reducing costs and resource needs within the health care ecosystem. However, multiple interworking components must be successfully implemented for an RPM intervention to yield the desired outcomes, and the design and key driver of each component can vary depending on the medical context. This viewpoint and perspective paper presents a 4-component RPM infrastructure framework based on a synthesis of existing literature and practice related to RPM. Specifically, these components are identified and considered: (1) data collection, (2) data transmission and storage, (3) data analysis, and (4) information presentation. Interaction points to consider between components include transmission, interoperability, accessibility, workflow integration, and transparency. Within each of the 4 components, questions affecting research and practice emerge that can affect the outcomes of RPM interventions. This framework provides a holistic perspective of the technologies involved in RPM interventions and how these core elements interact to provide an appropriate infrastructure for deploying RPM in health systems. Further, it provides a common vocabulary to compare and contrast RPM solutions across health contexts and may stimulate new research and intervention opportunities.
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- Jennifer Claggett
- School of Business, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Center for Healthcare Innovation, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- School of Business, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- School of Business, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
- Center for Healthcare Innovation, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Health Science Center, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Center for Healthcare Innovation, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Matti C, Essig S, Föhn Z, Balthasar A. The Role of Wearable Sensors in the Future Primary Healthcare - Preferences of the Adult Swiss Population: A Mixed Methods Approach. J Med Syst 2023; 47:111. [PMID: 37907653 PMCID: PMC10618354 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-023-01998-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Wearable sensors have the potential to increase continuity of care and reduce healthcare expenditure. The user concerns and preferences regarding wearable sensors are the least addressed topic in related literature. Therefore, this study aimed first, to examine the preferences of the adult Swiss population regarding the use of wearable sensors in primary healthcare. Second, the study aimed to explain and learn more about these preferences and why such wearable sensors would or would not be used. An explanatory sequential design was used to reach the two aims. In the initial quantitative phase preferences of a nationwide survey were analyzed descriptively and a multivariable ordered logistic regression was used to identify key characteristics, that influence the preferences. In the second phase, eight semi-structured interviews were conducted. The cleaned study sample of the survey included 687 participants, 46% of whom gave a positive rating regarding the use of wearable sensors. In contrast, 44% gave a negative rating and 10% were neutral. The interviews showed that sensors should be small, not flashy and be compatible with everyday activities. Individuals without a current health risk or existing chronic disease showed lower preferences for using wearable sensors, particularly because they fear losing control over their own body. In contrast, individuals with increased risk or with an existing chronic disease were more likely to use wearable sensors as they can increase the personal safety and provide real-time health information to physicians. Therefore, an important deciding factor for and against the use of wearable sensors seems to be the perceived personal susceptibility for potential health problems.
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- Corinne Matti
- Department Health Sciences and Medicine, University Lucerne, Lucerne, 6002, Switzerland.
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, Bern, 3012, Switzerland.
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- Department Health Sciences and Medicine, University Lucerne, Lucerne, 6002, Switzerland
- Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung AG, Seidenhofstrasse 12, Lucerne, 6003, Switzerland
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- Department Health Sciences and Medicine, University Lucerne, Lucerne, 6002, Switzerland
- Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung AG, Seidenhofstrasse 12, Lucerne, 6003, Switzerland
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- Department Health Sciences and Medicine, University Lucerne, Lucerne, 6002, Switzerland
- Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung AG, Seidenhofstrasse 12, Lucerne, 6003, Switzerland
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Ahmed S, Irfan S, Kiran N, Masood N, Anjum N, Ramzan N. Remote Health Monitoring Systems for Elderly People: A Survey. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:7095. [PMID: 37631632 PMCID: PMC10458487 DOI: 10.3390/s23167095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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This paper addresses the growing demand for healthcare systems, particularly among the elderly population. The need for these systems arises from the desire to enable patients and seniors to live independently in their homes without relying heavily on their families or caretakers. To achieve substantial improvements in healthcare, it is essential to ensure the continuous development and availability of information technologies tailored explicitly for patients and elderly individuals. The primary objective of this study is to comprehensively review the latest remote health monitoring systems, with a specific focus on those designed for older adults. To facilitate a comprehensive understanding, we categorize these remote monitoring systems and provide an overview of their general architectures. Additionally, we emphasize the standards utilized in their development and highlight the challenges encountered throughout the developmental processes. Moreover, this paper identifies several potential areas for future research, which promise further advancements in remote health monitoring systems. Addressing these research gaps can drive progress and innovation, ultimately enhancing the quality of healthcare services available to elderly individuals. This, in turn, empowers them to lead more independent and fulfilling lives while enjoying the comforts and familiarity of their own homes. By acknowledging the importance of healthcare systems for the elderly and recognizing the role of information technologies, we can address the evolving needs of this population. Through ongoing research and development, we can continue to enhance remote health monitoring systems, ensuring they remain effective, efficient, and responsive to the unique requirements of elderly individuals.
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- Salman Ahmed
- Department of Computer Science, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; (N.M.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Information Engineering Technology, National Skills University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan;
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK; (N.K.); (N.R.)
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- Department of Computer Science, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; (N.M.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Computer Science, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; (N.M.); (N.A.)
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK; (N.K.); (N.R.)
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Gupta NS, Kumar P. Perspective of artificial intelligence in healthcare data management: A journey towards precision medicine. Comput Biol Med 2023; 162:107051. [PMID: 37271113 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Mounting evidence has highlighted the implementation of big data handling and management in the healthcare industry to improve the clinical services. Various private and public companies have generated, stored, and analyzed different types of big healthcare data, such as omics data, clinical data, electronic health records, personal health records, and sensing data with the aim to move in the direction of precision medicine. Additionally, with the advancement in technologies, researchers are curious to extract the potential involvement of artificial intelligence and machine learning on big healthcare data to enhance the quality of patient's lives. However, seeking solutions from big healthcare data requires proper management, storage, and analysis, which imposes hinderances associated with big data handling. Herein, we briefly discuss the implication of big data handling and the role of artificial intelligence in precision medicine. Further, we also highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence in integrating and analyzing the big data that offer personalized treatment. In addition, we briefly discuss the applications of artificial intelligence in personalized treatment, especially in neurological diseases. Lastly, we discuss the challenges and limitations imposed by artificial intelligence in big data management and analysis to hinder precision medicine.
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- Nancy Sanjay Gupta
- Molecular Neuroscience and Functional Genomics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, India
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- Molecular Neuroscience and Functional Genomics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, India.
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Li W, Gui J, Luo X, Yang J, Zhang T, Tang Q. Determinants of intention with remote health management service among urban older adults: A Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology perspective. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1117518. [PMID: 36778558 PMCID: PMC9909471 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1117518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background Although older adults health management systems have been shown to have a significant impact on health levels, there remains the problem of low use rate, frequency of use, and acceptance by the older adults. This study aims to explore the significant factors which serve as determinants of behavioral intention to use the technology, which in turn promotes actual use. Methods This study took a total of 402 urban older adults over 60 years to explore the impact of the use behavior toward remote health management (RHM) through an online questionnaire. Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the author adds four dimensions: perceived risk, perceived value, perceived interactivity and individual innovation, constructed an extended structural equation model of acceptance and use of technology, and analyzed the variable path relationship. Results In this study, the factor loading is between 0.61 and 0.98; the overall Cronbach's Alpha coefficients are >0.7; The composite reliability ranges from 0.59 to 0.91; the average variance extraction ranges from 0.51 to 0.85, which shows the good reliability, validity, and discriminant validity of the constructed model. The influencing factors of the behavioral intention of the older adults to accept the health management system are: effort expectation, social influences, perceived value, performance expectation, perceived interactivity and perceived risk. Effort expectation has a significant positive impact on performance expectation. Individual innovation positively impacts performance expectation and perceived interactivity. Perceived interactivity and behavioral intention have a significant positive effect on the use behavior of the older adults, while the facilitating conditions have little effect on the use behavior. Conclusions This paper constructs and verifies the extended model based on UTAUT, fully explores the potential factors affecting the use intention of the older adult users. According to the research findings, some suggestions are proposed from the aspects of effort expectation, performance expectation, perceived interaction and perceived value to improve the use intention and user experience of Internet-based health management services in older adults.
