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MARIO: Managing active and healthy aging with use of caRing servIce rObots.
(2015-05)
The MARIO project addresses the difficult challenges of loneliness, isolation
and dementia in older persons through innovative and multi-faceted inventions
delivered by service robots.
So what have the Roman's researchers ever done for us - MARIO
(NUI Galway, 2015-11-19)
[no abstract available]
The perceptions of people with dementia on robot companions and their potential to reduce loneliness and isolation
(2015)
Introduction & background: Many people with dementia experience social exclusion, loneliness and isolation which contribute to further cognitive decline. The use of ICT solutions to combat isolation and loneliness in people ...
Implementing an ethical approach to big data analytics in assistive robotics for elderly with dementia.
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2015-09)
In this paper, we analyse the ethical relevance of emerging informational aspects in robotics for the area of care
robotics. We identify specific informational characteristics of contemporary and emerging robots, especially ...
Oral formulations of fentanyl products and the benefit of their use in breakthrough cancer pain
(Mark Allen Group, 2015-04-22)
Pain is one of the most common symptoms that palliative care teams face on a daily basis, affecting up to 70% of people with a malignancy (Soden et al, 2010) and significantly impacting on a patients quality of life (QoL) ...
The perceptions of people with dementia on the factors that strengthen their resilience
(NUI Galway, 2015)
[No abstract available]
The unmet palliative care needs of those dying with dementia
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2015-03)
An estimated 33.9 million people are living with dementia worldwide. The overall estimated median survival time from onset of dementia to death is 4.1 years for men and 4.6 years for women, with longer survival times in ...
Perceptions of people with dementia and carers on robot companions
(NUI Galway, 2015)
[No abstract available]
High risk HPV testing following treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
(Springer Verlag, 2015-12-21)
To determine the results of combined cytology and high-risk human papilloma virus (HR HPV) tests at 6 and 18 months postcolposcopy treatment at one Irish colposcopy centre.All women who attended the centre's colposcopy ...
Lived experiences of fibromyalgia
(RCN Publishing, 2015-02-10)
Martina Diviney and Maura Dowling explain why this chronic illness can take a long time to diagnose and how assessment tools can be used to speed up the process
This phenomenological study explored the lived experience ...