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View article: Actionable policies for high-quality integrated long-term care: a LAUREL-project workshop
Actionable policies for high-quality integrated long-term care: a LAUREL-project workshop Open
Introduction: The EU subsidised LAUREL-project (actionable policies for adopting high-quality integrated long-term care) aims to understand the regional differences in integrated long-term care (I-LTC) provisions in Europe, along with the …
View article: Serendipity in integrated care: the case of the Automated 6-Minute Walk Test (A-6MWT)
Serendipity in integrated care: the case of the Automated 6-Minute Walk Test (A-6MWT) Open
Our research team is currently working on the use of AI-enhanced algorithms to predict oxygen needs in patients on ambulatory oxygen therapy. The training of the algorithms, for which rich data sets are required, was a challenge for engine…
View article: Digital Medicines – Digital tools and data supporting improvements in medication prescribing and therapy in a complex world
Digital Medicines – Digital tools and data supporting improvements in medication prescribing and therapy in a complex world Open
Digital tools and data play a key role in achieving more effective and safe prescribing and pharmacotherapy. But when comparing the situation across many different countries, there is still considerably room for improvement when it comes t…
View article: Serendipity in integrated care: the case of the Automated 6-Minute Walk Test (A-6MWT)
Serendipity in integrated care: the case of the Automated 6-Minute Walk Test (A-6MWT) Open
Our research team is currently working on the use of AI-enhanced algorithms to predict oxygen needs in patients on ambulatory oxygen therapy. The training of the algorithms, for which rich data sets are required, was a challenge for engine…
View article: Innovative Predictive Approach towards a Personalized Oxygen Dosing System
Innovative Predictive Approach towards a Personalized Oxygen Dosing System Open
Despite the large impact chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that has on the population, the implementation of new technologies for diagnosis and treatment remains limited. Current practices in ambulatory oxygen therapy used in CO…
View article: Use of automatic 6-minute walking test recording system in patients with chronic respiratory diseases
Use of automatic 6-minute walking test recording system in patients with chronic respiratory diseases Open
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\nPhysical capacity tests are used for the diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of chronic respiratory diseases (CRD), such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Pulmonary Hypertension (PH).1 Among these tests, t…
View article: Analyzing Distinct Neural Network Models for Oxygen Saturation Prediction Towards a Personalized COPD Management
Analyzing Distinct Neural Network Models for Oxygen Saturation Prediction Towards a Personalized COPD Management Open
Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs), including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), pose significant global health challenges. Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) has been widely adopted to improve respiratory function and quality of …
View article: A Systematic Review on Human Modeling: Digging into Human Digital Twin Implementations
A Systematic Review on Human Modeling: Digging into Human Digital Twin Implementations Open
Human Digital Twins (HDTs) are digital replicas of humans that either mirror a complete human body, some parts of it as can be organs, flows, cells, or even human behaviors. An HDT is a human specific replica application inferred from the …
View article: 47 Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials investigating the impact of colchicine on major adverse cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome
47 Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials investigating the impact of colchicine on major adverse cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome Open
Introduction Colchicine has been shown to reduce inflammation and has a potential to stabilise atherosclerotic plaques. Clinical studies have suggested a role for colchicine in reducing adverse cardiovascular events in patients with corona…
View article: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials investigating the impact of colchicine on major adverse cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome
A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials investigating the impact of colchicine on major adverse cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome Open
Background/Introduction Colchicine has been shown to reduce inflammation and has a potential to stabilise atherosclerotic plaques. Prior meta-analyses on the topic suggest its role in reducing components of major adverse cardiovascular eve…
View article: Follow-up with Telemedicine in Early Discharge for COPD Exacerbations: Randomized Clinical Trial (TELEMEDCOPD-Trial)
Follow-up with Telemedicine in Early Discharge for COPD Exacerbations: Randomized Clinical Trial (TELEMEDCOPD-Trial) Open
The results reported by different studies on telemonitoring in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been contradictory, without showing clear benefits to date. The objective of this study was to ascertain whether…
View article: Spanish Validation of the “User Reported Measure of Care Coordination” Questionnaire for Older People with Complex, Chronic Conditions
Spanish Validation of the “User Reported Measure of Care Coordination” Questionnaire for Older People with Complex, Chronic Conditions Open
Introduction: Older people with complex, chronic conditions often receive insufficient or inefficient care provision, and few instruments are able to measure their perception of care provision. The “User Reported Measure of Care Coordinati…
View article: Spanish Validation of the User Reported Measure of Care Coordination Questionnaire for Older People with Complex, Chronic Conditions
Spanish Validation of the User Reported Measure of Care Coordination Questionnaire for Older People with Complex, Chronic Conditions Open
Introduction Older people with complex, chronic conditions often receive insufficient or inefficient care provision. And few instruments are able to measure their perception on care provision. The "User Reported Measure of Care Coordinatio…
View article: Getting the system to invest in integrated care - lessons from the integration stayers
Getting the system to invest in integrated care - lessons from the integration stayers Open
Background: Better integrated clinical models of care with close cooperation between hospital-based specialists and community practitioners are fundamental to effective chronic disease management. Yet despite integrated care being an inter…
View article: Evaluation of integrated care services in Catalonia: population-based and service-based real-life deployment protocols
Evaluation of integrated care services in Catalonia: population-based and service-based real-life deployment protocols Open
View article: Project INTEGRATE: Developing a Framework to Guide Design, Implementation and Evaluation of People-centred Integrated Care Processes
Project INTEGRATE: Developing a Framework to Guide Design, Implementation and Evaluation of People-centred Integrated Care Processes Open
This framework can be used as a stand-alone or combined tool to guide managers to plan and evaluate the care process design of people-centred integrated care services; future work should apply this tool to other settings.