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- Wenjia Li
- College of Communication and Art Design, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Communication and Art Design, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Communication and Art Design, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- School of Creativity and Art, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Design and Art, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China,*Correspondence: Qinghe Tang ✉
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Tu C, Zeng Y, Long H, Yu C, Tan Y, Zhou Y, Zang C. Regional integration and public healthcare environment: Evidence from China. Front Public Health 2023; 10:1013053. [PMID: 36684868 PMCID: PMC9846215 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1013053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Introduction Existing studies have focused on the impact of economic development and urban expansion on public healthcare environment but has ignored the importance of regional integration. Regional integration reflects the spatial distribution of the labor force, which significantly affects healthcare workforce and healthcare infrastructure development. Methods Based on panel nested data for 137 cities in 16 major city clusters in China from 2001 to 2019, this paper assesses the impact of regional integration on the public healthcare environment through a hierarchical linear model (HLM). Results Our findings indicate that a 1% increase in regional integration leads to a 6.6 and 1.9% improvement in healthcare workforce and healthcare infrastructure. The results of the mechanism analysis indicate that regional integration affects the public healthcare environment through improving transportation infrastructure and industrial upgrading. In addition, regional integration has a stronger effect on cities with lower levels of economic development and healthcare environments. Finally, the endogeneity test based on the difference-in-difference (DID) model and the robustness test based on high-dimensional fixed effects model conduct the consistent conclusions. Discussion Policies to improve the public healthcare environment through promoting regional integration are proposed. Government should develop a more comprehensive regional cooperation plan to improve the public healthcare environment. Also, financial spending on improving the healthcare environment in peripheral cities should be increased. In addition, regional integration policy development needs to consider differences across regions.
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- Chenglin Tu
- School of Economics and Statistics, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
- Academy of Guangzhou Development, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
- School of Management, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Economics and Statistics, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Social Work, School of Public Administration, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Academy of Guangzhou Development, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
- Nanyang Technopreneurship Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Academy of Guangzhou Development, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
- School of Management, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Academy of Guangzhou Development, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Academy of Guangzhou Development, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Management, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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Buckholz AP, Rosenblatt R. Remote monitoring of cognition in cirrhosis and encephalopathy: future opportunity and challenge. Metab Brain Dis 2022; 38:1737-1747. [PMID: 36507937 PMCID: PMC9743123 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-022-01134-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is a critically important complication of chronic liver disease and portal hypertension, but especially in early covert stages remains underdiagnosed and a common cause of hospitalization and morbidity. Defined by often subtle neuropsychiatric changes, significant cognitive deficits have been extensively described. While traditional methods of assessment remain underutilized in practice and subject to significant confounding with other diseases, mobile technology has emerged as a potential future tool to provide simple and dynamic cognitive assessments. This review discusses the proliferation of cognitive assessment tools, describing possible applications in encephalopathy and the challenges such an implementation may face. There are significant potential advantages to assessing cognition in real time in order to aid early detection and intervention and provide a more realistic measurement of real-world function. Despite this, there are issues with reliability, privacy, applicability and more which must be addressed prior to wide proliferation and acceptance for clinical use. Regardless, the rapid uptake of mobile technology in healthcare is likely to have significant implications for the future management of encephalopathy and liver disease at large.
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- Adam P Buckholz
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
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Albahri AS, Zaidan AA, AlSattar HA, A. Hamid R, Albahri OS, Qahtan S, Alamoodi AH. Towards physician's experience: Development of machine learning model for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders based on complex
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- Ahmed S. Albahri
- Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS) Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI) Baghdad Iraq
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- Faculty of Engineering and IT The British University in Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Business Administration, College of Administrative Sciences The University of Mashreq Baghdad Iraq
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- Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS) Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI) Baghdad Iraq
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- Computer Techniques Engineering Department Mazaya University College Nasiriyah Iraq
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- Department of Computer Center, College of Health and Medical Techniques Middle Technical University Baghdad Iraq
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Tanjung Malim Malaysia
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Golkar A, Malekhosseini R, RahimiZadeh K, Yazdani A, Beheshti A. A priority queue-based telemonitoring system for automatic diagnosis of heart diseases in integrated fog computing environments. Health Informatics J 2022; 28:14604582221137453. [DOI: 10.1177/14604582221137453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Various studies have shown the benefits of using distributed fog computing for healthcare systems. The new pattern of fog and edge computing reduces latency for data processing compared to cloud computing. Nevertheless, the proposed fog models still have many limitations in improving system performance and patients’ response time. This paper, proposes a new performance model by integrating fog computing, priority queues and certainty theory into the Edge computing devices and validating it by analyzing heart disease patients' conditions in clinical decision support systems (CDSS). In this model, a Certainty Factor (CF) value is assigned to each symptom of heart disease. When one or more symptoms show an abnormal value, the patient’s condition will be evaluated using CF values in the fog layer. In the fog layer, requests are categorized in different priority queues before arriving into the system. The results demonstrate that network usage, latency, and response time of patients’ requests are respectively improved by 25.55%, 42.92%, and 34.28% compared to the cloud model. Prioritizing patient requests with respect to CF values in the CDSS provides higher system Quality of Service (QoS) and patients’ response time.
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- Ali Golkar
- Department of Computer Engineering, Yasooj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasooj, Iran
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Yasooj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasooj, Iran
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- Department of Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran
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- Department of Health Information Management, Clinical Education Research Center, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Computing, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Albahri AS, Hamid RA, Zaidan AA, Albahri OS. Early automated prediction model for the diagnosis and detection of children with autism spectrum disorders based on effective sociodemographic and family characteristic features. Neural Comput Appl 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00521-022-07822-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Ruyobeza B, Grobbelaar SS, Botha A. Hurdles to developing and scaling remote patients' health management tools and systems: a scoping review. Syst Rev 2022; 11:179. [PMID: 36042505 PMCID: PMC9427160 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-022-02033-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite all the excitement and hype generated regarding the expected transformative impact of digital technology on the healthcare industry, traditional healthcare systems around the world have largely remained unchanged and resultant improvements in developed countries are slower than anticipated. One area which was expected to significantly improve the quality of and access to primary healthcare services in particular is remote patient monitoring and management. Based on a combination of rapid advances in body sensors and information and communication technologies (ICT), it was hoped that remote patient management tools and systems (RPMTSs) would significantly reduce the care burden on traditional healthcare systems as well as health-related costs. However, the uptake or adoption of above systems has been extremely slow and their roll out has not yet properly taken off especially in developing countries where they ought to have made the greatest positive impact. AIM The aim of the study was to assess whether or not recent, relevant literature would support the development of in-community, design, deployment and implementation framework based on three factors thought to be important drivers and levers of RPMTS's adoption and scalability. METHODS A rapid, scoping review conducted on relevant articles obtained from PubMed, MEDLINE, PMC and Cochrane databases and grey literature on Google and published between 2012 and May 2020, by combining a number of relevant search terms and phrases. RESULTS Most RPMTSs are targeted at and focused on a single disease, do not extensively involve patients and clinicians in their early planning and design phases, are not designed to best serve a specific catchment area and are mainly directed at post-hospital, disease management settings. This may be leading to a situation where patients, potential patients and clinicians simply do not make use of these tools, leading to low adoption and scalability thereof. CONCLUSION The development of a user-centred, context-dependent, customizable design and deployment framework could potentially increase the adoption and scalability of RPMTSs, if such framework addressed a combination of diseases, prevalent in a given specific catchment area, especially in developing countries with limited financial resources.
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- Barimwotubiri Ruyobeza
- Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa AND DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (SciSTIP), Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University and CSIR Next Generation Enterprises and Institutions, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Dai Z, Xu S, Wu X, Hu R, Li H, He H, Hu J, Liao X. Knowledge Mapping of Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Healthcare: A Bibliometric Analysis. Front Public Health 2022; 10:895552. [PMID: 35757629 PMCID: PMC9218106 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.895552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objective Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a useful tool in complex decision-making situations, and has been used in medical fields to evaluate treatment options and drug selection. This study aims to provide valuable insights into MCDA in healthcare through examining the research focus of existing studies, major fields, major applications, most productive authors and countries, and most common journals in the domain. Methods A bibliometric analysis was conducted on the publication related to MCDA in healthcare from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database on 14 July 2021. Three bibliometric software (VOSviewer, R-bibliometrix, and CiteSpace) were used to conduct the analysis including years, countries, institutes, authors, journals, co-citation references, and keywords. Results A total of 410 publications were identified with an average yearly growth rate of 32% (1999–2021), from 196 academic journals with 23,637 co-citation references by 871 institutions from 70 countries/regions. The United States was the most productive country (n = 80). Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (n = 16), Université de Montréal (n = 13), and Syreon Research Institute (n = 12) were the top productive institutions. A A Zaidan, Mireille Goetghebeur and Zoltan Kalo were the biggest nodes in every cluster of authors' networks. The top journals in terms of the number of articles (n = 17) and citations (n = 1,673) were Value in Health and Journal of Medical Systems, respectively. The extant literature has focused on four aspects, including the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), decision-making, health technology assessment, and healthcare waste management. COVID-19 and fuzzy TOPSIS received careful attention from MCDA applications recently. MCDA in big data, telemedicine, TOPSIS, and fuzzy AHP is well-developed and an important theme, which may be the trend in future research. Conclusion This study uncovers a holistic picture of the performance of MCDA-related literature published in healthcare. MCDA has a broad application on different topics and would be helpful for practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers working in healthcare to advance the wheel of medical complex decision-making. It can be argued that the door is still open for improving the role of MCDA in healthcare, whether in its methodology (e.g., fuzzy TOPSIS) or application (e.g., telemedicine).
