A Web-based mobile asthma management system

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 56-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye-Ran Lee ◽  
Sun K Yoo ◽  
Seok-Myung Jung ◽  
Na-Young Kwon ◽  
Chein-Soo Hong
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Asthma Patient ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Desktop Computer ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Activity Restriction ◽  
Type Definition

Continuous recording of daily symptoms constitutes an effective means of managing asthma patients. Daily management reduces the costs associated with hospitalization and improves the quality of patient care. We have implemented a Web-based mobile asthma management system. We used a pocket PC, mobile phone and desktop computer. The recorded items and individualized prescriptions were structured using Extensible Markup Language (XML) DTD (Data Type Definition). The mobile Web form was automatically adjusted to fit the different display resolutions of the terminal devices. The system provided reliable exchange of all relevant information between a doctor and the asthma patient using wireless mobile transmission. Email and Short Messaging Service (SMS) were used to send messages to patients, for example in the case of an automatically determined patient alert. Patients could obtain customized instructions according to their daily personal symptoms, peak expiratory flow (PEF), medications and activity restriction. The daily graph of PEF and the graphs of symptoms and medication were particularly useful for asthma patient control and self-awareness of the progress of the disease.

Web-Based Asthma Management Coming Soon

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Management ◽  
Web Based

A voyage to Ancient Greek Harbours on board Limenoscope

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Theodoulou ◽  
C. Memos
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
General Public ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Database Structure ◽  
Historical Role ◽  
Concise Information

Limenoscope is a web based database aiming at promoting the cultural heritage regarding ancient Greek harbours and disseminate the relevant information equally to the general public and to researchers with an interest in that particular cognitive field. The scope of the project is the realization of a database, where one can search for concise information relevant to the historical role, the topography, the morphology, as well as the technical works and installations of ancient harbours in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The Database started off with the registration of harbours located in the Aegean Sea and Cyprus, dating from Archaic to Byzantine times. Special emphasis is laid on the bibliographical update of the data forms of the harbour sites, as well as on the related references in ancient literature. The database enables the locating of these sites on a general map, where photographs, plans etc. are also archived. The principles of the database structure are briefly presented along with an example, that of the harbour of Phalasarna, among the harbours registered therein.

scholarly journals A Quasi-Experimental Study of a Web-Based English Literacy Tool for Grade 3 Students in China

2020 ◽  
pp. 209653112097270
Author(s):  
Hui Gu ◽  
Jijun Yao ◽  
Longjun Zhou ◽  
Alan Cheung ◽  
Philip Abrami
Keyword(s):  
Effect Size ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Computer Laboratory ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
English Literacy ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Laboratory Group

Purpose: This study explores the effectiveness of a A Balanced Reading Approach for Children Always Designed to Achieve Best Results for All (ABRACADABRA; hereinafter, ABRA) —a web-based literacy program designed by Concordia University in Canada —on third-grade students in Nanjing, China. Design/Approach/Methods: Participants comprised 999 students from three treatment schools (N = 711) and three control schools (N = 288). Three different approaches were used in the treatment schools: namely, a computer laboratory once a week, noontime study after lunch, and single-game instruction (SG) during every English lesson. Interviews were also conducted with teachers, producing qualitative data. Findings: Following 20 weeks of intervention, the overall effect size was +0.05. The SG group reflected the smallest effect size (d = -0.52). The noontime study group produced an effect size of 0.39, and the laboratory group an effect size of 0.55. This study conducted interviews with teachers to gain a qualitative understanding of the differential impacts. In doing so, this study found that teachers in the SG group were poorly motivated due to a lack of school support and heavy workload, resulting in passive roles and low ABRA program intensity. Originality/Value: The results of this study indicate that ABRA is an effective means of improving Chinese students’ English literacy skills. Results also underscore the need for critical measures to encourage teachers to actively participate in the program.

scholarly journals Web-based Prostate Visualization Tool

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-566
Author(s):  
Cristina Laura Oyarzun ◽  
Katrin Hartwig ◽  
Anna-Sophie Hertlein ◽  
Florian Jung ◽  
Jan Burmeister ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Visualization Tool ◽  
Proper Treatment ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Tumor Length ◽  
Survival Chance

AbstractProper treatment of prostate cancer is essential to increase the survival chance. In this sense, numerous studies show how important the communication between all stakeholders in the clinic is. This communication is difficult because of the lack of conventions while referring to the location where a biopsy for diagnosis was taken. This becomes even more challenging taking into account that experts of different fields work on the data and have different requirements. In this paper a web-based communication tool is proposed that incorporates a visualization of the prostate divided into 27 segments according to the PI-RADS protocol. The tool provides 2 working modes that consider the requirements of radiologist and pathologist while keeping it consistent. The tool comprises all relevant information given by pathologists and radiologists, such as, severity grades of the disease or tumor length. Everything is visualized using a colour code for better undestanding.

scholarly journals Moving Online: A Pilot Clinical Trial of the Changing Talk Online (CHATO) Communication Education for Nursing Home Staff

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine N Williams ◽  
Carissa K Coleman ◽  
Yelena Perkhounkova ◽  
Tim Beachy ◽  
Maria Hein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Posttest Score ◽  
Behavioral Symptoms ◽  
Wait List ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Wait List Control ◽  
Design And Methods

Abstract Background and Objectives Staff-resident communication is a critical part of nursing home (NH) care. Reducing elderspeak and increasing person-centered communication has been shown to reduce behavioral symptoms experienced by persons living with dementia. An online version of a successful classroom-based communication-training program that reduced staff elderspeak and resident behavioral symptoms was evaluated. The objective of this study was to establish feasibility and determine the preliminary effects of the online program in preparation for a national pragmatic clinical trial. Research Design and Methods Seven NHs were randomized to immediate intervention or wait-list control conditions. The NHs were provided with the web-based training program that staff individually accessed. Primary outcomes were knowledge scores and communication ratings of a video-recorded interaction, using pre- to post-training comparisons. Results Knowledge increased from a mean pretest score of 61.9% (SD=20.0) to a mean posttest score of 84.6% (SD=13.5) for the combined group. Knowledge significantly improved between Time 1 and Time 2 for the immediate intervention participants (p<.001), but not for the wait-list control participants (p=.091), and this difference was statistically significant (p<.001). Ability to recognize ineffective, inappropriate, non-person-centered, and elderspeak communication improved after training (p<.001). The magnitude of improvement in communication recognition was comparable to that of the original classroom format. Discussion and Implications The adapted communication intervention was feasible and improved knowledge and communication. Online instruction can improve access to quality education and is an effective means to improve dementia care by overcoming barriers to in-person training.

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