Recent field experiments on acceptability of notifications in the home showed that people generally want to be informed of urgent messages as soon as possible, whereas non-urgent messages should not be presented at all. A possible way to improve the acceptability of a notification might be to adjust the presentation mode and the timing of notifications to the message content and to the state of...

OBJECTIVE To determine the living conditions and self-reported health of Palestinian refugees living in an unofficial camp in Lebanon. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Gaza displacement centre, Beirut, Lebanon. PARTICIPANTS 97 Households and 437 residents. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Household characteristics, including the number of rooms per household; access to outside air; the prese...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY This study examines articulations of the relationship between privacy and passive monitoring by users and former users of a sensor-based remote monitoring system. A new conceptualization of privacy provides a framework for a constructive analysis of the study's findings with practical implications. DESIGN AND METHODS Forty-nine in-depth semistructured interviews were cond...

At present, standard adjuvant treatment for patients with stage III colon cancer after surgical resection is represented by 6 months of chemotherapy based on 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin regimens. Even elderly patients enjoy the benefit of chemotherapy in terms of superior overall survival with no detrimental effects on quality of life. More questionable is the role of adjuvant chemotherapy for st...

BACKGROUND Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) questionnaires can be helpful in diagnosing dementia and are often used for clinical follow-up and treatment evaluation in dementia patients. Despite the large number of questionnaires, their quality has received little attention. OBJECTIVE To systematically review the measurement properties of all available structured informant-based ...

Technology is moving to the background and interoperability between devices increases. The handles for users to explore, make and break connections between devices seem to disappear in overly complex menu structures displayed on small screens. Two prototypes have been developed that introduce a tangible approach towards exploring, making and breaking connections between devices in the living ro...

The design of a lighting environment is a complex task because of the need to satisfy multiple criteria, which are often in conflict with each other, for example, an adequate level of illumination needs to be maintained in a space to satisfy the requirements for various tasks, while not sacrificing illuminance uniformity or introducing glare and discomfort. The position of luminaires can impact...

As an anthropologist studying end of life issues in an American surgical ICU, I observed the following case: " He's going downhill " said the intensivist on morning rounds, making a diving motion with his hand, adding " We're treating the family. If we treat all the way, we could keep him alive for months ". Mr. James, aged 63, was obese, diabetic, in acute renal failure, with vancomycin-resist...

background and purpose: upon centuries, wars have taken over countries due to theadvancement of sophisticated warfare,causingserious injuries among soldiers. nurses are directly involved in preoperative and postsurgical patient care. one of the most remarkable contributions of the iranian operating room nurses was to provide medical care for wounded soldiers in field hospitals during the iran-i...