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- Zeqi Dai
- Center for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Albahri AS, Albahri OS, Zaidan AA, Alnoor A, Alsattar HA, Mohammed R, Alamoodi AH, Zaidan BB, Aickelin U, Alazab M, Garfan S, Ahmaro IYY, Ahmed MA. Integration of fuzzy-weighted zero-inconsistency and fuzzy decision by opinion score methods under a q-rung orthopair environment: A distribution case study of COVID-19 vaccine doses. COMPUTER STANDARDS & INTERFACES 2022; 80:103572. [PMID: 34456503 PMCID: PMC8386109 DOI: 10.1016/j.csi.2021.103572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Owing to the limitations of Pythagorean fuzzy and intuitionistic fuzzy sets, scientists have developed a distinct and successive fuzzy set called the q-rung orthopair fuzzy set (q-ROFS), which eliminates restrictions encountered by decision-makers in multicriteria decision making (MCDM) methods and facilitates the representation of complex uncertain information in real-world circumstances. Given its advantages and flexibility, this study has extended two considerable MCDM methods the fuzzy-weighted zero-inconsistency (FWZIC) method and fuzzy decision by opinion score method (FDOSM) under the fuzzy environment of q-ROFS. The extensions were called q-rung orthopair fuzzy-weighted zero-inconsistency (q-ROFWZIC) method and q-rung orthopair fuzzy decision by opinion score method (q-ROFDOSM). The methodology formulated had two phases. The first phase 'development' presented the sequential steps of each method thoroughly.The q-ROFWZIC method was formulated and used in determining the weights of evaluation criteria and then integrated into the q-ROFDOSM for the prioritisation of alternatives on the basis of the weighted criteria. In the second phase, a case study regarding the MCDM problem of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine distribution was performed. The purpose was to provide fair allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses. A decision matrix based on an intersection of 'recipients list' and 'COVID-19 distribution criteria' was adopted. The proposed methods were evaluated according to systematic ranking assessment and sensitivity analysis, which revealed that the ranking was subject to a systematic ranking that is supported by high correlation results over different scenarios with variations in the weights of criteria.
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- A S Albahri
- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
- Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS), Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI), Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, 700 Swanston Street, Victoria 3010 Australia
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- College of Engineering, IT and Environment, Charles Darwin University, NT, Australia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Computer Science Department, College of Information Technology, Hebron University, Hebron, Palestine
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- Department of Computer Science, Computer Science and Mathematics College, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq
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Alattas K, Wu Q. A framework to evaluate the barriers for adopting the internet of medical things using the extended generalized TODIM method under the hesitant fuzzy environment. APPL INTELL 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10489-021-03078-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new extension of FDOSM based on Pythagorean fuzzy environment for evaluating and benchmarking sign language recognition systems. Neural Comput Appl 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00521-021-06683-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Alsalem MA, Albahri OS, Zaidan AA, Al-Obaidi JR, Alnoor A, Alamoodi AH, Albahri AS, Zaidan BB, Jumaah FM. Rescuing emergency cases of COVID-19 patients: An intelligent real-time MSC transfusion framework based on multicriteria decision-making methods. APPL INTELL 2022; 52:9676-9700. [PMID: 35035091 PMCID: PMC8741536 DOI: 10.1007/s10489-021-02813-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown promising ability to treat critical cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by regenerating lung cells and reducing immune system overreaction. However, two main challenges need to be addressed first before MSCs can be efficiently transfused to the most critical cases of COVID-19. First is the selection of suitable MSC sources that can meet the standards of stem cell criteria. Second is differentiating COVID-19 patients into different emergency levels automatically and prioritising them in each emergency level. This study presents an efficient real-time MSC transfusion framework based on multicriteria decision-making(MCDM) methods. In the methodology, the testing phase represents the ability to adhere to plastic surfaces, the upregulation and downregulation of specific surface protein markers and finally the ability to differentiate into different kinds of cells. In the development phase, firstly, two scenarios of an augmented dataset based on the medical perspective are generated to produce 80 patients with different emergency levels. Secondly, an automated triage algorithm based on a formal medical guideline is proposed for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 patients with different emergency levels (i.e. mild, moderate, severe and critical) considering the improvement and deterioration procedures from one level to another. Thirdly, a unique decision matrix for each triage level (except mild) is constructed on the basis of the intersection between the evaluation criteria of each emergency level and list of COVID-19 patients. Thereafter, MCDM methods (i.e. analytic hierarchy process [AHP] and vlsekriterijumska optimizcija i kaompromisno resenje [VIKOR]) are integrated to assign subjective weights for the evaluation criteria within each triage level and then prioritise the COVID-19 patients on the basis of individual and group decision-making(GDM) contexts. Results show that: (1) in both scenarios, the proposed algorithm effectively classified the patients into four emergency levels, including mild, moderate, severe and critical, taking into consideration the improvement and deterioration cases. (2) On the basis of experts’ perspectives, clear differences in most individual prioritisations for patients with different emergency levels in both scenarios were found. (3) In both scenarios, COVID-19 patients were prioritised identically between the internal and external group VIKOR. During the evaluation, the statistical objective method indicated that the patient prioritisations underwent systematic ranking. Moreover, comparison analysis with previous work proved the efficiency of the proposed framework. Thus, the real-time MSC transfusion for COVID-19 patients can follow the order achieved in the group VIKOR results.
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AIM in Sports Medicine. Artif Intell Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64573-1_222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Xie Y, Lu L, Gao F, He SJ, Zhao HJ, Fang Y, Yang JM, An Y, Ye ZW, Dong Z. Integration of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Wearable Technology for Chronic Disease Management: A New Paradigm in Smart Healthcare. Curr Med Sci 2021; 41:1123-1133. [PMID: 34950987 PMCID: PMC8702375 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-021-2485-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Chronic diseases are a growing concern worldwide, with nearly 25% of adults suffering from one or more chronic health conditions, thus placing a heavy burden on individuals, families, and healthcare systems. With the advent of the "Smart Healthcare" era, a series of cutting-edge technologies has brought new experiences to the management of chronic diseases. Among them, smart wearable technology not only helps people pursue a healthier lifestyle but also provides a continuous flow of healthcare data for disease diagnosis and treatment by actively recording physiological parameters and tracking the metabolic state. However, how to organize and analyze the data to achieve the ultimate goal of improving chronic disease management, in terms of quality of life, patient outcomes, and privacy protection, is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed. Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide intelligent suggestions by analyzing a patient's physiological data from wearable devices for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In addition, blockchain can improve healthcare services by authorizing decentralized data sharing, protecting the privacy of users, providing data empowerment, and ensuring the reliability of data management. Integrating AI, blockchain, and wearable technology could optimize the existing chronic disease management models, with a shift from a hospital-centered model to a patient-centered one. In this paper, we conceptually demonstrate a patient-centric technical framework based on AI, blockchain, and wearable technology and further explore the application of these integrated technologies in chronic disease management. Finally, the shortcomings of this new paradigm and future research directions are also discussed.
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- Yi Xie
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.,Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.,Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.,Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.,School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.,School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.,Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430032, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.,Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Blockchain-Based IoT Devices in Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su132413646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Through recent progress, the forms of modern supply chains have evolved into complex networks. The supply chain management systems face a variety of challenges. These include lack of visibility of the upstream party (Provider) to the downstream party (Client); lack of flexibility in the face of sudden variations in demand and control of operating costs; lack of reliance on safety stakeholders; ineffective management of supply chain risks. Blockchain (BC) is used in the supply chain to overcome the growing demands for items. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a profoundly encouraging innovation that can help companies observe, track, and monitor products, activities, and processes within their respective value chain networks. Research establishments and logical gatherings are ceaselessly attempting to answer IoT gadgets in supply chain management. This paper presents orderly writing on and reviewing of Blockchain-based IoT advances and their current usage. We discuss the smart devices used in this system and which device is the most appropriate in the supply chain. This paper also looks at future examination themes in blockchain-based IoT, referred to as the executive’s framework production network. The essential deliberate writing audit has been consolidated by surveying research articles circulated in highly reputable publications between 2016 and 2021. Lastly, current issues and challenges are present to provide researchers with promising future directions in IoT supply chain management systems.
