Objective Cognitive training for reducing crash rate can be delivered to older drivers via in-person on-road sessions, a driving simulator, or using computer-based cognitive methods. Despite established effectiveness, assessment and rehabilitation are expensive, limited professional service may not readily accessible; simulator-based fit every driver due simulator sickness. In comparison, compu...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the factors that influence acceptability of and adherence to online psychological interventions. Evidence is needed to guide further development of promising programs. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to investigate users' views of two online approaches to self-help for depression: computerized cognitive behavior therapy (cCBT) and informational websites, in a workplace...

BACKGROUND Given the world's aging population, it is important to identify strategies that promote healthy cognitive aging and minimize cognitive decline. Currently, no curative pharmaceutical therapy exists for cognitive impairment and dementia. As a result, there is much interest in lifestyle approaches. Specifically, complex mental activity, such as cognitive training, may be a promising met...

Quality control is mandatory, not only for inpatients but also for ambulatory surgery. We propose a list of indices which respond to the key properties of health care that have been defined by Donabedian. These indices should be part of a computerized quality control program which allows comparative evaluation between different centers. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

During the first 5 years of the Disease Risk Reduction Project, an in-prison intervention curriculum was developed and tested that focused on decreasing risky sexual and drug use behaviors after release. The WaySafe intervention curriculum was delivered during the 2 months prior to release from incarceration. Compared to the control group, those in WaySafe showed greater gains on all composite ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to demonstrate and evaluate the effective application of a computerized workflow management system (WMS) into sonography workflow in order to reduce patient exam waiting time, number of waiting patients, sonographer stress level, and to improve patient satisfaction. METHODS A computerized WMS was built with seamless integration of an automated patient sort...

shenavar  o. & mostowfizadeh-ghalamfarsa  r. 2015. computerized interactive keys for identification of fungi. plant pathology science 4(2):41-52 accurate identification of fungi and fungus-like organisms is one of the most important steps for finding an approach to employ or control them. nevertheless, this process is usually laborious and slow. application of interactive keys is one of the way...

conclusions performing the routine chest ct in high-energy blunt trauma patients (with a mean injury severity of 9), although leading to the diagnosis of some occult injuries, has no impact on the outcome and does not decrease the in-hospital stay and icu admission time. it seems that performing the routine chest ct in these patients may lead to overtreatment of nonsignificant injuries. the dec...