View article: Assessment of usability and viability in clinical practice of the Nabelia mHealthCare Platform to support integrated care management of patients with pulmonary hypertension
Assessment of usability and viability in clinical practice of the Nabelia mHealthCare Platform to support integrated care management of patients with pulmonary hypertension Open
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020…
View article: DEDICATE: proposal for a conceptual framework to develop dementia-friendly integrated eCare support
DEDICATE: proposal for a conceptual framework to develop dementia-friendly integrated eCare support Open
View article: Implementation of Home Hospitalization and Early Discharge as an Integrated Care Service: A Ten Years Pragmatic Assessment
Implementation of Home Hospitalization and Early Discharge as an Integrated Care Service: A Ten Years Pragmatic Assessment Open
Home Hospitalization has proven efficacy, but its effectiveness and potential as an Integrated Care Service in a real world setting deserves to be explored.
View article: A case study of polypharmacy management in nine European countries: Implications for change management and implementation
A case study of polypharmacy management in nine European countries: Implications for change management and implementation Open
Within the studied EU countries, polypharmacy management was not widely addressed. These results highlight the importance of change management and theory-based implementation strategies, and provide examples of polypharmacy management init…
View article: Riding the winner across the finishing line: lessons from integration stayers
Riding the winner across the finishing line: lessons from integration stayers Open
Background: Better integrated clinical models of care with close cooperation between hospital-based specialists and community practitioners are fundamental to effective chronic disease management. Yet despite integrated care being an inter…
View article: A modified Delphi study to determine the level of consensus across the European Union on the structures, processes and desired outcomes of the management of polypharmacy in older people
A modified Delphi study to determine the level of consensus across the European Union on the structures, processes and desired outcomes of the management of polypharmacy in older people Open
Consensus was obtained amongst key EU strategists around many aspects of polypharmacy management in older people. Notably, no consensus was achieved in relation to statements relating to the need to alter legislation in areas of healthcare…
View article: Medication review and polypharmacy management in the hospital setting. The cases of Greece and Catalonia
Medication review and polypharmacy management in the hospital setting. The cases of Greece and Catalonia Open
Introduction: Medication review and polypharmacy management, especially in the elderly, are key components of integrated care. Although polypharmacy management is often associated with the primary care setting, hospital clinicians, who are…
View article: Polypharmacy and Integrated Care: Identifying synergies in implementation
Polypharmacy and Integrated Care: Identifying synergies in implementation Open
Introduction: Integrated care has the potential to assist health systems in achieving the triple aims of improving the experiences of individual patients, the health of the population, whilst at the same time increasing efficiencies. Integ…
View article: Polypharmacy management by 2030: a patient safety challenge.
Polypharmacy management by 2030: a patient safety challenge. Open
The SIMPATHY (Stimulating Innovation Management of Polypharmacy and Adherence in The Elderly) consortium have explored how healthcare management programmes can be implemented to improve medication safety and prevent patient harm by address…
View article: Erratum to: Scaling up strategies of the chronic respiratory disease programme of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (Action Plan B3: Area 5)
Erratum to: Scaling up strategies of the chronic respiratory disease programme of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (Action Plan B3: Area 5) Open
Erratum to: Clinical and Translational Allergy (2016) 6:29 DOI 10.1186/s13601-016-0116-9
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\nIn this version of this article that was originally published [1], the name M. R. Khaitov was misspelled as M. R. Kaitov.
View article: Polypharmacy and Adherence: Key Components of Integrated Care Findings from the SIMPATHY Project
Polypharmacy and Adherence: Key Components of Integrated Care Findings from the SIMPATHY Project Open
Context, aims and objectives: As many as half of all patients with chronic conditions are using their medicines in a way that is not fully effective, resulting in sub-optimal treatment and subsequent increases in hospitalisations and emerg…
View article: Polypharmacy and Adherence: Key Components of Integrated Care, The case of Catalonia
Polypharmacy and Adherence: Key Components of Integrated Care, The case of Catalonia Open
Introduction: Polypharmacy and medication adherence in the older population are significant public health issues throughout the European Union (EU), and are an important component of integrated care. SIMPATHY (Stimulating Innovation Manage…
View article: Guidance to manage inappropriate polypharmacy in older people: systematic review and future developments
Guidance to manage inappropriate polypharmacy in older people: systematic review and future developments Open
Single disease state led evidence-based guidelines do not provide sufficient coverage of issues of multimorbidities, with the cumulative impact of recommendations often resulting in overwhelming medicines burden. Inappropriate polypharmacy…
View article: Polypharmacy management: an under recognized public health issue
Polypharmacy management: an under recognized public health issue Open
BackgroundMultiple chronic diseases in individuals increase the risk of inappropriate polypharmacy, an under recognised public health issue. SIMPATHY (Stimulating Innovation Management of Polypharmacy and Adherence in The Elderly) aims to …