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Wahab A, Alam TM, Raza MM. Usability Evaluation of FinTech Mobile Applications: A Statistical Approach. 2021 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATIVE COMPUTING (ICIC) 2021. [DOI: 10.1109/icic53490.2021.9691512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Alsalem MA, Alsattar HA, Albahri AS, Mohammed RT, Albahri OS, Zaidan AA, Alnoor A, Alamoodi AH, Qahtan S, Zaidan BB, Aickelin U, Alazab M, Jumaah FM. Based on T-spherical fuzzy environment: A combination of FWZIC and FDOSM for prioritising COVID-19 vaccine dose recipients. J Infect Public Health 2021; 14:1513-1559. [PMID: 34538731 PMCID: PMC8388152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The problem complexity of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) has been raised in the distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, which required solid and robust MCDM methods. Compared with other MCDM methods, the fuzzy-weighted zero-inconsistency (FWZIC) method and fuzzy decision by opinion score method (FDOSM) have demonstrated their solidity in solving different MCDM challenges. However, the fuzzy sets used in these methods have neglected the refusal concept and limited the restrictions on their constants. To end this, considering the advantage of the T-spherical fuzzy sets (T-SFSs) in handling the uncertainty in the data and obtaining information with more degree of freedom, this study has extended FWZIC and FDOSM methods into the T-SFSs environment (called T-SFWZIC and T-SFDOSM) to be used in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The methodology was formulated on the basis of decision matrix adoption and development phases. The first phase described the adopted decision matrix used in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The second phase presented the sequential formulation steps of T-SFWZIC used for weighting the distribution criteria followed by T-SFDOSM utilised for prioritising the vaccine recipients. Results revealed the following: (1) T-SFWZIC effectively weighted the vaccine distribution criteria based on several parameters including T = 2, T = 4, T = 6, T = 8, and T = 10. Amongst all parameters, the age criterion received the highest weight, whereas the geographic locations severity criterion has the lowest weight. (2) According to the T parameters, a considerable variance has occurred on the vaccine recipient orders, indicating that the existence of T values affected the vaccine distribution. (3) In the individual context of T-SFDOSM, no unique prioritisation was observed based on the obtained opinions of each expert. (4) The group context of T-SFDOSM used in the prioritisation of vaccine recipients was considered the final distribution result as it unified the differences found in an individual context. The evaluation was performed based on systematic ranking assessment and sensitivity analysis. This evaluation showed that the prioritisation results based on each T parameter were subject to a systematic ranking that is supported by high correlation results over all discussed scenarios of changing criteria weights values.
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- M A Alsalem
- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS), Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI), Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia; Faculty of Computing and Innovative Technology, Geomatika University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia.
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- School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia; Future Technology Research Center, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123 University Road, Section 3, Douliou, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan
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- School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, 700 Swanston Street, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- College of Engineering, IT and Environment, Charles Darwin University, NT, Australia
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- Department of Advanced Applications and Embedded Systems, Intel Corporation, Plot 6 Bayan Lepas Technoplex, 11900 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Chong MS, Sit JWH, Karthikesu K, Chair SY. Effectiveness of technology-assisted cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud 2021; 124:104087. [PMID: 34562846 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of this review were to identify different technology-assisted interventions in cardiac rehabilitation, to explore and examine the effectiveness of technology-assisted cardiac rehabilitation. DESIGN A systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS A systematic search was performed on six electronic databases: CINALH Complete, Cochrane Library, PubMed, MEDLINE via OvidSP, British Nursing Index and PsycINFO to identify randomised controlled trials from 2010 to 2020. Selection of studies was performed by screening the titles, abstracts and full texts, and two reviewers independently and critically appraised the included studies using the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2). RESULTS Nine randomised controlled trials met the inclusion criteria; five studies with some bias concerns related to allocation concealment (n = 2) and measurement of outcome (n = 4), and four studies were of low risk of bias. The pooled effect size showed comparable effectiveness between technology-assisted cardiac rehabilitation and conventional/centre-based cardiac rehabilitation on modifiable coronary risk factors (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, p>0.05), psychological outcomes (anxiety: SMD 0.25, 95% CI -0.11 to 0.62, p = 0.17 and depression: SMD 0.09, 95% CI -0.16 to 0.35, p = 0.47). Narrative synthesis was performed for adherence to prescribed exercise sessions in cardiac rehabilitation. No significant adverse events occurred. The adverse events that did occur were self-reported, mostly unrelated to the interventions with technology and the number of events was comparable between both groups. Inconsistent results were found across the studies. This review revealed lack of self-efficacy and behaviour change theories/strategies, and educational emphasis among studies. CONCLUSIONS The results in the meta-analysis have indicated that technology-assisted cardiac rehabilitation demonstrated comparable results to conventional/centre-based cardiac rehabilitation. Technology-assisted cardiac rehabilitation is a potential alternative not only to remove cardiac rehabilitation barriers but also in the midst of current prolonged pandemic. Future studies on technology-assisted cardiac rehabilitation with the emphasis behavior change theories/strategies and education are required.
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- Mei Sin Chong
- The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR.
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
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Salman OH, Taha Z, Alsabah MQ, Hussein YS, Mohammed AS, Aal-Nouman M. A review on utilizing machine learning technology in the fields of electronic emergency triage and patient priority systems in telemedicine: Coherent taxonomy, motivations, open research challenges and recommendations for intelligent future work. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2021; 209:106357. [PMID: 34438223 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND With the remarkable increasing in the numbers of patients, the triaging and prioritizing patients into multi-emergency level is required to accommodate all the patients, save more lives, and manage the medical resources effectively. Triaging and prioritizing patients becomes particularly challenging especially for the patients who are far from hospital and use telemedicine system. To this end, the researchers exploiting the useful tool of machine learning to address this challenge. Hence, carrying out an intensive investigation and in-depth study in the field of using machine learning in E-triage and patient priority are essential and required. OBJECTIVES This research aims to (1) provide a literature review and an in-depth study on the roles of machine learning in the fields of electronic emergency triage (E-triage) and prioritize patients for fast healthcare services in telemedicine applications. (2) highlight the effectiveness of machine learning methods in terms of algorithms, medical input data, output results, and machine learning goals in remote healthcare telemedicine systems. (3) present the relationship between machine learning goals and the electronic triage processes specifically on the: triage levels, medical features for input, outcome results as outputs, and the relevant diseases. (4), the outcomes of our analyses are subjected to organize and propose a cross-over taxonomy between machine learning algorithms and telemedicine structure. (5) present lists of motivations, open research challenges and recommendations for future intelligent work for both academic and industrial sectors in telemedicine and remote healthcare applications. METHODS An intensive research is carried out by reviewing all articles related to the field of E-triage and remote priority systems that utilise machine learning algorithms and sensors. We have searched all related keywords to investigate the databases of Science Direct, IEEE Xplore, Web of Science, PubMed, and Medline for the articles, which have been published from January 2012 up to date. RESULTS A new crossover matching between machine learning methods and telemedicine taxonomy is proposed. The crossover-taxonomy is developed in this study to identify the relationship between machine learning algorithm and the equivalent telemedicine categories whereas the machine learning algorithm has been utilized. The impact of utilizing machine learning is composed in proposing the telemedicine architecture based on synchronous (real-time/ online) and asynchronous (store-and-forward / offline) structure. In addition to that, list of machine learning algorithms, list of the performance metrics, list of inputs data and outputs results are presented. Moreover, open research challenges, the benefits of utilizing machine learning and the recommendations for new research opportunities that need to be addressed for the synergistic integration of multidisciplinary works are organized and presented accordingly. DISCUSSION The state-of-the-art studies on the E-triage and priority systems that utilise machine learning algorithms in telemedicine architecture are discussed. This approach allows the researchers to understand the modernisation of healthcare systems and the efficient use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. In particular, the growing worldwide population and various chronic diseases such as heart chronic diseases, blood pressure and diabetes, require smart health monitoring systems in E-triage and priority systems, in which machine learning algorithms could be greatly beneficial. CONCLUSIONS Although research directions on E-triage and priority systems that use machine learning algorithms in telemedicine vary, they are equally essential and should be considered. Hence, we provide a comprehensive review to emphasise the advantages of the existing research in multidisciplinary works of artificial intelligence, machine learning and healthcare services.
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- Omar H Salman
- Network Department, Faculty of Engineering, AL Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq.
