Extending healthcare to the community introduces a number of new challenges for the development of information technology infrastructures. A core component of the new selfcare infrastructures will be wearable or implantable sensors and actuators that monitor vital signs and take proactive actions to respond to observed clinical conditions. In this paper, we introduce the three core elements of ...

A theoretical perspective designed for clinical application and based on fundamental occupational therapy principles is offered. This perspective, the occupational adaptation frame of reference, is presented as an articulation of (a) a normal developmental process leading to competence in occupational functioning; (b) the process through which the benefits of occupational therapy occur; and (c)...

P R A C T IC E For many women, pregnancy is a time of heightened awareness about the importance of selfcare. Women generally have a strong desire to do what is best for their growing baby and will often make positive choices towards healthy behaviors during what they know is a crucial time in their baby’s development. Smoking cessation is a great example of how powerful the “pregnancy motivatin...

Objectives: The study aimed to determine the level of death depression and anxiety in patients with COPD. Method: sample this cross-sectional descriptive including patients’ views consisted 104 diagnosed COPD hospitalized a hospital’s pulmonary disease clinic Turkey. Number, percentage, mean, regression, correlation analysis were used data. Results: most disturbing symptom was found be dyspnea ...

The present study analysed individual experiences of orthorexia nervosa (ON), a term commonly associated with obsessive health behaviors. With no universal definition available in research or practice, this aimed to analyse six months publicly Reddit data identify common characteristics and perceived causes ON as reported eating disorder- (ED) diet-related subreddits. A Python code was used ext...

Multiple chronic diseases mostly affect people over 65 years old, when age-related changes, complicated by physical, cognitive, and emotional problems accelerate functional decline. This increases the elderly population to a high risk of deterioration their health condition predisposes various diseases. Objective: Patient self-care caregiver’s contribution patient is main purpose this study. Ob...

Objective: Although heart failure is a chronic and progressive disease, it also disease that requires the patient caregivers who are not healthcare professionals to spend many years together in process of follow-up, treatment, care. Correct evaluation caregiver this one most important points will guide process. The aim study was conduct validity reliability Turkish version Caregiver Contributio...