Visualising the knowledge structure and evolution of wearable device research J Med Eng Technol. 2021 Mar 26:1-16. doi: 10.1080/03091902.2021.1891314. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT In recent years, the literature associated with wearable devices has grown rapidly, but few studies have used bibliometrics and a visualisation approach to conduct deep mining and reveal a panorama of […]

Evaluation of Teledermatology Practice Guidelines and Recommendations for Improvement Telemed J E Health. 2021 Mar 25. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0011. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Background: The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced dermatology practices to rapidly adopt or expand teledermatology services. To date, teledermatology clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have not been evaluated for quality. […]

Telemedicine-enabled, Hotel-based Management of COVID-19 Patients: A Single-center Feasibility Study Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Mar 25. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202101-018RL. Online ahead of print. NO ABSTRACT PMID:33765398 | DOI:10.1513/AnnalsATS.202101-018RL Powered by WPeMatico

Thyroid and COVID-19: a review on pathophysiological, clinical and organizational aspects J Endocrinol Invest. 2021 Mar 25. doi: 10.1007/s40618-021-01554-z. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Thyroid dysfunction has been observed in patients with COVID-19, and endocrinologists are requested to understand this clinical issue. Pandemic-related restrictions and reorganization of healthcare services may affect thyroid disease management. […]

TEXT4myBACK - A Text Message Intervention to Improve Function in People With Low Back Pain: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial Phys Ther. 2021 Mar 24:pzab100. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab100. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the protocol of a randomized controlled trial that will investigate the effects of the TEXT4myBACK self-management text message intervention […]

Telemedicine Can Support Measurable and High-Quality Epilepsy Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic Am J Med Qual. 2021 Jan-Feb 01;36(1):5-16. doi: 10.1097/01.JMQ.0000733444.71245.6c. ABSTRACT Routine outpatient epilepsy care has shifted from in-person to telemedicine visits in response to safety concerns posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. But whether telemedicine can support and maintain standardized documentation […]

Impact of COVID-19 on multiple sclerosis care and management: Results from the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis survey Mult Scler. 2021 Mar 25:13524585211005339. doi: 10.1177/13524585211005339. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The spread of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) poses unique challenges in the management of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). OBJECTIVES: To […]

Critical reflections and solutions for health problems of Italian refugees Clin Ter. 2021 Mar 15;172(2):158-162. doi: 10.7417/CT.2021.2304. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In recent years, the flow of migrants and refugees to EU nations is recorded in high amounts. By travelling through ships or nonhygienic boats most of them tend to have a high amount of risk in […]

Implementation of a full-scale prehospital telemedicine system: evaluation of the process and systemic effects in a pre-post intervention study BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 24;11(3):e041942. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041942. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To review the implementation strategy from a research project towards routine care of a comprehensive mobile physician-staffed prehospital telemedicine system. The objective is to evaluate the implementation […]

Implications of SARS-COV-2 infection in the diagnosis and management of the pediatric gastrointestinal disease Ital J Pediatr. 2021 Mar 24;47(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01020-9. ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal diseases such as celiac disease, functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), inflammatory bowel disease (IBDs) and acute or chronic diarrhea are quite frequent in the pediatric population. The approach, the diagnosis and management […]