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- Network Department, Faculty of Engineering, AL Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4ET, United Kingdom
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- Information Systems and Computer Science Department, Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College (ABMMC), P.O. Box: 22988, Doha Qatar
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- Information Systems and Computer Science Department, Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College (ABMMC), P.O. Box: 22988, Doha Qatar
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Remote Intelligent Healthcare System Based on the ROCKET Technique. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05805-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Albahri AS, Zaidan AA, Albahri OS, Zaidan BB, Alamoodi AH, Shareef AH, Alwan JK, Hamid RA, Aljbory MT, Jasim AN, Baqer MJ, Mohammed KI. Development of IoT-based mhealth framework for various cases of heart disease patients. HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12553-021-00579-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Groenendaal W, Lee S, van Hoof C. Wearable Bioimpedance Monitoring: Viewpoint for Application in Chronic Conditions. JMIR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2021; 6:e22911. [PMID: 38907374 PMCID: PMC11041432 DOI: 10.2196/22911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Currently, nearly 6 in 10 US adults are suffering from at least one chronic condition. Wearable technology could help in controlling the health care costs by remote monitoring and early detection of disease worsening. However, in recent years, there have been disappointments in wearable technology with respect to reliability, lack of feedback, or lack of user comfort. One of the promising sensor techniques for wearable monitoring of chronic disease is bioimpedance, which is a noninvasive, versatile sensing method that can be applied in different ways to extract a wide range of health care parameters. Due to the changes in impedance caused by either breathing or blood flow, time-varying signals such as respiration and cardiac output can be obtained with bioimpedance. A second application area is related to body composition and fluid status (eg, pulmonary congestion monitoring in patients with heart failure). Finally, bioimpedance can be used for continuous and real-time imaging (eg, during mechanical ventilation). In this viewpoint, we evaluate the use of wearable bioimpedance monitoring for application in chronic conditions, focusing on the current status, recent improvements, and challenges that still need to be tackled.
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- Imec the Netherlands / Holst Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Imec, Leuven, Belgium
- One Planet Research Center, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Department of Engineering Science, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Tun SYY, Madanian S, Mirza F. Internet of things (IoT) applications for elderly care: a reflective review. Aging Clin Exp Res 2021; 33:855-867. [PMID: 32277435 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-020-01545-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Increasing in elderly population put extra pressure on healthcare systems globally in terms of operational costs and resources. To minimize this pressure and provide efficient healthcare services, the application of the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable technology could be promising. These technologies have the potential to improve the quality of life of the elderly population while reducing strain on healthcare systems and minimizing their operational cost. Although IoT and wearable applications for elderly healthcare purposes were reviewed previously, there is a further need to summarize their current applications in this fast-developing area. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of IoT and wearable technologies' applications including the types of data collected and the types of devices for elderly healthcare. This paper provides insights into existing areas of IoT/wearable applications while presenting new research opportunities in emerging areas of applications, such as robotic technology and integrated applications. The analysis in this paper could be useful to healthcare solution designers and developers in defining technology supported futuristic healthcare strategies to serve elderly people and increasing their quality of life.
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- Soe Ye Yint Tun
- Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 34 St. Paul Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 34 St. Paul Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.
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- Department of Information Technology and Software Engineering, School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
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Claudino JG, Capanema DDO, Santiago PRP. AIM in Sports Medicine. Artif Intell Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58080-3_222-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mohsin AH, Zaidan AA, Zaidan BB, Mohammed KI, Albahri OS, Albahri AS, Alsalem MA. PSO-Blockchain-based image steganography: towards a new method to secure updating and sharing COVID-19 data in decentralised hospitals intelligence architecture. MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 80:14137-14161. [PMID: 33519293 PMCID: PMC7821848 DOI: 10.1007/s11042-020-10284-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Secure updating and sharing for large amounts of healthcare information (such as medical data on coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) in efficient and secure transmission are important but challenging in communication channels amongst hospitals. In particular, in addressing the above challenges, two issues are faced, namely, those related to confidentiality and integrity of their health data and to network failure that may cause concerns about data availability. To the authors' knowledge, no study provides secure updating and sharing solution for large amounts of healthcare information in communication channels amongst hospitals. Therefore, this study proposes and discusses a novel steganography-based blockchain method in the spatial domain as a solution. The novelty of the proposed method is the removal and addition of new particles in the particle swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm. In addition, hash function can hide secret medical COVID-19 data in hospital databases whilst providing confidentiality with high embedding capacity and high image quality. Moreover, stego images with hash data and blockchain technology are used in updating and sharing medical COVID-19 data between hospitals in the network to improve the level of confidentiality and protect the integrity of medical COVID-19 data in grey-scale images, achieve data availability if any connection failure occurs in a single point of the network and eliminate the central point (third party) in the network during transmission. The proposed method is discussed in three stages. Firstly, the pre-hiding stage estimates the embedding capacity of each host image. Secondly, the secret COVID-19 data hiding stage uses PSO algorithm and hash function. Thirdly, the transmission stage transfers the stego images based on blockchain technology and updates all nodes (hospitals) in the network. As proof of concept for the case study, the authors adopted the latest COVID-19 research published in the Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine journal, which presents a rescue framework within hospitals for the storage and transfusion of the best convalescent plasma to the most critical patients with COVID-19 on the basis of biological requirements. The validation and evaluation of the proposed method are discussed.
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- A. H. Mohsin
- Department of Computing, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak Malaysia
- Republic of Iraq-Presidency of Ministries - Establishment of Martyrs, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Computing, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak Malaysia
- Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS), Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI), Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Computing, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak Malaysia
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Mohammed TJ, Albahri AS, Zaidan AA, Albahri OS, Al-Obaidi JR, Zaidan BB, Larbani M, Mohammed RT, Hadi SM. Convalescent-plasma-transfusion intelligent framework for rescuing COVID-19 patients across centralised/decentralised telemedicine hospitals based on AHP-group TOPSIS and matching component. APPL INTELL 2021; 51:2956-2987. [PMID: 34764579 PMCID: PMC7820530 DOI: 10.1007/s10489-020-02169-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across the world, the transfusion of efficient convalescent plasma (CP) to the most critical patients can be the primary approach to preventing the virus spread and treating the disease, and this strategy is considered as an intelligent computing concern. In providing an automated intelligent computing solution to select the appropriate CP for the most critical patients with COVID-19, two challenges aspects are bound to be faced: (1) distributed hospital management aspects (including scalability and management issues for prioritising COVID-19 patients and donors simultaneously), and (2) technical aspects (including the lack of COVID-19 dataset availability of patients and donors and an accurate matching process amongst them considering all blood types). Based on previous reports, no study has provided a solution for CP-transfusion-rescue intelligent framework during this pandemic that has addressed said challenges and issues. This study aimed to propose a novel CP-transfusion intelligent framework for rescuing COVID-19 patients across centralised/decentralised telemedicine hospitals based on the matching component process to provide an efficient CP from eligible donors to the most critical patients using multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) methods. A dataset, including COVID-19 patients/donors that have met the important criteria in the virology field, must be augmented to improve the developed framework. Four consecutive phases conclude the methodology. In the first phase, a new COVID-19 dataset is generated on the basis of medical-reference ranges by specialised experts in the virology field. The simulation data are classified into 80 patients and 80 donors on the basis of the five biomarker criteria with four blood types (i.e., A, B, AB, and O) and produced for COVID-19 case study. In the second phase, the identification scenario of patient/donor distributions across four centralised/decentralised telemedicine hospitals is identified 'as a proof of concept'. In the third phase, three stages are conducted to develop a CP-transfusion-rescue framework. In the first stage, two decision matrices are adopted and developed on the basis of the five 'serological/protein biomarker' criteria for the prioritisation of patient/donor lists. In the second stage, MCDM techniques are analysed to adopt individual and group decision making based on integrated AHP-TOPSIS as suitable methods. In the third stage, the intelligent matching components amongst patients/donors are developed on the basis of four distinct rules. In the final phase, the guideline of the objective validation steps is reported. The intelligent framework implies the benefits and strength weights of biomarker criteria to the priority configuration results and can obtain efficient CPs for the most critical patients. The execution of matching components possesses the scalability and balancing presentation within centralised/decentralised hospitals. The objective validation results indicate that the ranking is valid.
