The ageing of the population and the consequent increase in chronic illnesses have a direct impact on the costs and investment faced by health services. On the other hand, patient expectations in terms of the quality of care received are growing every day, demanding better outcomes and treatments as well as simpler and more convenient […]
14 Feb 2022 CloudComputing, Interoperability, IoT, mhealth
2022 marks the second full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it continues to dominate health systems’ attention and resources. Despite COVID-19’s many devastating impacts, it does present the health care sector with a powerful opportunity to accelerate innovation and reinvent itself. COVID-19 has accelerated numerous health care trends, being catalyst to initiate and accelerate […]
27 Jan 2022 AVECEN, COVID-19, e-pD-Work, Mental Health, mhealth
Yesterday, Tuesday 9 November, we attended the signing ceremony of the collaboration agreement for the launch of the first Living Lab in health in our community at the CHUO. This initiative will enable the development of innovative projects in the healthcare sector, including our AVECEN project, a virtual assistant for the management of neurodegenerative diseases. […]
10 Nov 2021 Alzheimer, AVECEN, Conecta Peme, GAIN, Living Lab, mhealth, Parkinson, SERGAS
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most prevalent chronic neurodegenerative diseases. As it progresses, patients become increasingly dependent and their caregivers are overwhelmed by the growing demands of managing their care. In this sense, MHealth can become a great ally to support the need of these caregivers. Due to their neurodegenerative nature, sufferers need more […]
9 Sep 2021 Alzheimer, diagnosis, mhealth
The risk of suffering from a disease and the probability of response to medical treatments are conditioned by our genetics as well as the environmental factors to which we are exposed as a result of our environment and lifestyle. The integration of genomic data and other omics sciences with the clinical dataset of the patient […]
2 Jul 2021 DSS, IoT, mhealth, Personalized Precision Medicine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises that depression is the leading cause of sick leave. This has led to research into the prevention of mental health problems. The result is e-pD-WORK, an innovative cross-platform application that offers users tools to reduce stress and make their day-to-day lives easier, in order to help them feel better. In a […]
16 Jun 2021 App, depression, DSS, IoT, mhealth, work-related stress
In 2019, the World Health Organization called employee burnout a medical condition, noting that it is caused by chronic stress in the workplace. Globally, more than 322 million people suffer from depression, which mainly affects working-age adults. Approximately 60 per cent of the world’s population has some form of employment or work activity and more […]
24 Mar 2021 COVID-19, depression, DSS, IoT, mhealth, work-related stress