BACKGROUND This pilot study compared the effects of lexical-semantic stimulation through telecommunication technology (LSS-tele) with in-person LSS (LSS-direct) and unstructured cognitive treatment (UCS) in patients with early Alzheimer's disease. METHODS Twenty-seven patients with Alzheimer's disease in the very early stage (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] >26/30) were divided into thre...

This report summarizes results from using TelOpTrak, a new approach for precision indoor tracking of tele-operated UGVs. TelOpTrak does not rely on GPS, or external references; it uses odometry and a low-cost MEMS-based gyro. Our method corrects heading errors incurred by the high drift rate of the gyro by exploiting the structured nature of most indoor environments, but without having to direc...

In this paper, we propose a tele-operation system with a super wide field of view (FOV). Our teleoperation system has an omnidirectional image sensor for capturing a panoramic image and a personal spherical screen display for projecting a wide-angle image. The first original contribution is applying our system to navigating the mobile robot by tele-operation and evaluating efficiency of wide FO...

Tele-ICU is the use of an off-site command center in which a critical care team (intensivists and critical care nurses) is connected with patients in distant ICUs to exchange health information through real-time audio, visual, and electronic means. The aim of this study is to review the available literature related to the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of tele-ICU applications and to study the...

Tele-democracy is becoming increasingly important for local authorities in Europe. The EURO-CITI project aims to specify, develop and evaluate an integrated platform for two tele-democracy services, namely televoting for opinion poll petitions and tele-consulting. The technical developments are divided into those for operators at local authorities and those for citizens. The platform empowers o...

♦ Author for correspondence. Abstract Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Its prevalence calls for innovative rehabilitation methods for post-stroke patients. The Rutgers Arm is a novel arm rehabilitation system consisting of a special table, 3D tracker, custom forearm support, PC workstation, library of Java 3D VR exercises, clinical database module, and a te...

Tele-rehabilitation is part of Tele-health (TH) which provides a rehabilitation service at distance through using telecommunication technology. The lack skilled staff, accessibility concerns, high transportation costs, lengthy waiting times, and mobility issues make face-to-face treatment difficult. Therefore, this study aimed to assess attitudes its associated factors health professionals towa...

UNLABELLED Despite the increased interest about tele-rehabilitation, virtual reality and outcome measures for stroke rehabilitation, surprisingly little research has been done to map and summarize the most common outcome measures used in tele-rehabilitation. For this review, we propose to conduct a systematic search of the literature that reports outcome measures used in tele-rehabilitation or ...

BACKGROUND There is a strong policy drive towards implementing alternatives to face-to-face consultations in general practice to improve access, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. These alternatives embrace novel technologies that are assumed to offer potential to improve care. AIM To explore the introduction of one online consultation system (Tele-Doc) and how it shapes working practices. ...

The estimated prevalence of ventilator-dependent individuals in Europe is 6.6 per 100 000 people. The increasing number and costs of these complex patients make present health organisations largely insufficient to face their needs. As a consequence, their burden lays mostly over families. The need to reduce healthcare costs and to increase safety has prompted the development of tele-monitoring ...