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- Thura J. Mohammed
- grid.444506.70000 0000 9272 6490Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Malaysia ,Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS), Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI), Baghdad, Iraq
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- Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS), Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI), Baghdad, Iraq
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- grid.444506.70000 0000 9272 6490Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Malaysia
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- grid.444506.70000 0000 9272 6490Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Malaysia
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- grid.444506.70000 0000 9272 6490Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak Malaysia
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- grid.444506.70000 0000 9272 6490Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Malaysia
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- grid.34428.390000 0004 1936 893XSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON Canada
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- grid.11142.370000 0001 2231 800XFaculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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- Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS), Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI), Baghdad, Iraq
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Salman OH, Aal-Nouman MI, Taha ZK, Alsabah MQ, Hussein YS, Abdelkareem ZA. Formulating multi diseases dataset for identifying, triaging and prioritizing patients to multi medical emergency levels: Simulated dataset accompanied with codes. Data Brief 2020; 34:106576. [PMID: 33354596 PMCID: PMC7744952 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This paper provides simulated datasets for triaging and prioritizing patients that are essentially required to support multi emergency levels. To this end, four types of input signals are presented, namely, electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, and oxygen saturation (SpO2), where the latter is text. To obtain the aforementioned signals, the PhysioNet online library [1], is used, which is considered as one of the most reliable and relevant libraries in the healthcare services and bioinformatics sciences. In particular, this library contains collections of several databases and signals, where some of these signals are related to ECG, blood pressure, and SpO2 sensor. The simulated datasets, which are accompanied by codes, are presented in this paper. The contributions of our work, which are related to the presented dataset, can be summarized as follow. (1) The presented dataset is considered as an essential feature that is extracted from the signal records. Specifically, the dataset includes medical vital features such as: QRS width; ST elevation; peaks number; cycle interval from ECG signal; SpO2 level from SpO2 signal; high blood (systolic) pressure value; and low-pressure (diastolic) value from blood pressure signal. These essential features have been extracted based on our machine learning algorithms. In addition, new medical features are added based on medical doctors' recommendations, which are given as text-inputs, e.g., chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitation, and whether the patient at rest or not. All these features are considered to be significant symptoms for many diseases such as: heart attack or stroke; sleep apnea; heart failure; arrhythmia; and blood pressure chronic diseases. (2) The formulated dataset is considered in the doctor diagnostic procedures for identifying the patients' emergency level. (3) In the PhysioNet online library [1], the ECG, blood pressure, and SpO2 have been represented as signals. In contrast, we use some signal processing techniques to re-present the dataset by numeric values, which enable us to extract the essential features of the dataset in Excel sheet representations. (4) The dataset is re-organized and re-formatted to be presented in a useful structure feasible format. Specifically, the dataset is re-presented in terms of tables to illustrate the patient's profile and the type of diseases. (5) The presented dataset is utilized in the evaluation of medical monitoring and healthcare provisioning systems [2]. (6) Some simulated codes for feature extractions are also provided in this paper.
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- Omar H. Salman
- Networking Department, Faculty of Engineering, AL Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq
- Corresponding author.
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- Networking Department, Faculty of Engineering, AL Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4ET, United Kingdom
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- Information Systems and Computer Science Department, Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College (ABMMC), P.O. Box: 22988, Doha, Qatar
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Albahri OS, Zaidan AA, Salih MM, Zaidan BB, Khatari MA, Ahmed MA, Albahri AS, Alazab M. Multidimensional benchmarking of the active queue management methods of network congestion control based on extension of fuzzy decision by opinion score method. INT J INTELL SYST 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/int.22322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Osamah Shihab Albahri
- Department of Computing Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim Perak Malaysia
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- Department of Computing Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim Perak Malaysia
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- Department of Computer Science, Computer Science and Mathematics College Tikrit University Tikrit 34001 Iraq
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- Department of Computing Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim Perak Malaysia
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- Department of Computing Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim Perak Malaysia
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- Department of Computer Science, Computer Science and Mathematics College Tikrit University Tikrit 34001 Iraq
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- Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS), Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI) Tikrit University Baghdad Iraq
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- College of Engineering, IT and Environment Charles Darwin University NT 0909 Australia
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Albahri OS, Al-Obaidi JR, Zaidan AA, Albahri AS, Zaidan BB, Salih MM, Qays A, Dawood KA, Mohammed RT, Abdulkareem KH, Aleesa AM, Alamoodi AH, Chyad MA, Zulkifli CZ. Helping doctors hasten COVID-19 treatment: Towards a rescue framework for the transfusion of best convalescent plasma to the most critical patients based on biological requirements via ml and novel MCDM methods. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2020; 196:105617. [PMID: 32593060 PMCID: PMC7305916 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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CONTEXT People who have recently recovered from the threat of deteriorating coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) have antibodies to the coronavirus circulating in their blood. Thus, the transfusion of these antibodies to deteriorating patients could theoretically help boost their immune system. Biologically, two challenges need to be surmounted to allow convalescent plasma (CP) transfusion to rescue the most severe COVID-19 patients. First, convalescent subjects must meet donor selection plasma criteria and comply with national health requirements and known standard routine procedures. Second, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems should be considered in the selection of the most suitable CP and the prioritisation of patients with COVID-19. OBJECTIVE This paper presents a rescue framework for the transfusion of the best CP to the most critical patients with COVID-19 on the basis of biological requirements by using machine learning and novel MCDM methods. METHOD The proposed framework is illustrated on the basis of two distinct and consecutive phases (i.e. testing and development). In testing, ABO compatibility is assessed after classifying donors into the four blood types, namely, A, B, AB and O, to indicate the suitability and safety of plasma for administration in order to refine the CP tested list repository. The development phase includes patient and donor sides. In the patient side, prioritisation is performed using a contracted patient decision matrix constructed between 'serological/protein biomarkers and the ratio of the partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood to fractional inspired oxygen criteria' and 'patient list based on novel MCDM method known as subjective and objective decision by opinion score method'. Then, the patients with the most urgent need are classified into the four blood types and matched with a tested CP list from the test phase in the donor side. Thereafter, the prioritisation of CP tested list is performed using the contracted CP decision matrix. RESULT An intelligence-integrated concept is proposed to identify the most appropriate CP for corresponding prioritised patients with COVID-19 to help doctors hasten treatments. DISCUSSION The proposed framework implies the benefits of providing effective care and prevention of the extremely rapidly spreading COVID-19 from affecting patients and the medical sector.
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- O S Albahri
- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia.
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- Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS), Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI), Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computer Science, Computer Science and Mathematics College, Tikrit University, Tikrit 34001, Iraq
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Batu Pahat, Johor 86400, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan, Tanjung Malim 35900, Malaysia
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Magalhães B, Fernandes C, Martinez-Galiano JM, Santos C. Exploring the use of Mobile applications by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: A scoping review. Int J Med Inform 2020; 144:104293. [PMID: 33091832 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PROPOSE Advancements in mobile technology, primarily through the use of applications, may support the process of monitoring adherence to oral therapies, controlling toxicities, or providing self-care guidelines to patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. This study aims to assemble the available knowledge regarding the use of mobile applications by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. METHODS A literature review based on the Joanna Briggs Institute model(s) for Scoping Review was conducted. All articles published until 30 May 2019, were identified in the MEDLINE®, CINAHL®, and PsycINFO® electronic databases using the related Boolean logical operators and key terms. Extracted data included research aims, methodological design, application name, the functionalities of the applications, and major results. RESULTS A total of 26 articles were included in this study. The search identified 16 different mobile applications, some of which were addressed in various publications, demonstrating different characteristics in design, use, and development. CONCLUSION The use of mobile applications can be seen as an important and effective way to monitor adherence and support in the self-management of complications associated with chemotherapy treatments. Notwithstanding, these applications should be tested outside the academic environment, outreaching this group of people to effectively investigate its applicability, allowing the assessment of the impact of this "new" technological intervention process.
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- Bruno Magalhães
- Portuguese Institute for Oncology of Porto (IPO-Porto), Porto, Portugal; Health School Santa Maria (ESSSM), Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research (NursID: Innovation and Development in Nursing), Porto, Portugal.
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- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research (NursID: Innovation and Development in Nursing), Porto, Portugal; Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Nursing, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain; Biomedical Research Networking Center for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain.
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- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research (NursID: Innovation and Development in Nursing), Porto, Portugal; Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Porto, Portugal.
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Systematic review of artificial intelligence techniques in the detection and classification of COVID-19 medical images in terms of evaluation and benchmarking: Taxonomy analysis, challenges, future solutions and methodological aspects. J Infect Public Health 2020; 13:1381-1396. [PMID: 32646771 PMCID: PMC7328559 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This study presents a systematic review of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques used in the detection and classification of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) medical images in terms of evaluation and benchmarking. Five reliable databases, namely, IEEE Xplore, Web of Science, PubMed, ScienceDirect and Scopus were used to obtain relevant studies of the given topic. Several filtering and scanning stages were performed according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria to screen the 36 studies obtained; however, only 11 studies met the criteria. Taxonomy was performed, and the 11 studies were classified on the basis of two categories, namely, review and research studies. Then, a deep analysis and critical review were performed to highlight the challenges and critical gaps outlined in the academic literature of the given subject. Results showed that no relevant study evaluated and benchmarked AI techniques utilised in classification tasks (i.e. binary, multi-class, multi-labelled and hierarchical classifications) of COVID-19 medical images. In case evaluation and benchmarking will be conducted, three future challenges will be encountered, namely, multiple evaluation criteria within each classification task, trade-off amongst criteria and importance of these criteria. According to the discussed future challenges, the process of evaluation and benchmarking AI techniques used in the classification of COVID-19 medical images considered multi-complex attribute problems. Thus, adopting multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is an essential and effective approach to tackle the problem complexity. Moreover, this study proposes a detailed methodology for the evaluation and benchmarking of AI techniques used in all classification tasks of COVID-19 medical images as future directions; such methodology is presented on the basis of three sequential phases. Firstly, the identification procedure for the construction of four decision matrices, namely, binary, multi-class, multi-labelled and hierarchical, is presented on the basis of the intersection of evaluation criteria of each classification task and AI classification techniques. Secondly, the development of the MCDA approach for benchmarking AI classification techniques is provided on the basis of the integrated analytic hierarchy process and VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje methods. Lastly, objective and subjective validation procedures are described to validate the proposed benchmarking solutions.
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Modi N, Singh J. A survey of research trends in assistive technologies using information modelling techniques. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2020; 17:605-623. [PMID: 32996798 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1817992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite the rapid proliferation and emphasis on technology, the use of assistive technology among individuals with varying disabilities and age is different. This situation instigates the need for a systematic review to gain a realistic understanding of prominent issues, research trends and assistive technology applications with minimal bias. OBJECTIVE Identification of leading researchers and prominent publications in assistive technologies. Subsequently, semantic relation between qualitative and quantitative research literature on assistive technologies was explored to future research directions. METHODS A manual search across reputed research databases was done to find out relevant literature from January 2005 to April 2020. In this paper, latent semantic analysis (LSA) was done to develop an information model for achieving defined objectives. RESULTS A corpus of 367 research papers published during 2005-2020 was processed using LSA. Term frequency, inverse document frequency of high loading terms provided five major topic solutions. Marcia Scherer, Rory Cooper and Stefano Federici are most noticed authors in assistive technology research. "Smart Assistive Technologies" and "Wearable Technologies for Rehabilitation" came out as contemporary research trends within assistive technologies. CONCLUSIONS The manuscript concludes the fact that assistive technologies for rehabilitation are experiencing a transition from standalone mechanical devices towards smart, wearable and connected devices.Implications for RehabilitationCustomized assistive devices could be programmed for multiple uses.User data privacy and internet dependency of smart assistive technologies must be taken care of while designing smart assistive devices for rehabilitation.Fog devices could eliminate the latency issues associated with cloud-based rehabilitation services.
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- Nandini Modi
- Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura, India
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- Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura, India
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End-To-End Deep Learning Framework for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Detection and Monitoring. ELECTRONICS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/electronics9091439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new virus of viral pneumonia. It can outbreak in the world through person-to-person transmission. Although several medical companies provide cooperative monitoring healthcare systems, these solutions lack offering of the end-to-end management of the disease. The main objective of the proposed framework is to bridge the current gap between current technologies and healthcare systems. The wireless body area network, cloud computing, fog computing, and clinical decision support system are integrated to provide a comprehensive and complete model for disease detection and monitoring. By monitoring a person with COVID-19 in real time, physicians can guide patients with the right decisions. The proposed framework has three main layers (i.e., a patient layer, cloud layer, and hospital layer). In the patient layer, the patient is tracked through a set of wearable sensors and a mobile app. In the cloud layer, a fog network architecture is proposed to solve the issues of storage and data transmission. In the hospital layer, we propose a convolutional neural network-based deep learning model for COVID-19 detection based on patient’s X-ray scan images and transfer learning. The proposed model achieved promising results compared to the state-of-the art (i.e., accuracy of 97.95% and specificity of 98.85%). Our framework is a useful application, through which we expect significant effects on COVID-19 proliferation and considerable lowering in healthcare expenses.
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Mallappallil M, Sabu J, Gruessner A, Salifu M. A review of big data and medical research. SAGE Open Med 2020; 8:2050312120934839. [PMID: 32637104 PMCID: PMC7323266 DOI: 10.1177/2050312120934839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Universally, the volume of data has increased, with the collection rate doubling every 40 months, since the 1980s. "Big data" is a term that was introduced in the 1990s to include data sets too large to be used with common software. Medicine is a major field predicted to increase the use of big data in 2025. Big data in medicine may be used by commercial, academic, government, and public sectors. It includes biologic, biometric, and electronic health data. Examples of biologic data include biobanks; biometric data may have individual wellness data from devices; electronic health data include the medical record; and other data demographics and images. Big data has also contributed to the changes in the research methodology. Changes in the clinical research paradigm has been fueled by large-scale biological data harvesting (biobanks), which is developed, analyzed, and managed by cheaper computing technology (big data), supported by greater flexibility in study design (real-world data) and the relationships between industry, government regulators, and academics. Cultural changes along with easy access to information via the Internet facilitate ease of participation by more people. Current needs demand quick answers which may be supplied by big data, biobanks, and changes in flexibility in study design. Big data can reveal health patterns, and promises to provide solutions that have previously been out of society's grasp; however, the murkiness of international laws, questions of data ownership, public ignorance, and privacy and security concerns are slowing down the progress that could otherwise be achieved by the use of big data. The goal of this descriptive review is to create awareness of the ramifications for big data and to encourage readers that this trend is positive and will likely lead to better clinical solutions, but, caution must be exercised to reduce harm.
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- State University of New York at Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- State University of New York at Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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A new standardisation and selection framework for real-time image dehazing algorithms from multi-foggy scenes based on fuzzy Delphi and hybrid multi-criteria decision analysis methods. Neural Comput Appl 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00521-020-05020-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lim HR, Kim HS, Qazi R, Kwon YT, Jeong JW, Yeo WH. Advanced Soft Materials, Sensor Integrations, and Applications of Wearable Flexible Hybrid Electronics in Healthcare, Energy, and Environment. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1901924. [PMID: 31282063 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201901924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 271] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Recent advances in soft materials and system integration technologies have provided a unique opportunity to design various types of wearable flexible hybrid electronics (WFHE) for advanced human healthcare and human-machine interfaces. The hybrid integration of soft and biocompatible materials with miniaturized wireless wearable systems is undoubtedly an attractive prospect in the sense that the successful device performance requires high degrees of mechanical flexibility, sensing capability, and user-friendly simplicity. Here, the most up-to-date materials, sensors, and system-packaging technologies to develop advanced WFHE are provided. Details of mechanical, electrical, physicochemical, and biocompatible properties are discussed with integrated sensor applications in healthcare, energy, and environment. In addition, limitations of the current materials are discussed, as well as key challenges and the future direction of WFHE. Collectively, an all-inclusive review of the newly developed WFHE along with a summary of imperative requirements of material properties, sensor capabilities, electronics performance, and skin integrations is provided.
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- Hyo-Ryoung Lim
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, 36608, USA
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- Department of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Center for Flexible and Wearable Electronics Advanced Research, Neural Engineering Center, Institute for Materials, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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Mohammed KI, Zaidan AA, Zaidan BB, Albahri OS, Albahri AS, Alsalem MA, Mohsin AH. Novel technique for reorganisation of opinion order to interval levels for solving several instances representing prioritisation in patients with multiple chronic diseases. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2020; 185:105151. [PMID: 31710981 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2019.105151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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CONTEXT Telemedicine has been increasingly used in healthcare to provide services to patients remotely. However, prioritising patients with multiple chronic diseases (MCDs) in telemedicine environment is challenging because it includes decision-making (DM) with regard to the emergency degree of each chronic disease for every patient. OBJECTIVE This paper proposes a novel technique for reorganisation of opinion order to interval levels (TROOIL) to prioritise the patients with MCDs in real-time remote health-monitoring system. METHODS The proposed TROOIL technique comprises six steps for prioritisation of patients with MCDs: (1) conversion of actual data into intervals; (2) rule generation; (3) rule ordering; (4) expert rule validation; (5) data reorganisation; and (6) criteria weighting and ranking alternatives within each rule. The secondary dataset of 500 patients from the most relevant study in a remote prioritisation area was adopted. The dataset contains three diseases, namely, chronic heart disease, high blood pressure (BP) and low BP. RESULTS The proposed TROOIL is an effective technique for prioritising patients with MCDs. In the objective validation, remarkable differences were recognised among the groups' scores, indicating identical ranking results. In the evaluation of issues within all scenarios, the proposed framework has an advantage of 22.95% over the benchmark framework. DISCUSSION Patients with the most severe MCD were treated first on the basis of their highest priority levels. The treatment for patients with less severe cases was delayed more than that for other patients. CONCLUSIONS The proposed TROOIL technique can deal with multiple DM problems in prioritisation of patients with MCDs.
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- K I Mohammed
- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia.
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
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Nadeem MW, Ghamdi MAA, Hussain M, Khan MA, Khan KM, Almotiri SH, Butt SA. Brain Tumor Analysis Empowered with Deep Learning: A Review, Taxonomy, and Future Challenges. Brain Sci 2020; 10:brainsci10020118. [PMID: 32098333 PMCID: PMC7071415 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10020118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Deep Learning (DL) algorithms enabled computational models consist of multiple processing layers that represent data with multiple levels of abstraction. In recent years, usage of deep learning is rapidly proliferating in almost every domain, especially in medical image processing, medical image analysis, and bioinformatics. Consequently, deep learning has dramatically changed and improved the means of recognition, prediction, and diagnosis effectively in numerous areas of healthcare such as pathology, brain tumor, lung cancer, abdomen, cardiac, and retina. Considering the wide range of applications of deep learning, the objective of this article is to review major deep learning concepts pertinent to brain tumor analysis (e.g., segmentation, classification, prediction, evaluation.). A review conducted by summarizing a large number of scientific contributions to the field (i.e., deep learning in brain tumor analysis) is presented in this study. A coherent taxonomy of research landscape from the literature has also been mapped, and the major aspects of this emerging field have been discussed and analyzed. A critical discussion section to show the limitations of deep learning techniques has been included at the end to elaborate open research challenges and directions for future work in this emergent area.
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- Muhammad Waqas Nadeem
- Department of Computer Science, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (M.A.K.); (K.M.K.)
- Department of Computer Science, School of Systems and Technology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Computer Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 23500, Saudi Arabia; (M.A.A.G.); (S.H.A.)
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- Department of Computer Science, School of Systems and Technology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Computer Science, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (M.A.K.); (K.M.K.)
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- Department of Computer Science, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; (M.A.K.); (K.M.K.)
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- Department of Computer Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 23500, Saudi Arabia; (M.A.A.G.); (S.H.A.)
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- Department of Information Sciences, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Township, Lahore 54700, Pakistan;
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Nam KH, Kim DH, Choi BK, Han IH. Internet of Things, Digital Biomarker, and Artificial Intelligence in Spine: Current and Future Perspectives. Neurospine 2019; 16:705-711. [PMID: 31905461 PMCID: PMC6944984 DOI: 10.14245/ns.1938388.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent interest in medical artificial intelligence (AI) has increased with onset of the fourth industrial revolution. Real-time monitoring of patients is an important research area of medical AI. The medical AI is very closely related to the Internet of Things (IoT), a core element of the fourth industrial revolution. Attempts to diagnose and treat patients using IoT have been already applied to patients with chronic disease such as hypertension and arrhythmia. However, in the spine, research on IoT and digital biomarkers are still in the early stages. The digital biomarker obtained by IoT devices is objective and could represent real-time, real-world, and abundant data. Based on its characteristics, IoT and digital biomarkers can also be useful in the spine. Currently, research on real-time monitoring of physical activity or spinal posture is ongoing. Therefore, the authors introduce the basic concepts of IoT and digital biomarkers, their relationship to AI, and recent trends. Current and future perspectives of IoT and digital biomarker in spine are also discussed. In the future, it is expected that IoT, digital biomarkers, and AI will lead to a paradigm shift in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal diseases.
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- Kyoung Hyup Nam
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Rafique I, Hamid A, Naseer S, Asad M, Awais M, Yasir T. Age and Gender Prediction using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks. 2019 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATIVE COMPUTING (ICIC) 2019. [DOI: 10.1109/icic48496.2019.8966704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Hussien HM, Yasin SM, Udzir SNI, Zaidan AA, Zaidan BB. A Systematic Review for Enabling of Develop a Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Application: Taxonomy, Substantially Analysis, Motivations, Challenges, Recommendations and Future Direction. J Med Syst 2019; 43:320. [PMID: 31522262 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-019-1445-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Blockchain in healthcare applications requires robust security and privacy mechanism for high-level authentication, interoperability and medical records sharing to comply with the strict legal requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Blockchain technology in the healthcare industry has received considerable research attention in recent years. This study conducts a review to substantially analyse and map the research landscape of current technologies, mainly the use of blockchain in healthcare applications, into a coherent taxonomy. The present study systematically searches all relevant research articles on blockchain in healthcare applications in three accessible databases, namely, ScienceDirect, IEEE and Web of Science, by using the defined keywords 'blockchain', 'healthcare' and 'electronic health records' and their variations. The final set of collected articles related to the use of blockchain in healthcare application is divided into three categories. The first category includes articles (i.e. 43/58 scientific articles) that attempted to develop and design healthcare applications integrating blockchain, particularly those on new architecture, system designs, framework, scheme, model, platform, approach, protocol and algorithm. The second category includes studies (i.e., 6/58 scientific articles) that attempted to evaluate and analyse the adoption of blockchain in the healthcare system. Finally, the third category comprises review and survey articles (i.e., 6/58 scientific articles) related to the integration of blockchain into healthcare applications. The final articles for review are discussed on the basis of five aspects: (1) year of publication, (2) nationality of authors, (3) publishing house or journal, (4) purpose of using blockchain in health applications and the corresponding contributions and (5) problem types and proposed solutions. Additionally, this study provides identified motivations, open challenges and recommendations on the use of blockchain in healthcare applications. The current research contributes to the literature by providing a detailed review of feasible alternatives and identifying the research gaps. Accordingly, researchers and developers are provided with appealing opportunities to further develop decentralised healthcare applications through a comprehensive discussion of about the importance of blockchain and its integration into various healthcare applications.
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- H M Hussien
- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
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- Department of Computing, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia.
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Dinh-Le C, Chuang R, Chokshi S, Mann D. Wearable Health Technology and Electronic Health Record Integration: Scoping Review and Future Directions. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019; 7:e12861. [PMID: 31512582 PMCID: PMC6746089 DOI: 10.2196/12861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and legislation on meaningful use in recent decades, health systems are increasingly interdependent on EHR capabilities, offerings, and innovations to better capture patient data. A novel capability offered by health systems encompasses the integration between EHRs and wearable health technology. Although wearables have the potential to transform patient care, issues such as concerns with patient privacy, system interoperability, and patient data overload pose a challenge to the adoption of wearables by providers. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to review the landscape of wearable health technology and data integration to provider EHRs, specifically Epic, because of its prevalence among health systems. The objectives of the study were to (1) identify the current innovations and new directions in the field across start-ups, health systems, and insurance companies and (2) understand the associated challenges to inform future wearable health technology projects at other health organizations. METHODS We used a scoping process to survey existing efforts through Epic's Web-based hub and discussion forum, UserWeb, and on the general Web, PubMed, and Google Scholar. We contacted Epic, because of their position as the largest commercial EHR system, for information on published client work in the integration of patient-collected data. Results from our searches had to meet criteria such as publication date and matching relevant search terms. RESULTS Numerous health institutions have started to integrate device data into patient portals. We identified the following 10 start-up organizations that have developed, or are in the process of developing, technology to enhance wearable health technology and enable EHR integration for health systems: Overlap, Royal Philips, Vivify Health, Validic, Doximity Dialer, Xealth, Redox, Conversa, Human API, and Glooko. We reported sample start-up partnerships with a total of 16 health systems in addressing challenges of the meaningful use of device data and streamlining provider workflows. We also found 4 insurance companies that encourage the growth and uptake of wearables through health tracking and incentive programs: Oscar Health, United Healthcare, Humana, and John Hancock. CONCLUSIONS The future design and development of digital technology in this space will rely on continued analysis of best practices, pain points, and potential solutions to mitigate existing challenges. Although this study does not provide a full comprehensive catalog of all wearable health technology initiatives, it is representative of trends and implications for the integration of patient data into the EHR. Our work serves as an initial foundation to provide resources on implementation and workflows around wearable health technology for organizations across the health care industry.
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- Catherine Dinh-Le
- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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Napi NM, Zaidan AA, Zaidan BB, Albahri OS, Alsalem MA, Albahri AS. Medical emergency triage and patient prioritisation in a telemedicine environment: a systematic review. HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12553-019-00357-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Multi-agent learning neural network and Bayesian model for real-time IoT skin detectors: a new evaluation and benchmarking methodology. Neural Comput Appl 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00521-019-04325-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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