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Wearable PPG Sensor Matrix for Cardiovascular Assessment
2014
Wearable biomonitoring systems and smart textiles for healthcare are gaining more importance and significance in the R&D sphere due to their potentials in healthcare and sports. Such biomonitoring systems offer a number of advantages in comparison to the conventional equipment proving mobility of the wearer during a long-term monitoring of vital parameters. There are different options to set up the physiological monitoring using wireless and wearable technologies. One of the scenarios is addressing textiles as a carrier of electronics. Moreover, those differ by their functional applications, registered physiological parameters and technology solutions. Still, the most demanded biomonitoring…
EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Ps…
2018
AbstractPhysical activity (PA) may be therapeutic for people with severe mental illness (SMI) who generally have low PA and experience numerous life style-related medical complications. We conducted a meta-review of PA interventions and their impact on health outcomes for people with SMI, including schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder. We searched major electronic databases until January 2018 for systematic reviews with/without meta-analysis that investigated PA for any SMI. We rated the quality of studies with the AMSTAR tool, grading the quality of evidence, and identifying gaps, future research needs and clinical practice recommendations.…
Quality of life of NEET youth in comparative perspective: subjective well-being during the transition to adulthood
2021
In this study, we examine the self-reported subjective well-being (SWB) of youth who are ‘not in employment, education or training’ (NEET) across 24 countries in Europe. Theorizing from a youth tra...
INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS FOR INNOVATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY
2021
The present Thesis is structured as a collection of three essays linked by one core idea: contributing to research knowledge on inter-organizational network dynamics in the context of innovation and the promotion of sustainability. In this Thesis, the author takes a systemic perspective and analyses the interactions between diverse groups of stakeholders, aiming to identify and interpret the logic underlying the formation of inter-organizational partnerships to promote innovation and sustainability. The dynamics of inter-organizational networks are influenced by several internal and external factors, such as strategic cooperation with stakeholders, structural changes (such as an R&I policy …
Latent class models for multiple ordered categorical health data: testing violation of the local independence assumption
2019
Latent class models are now widely applied in health economics to analyse heterogeneity in multiple outcomes generated by subgroups of individuals who vary in unobservable characteristics, such as genetic information or latent traits. These models rely on the underlying assumption that associations between observed outcomes are due to their relationship to underlying subgroups, captured in these models by conditioning on a set of latent classes. This implies that outcomes are locally independent within a class. Local independence assumption, however, is sometimes violated in practical applications when there is uncaptured unobserved heterogeneity resulting in residual associations between c…
Risk of Contracting COVID-19, Personal Resources and Subjective Well-Being among Healthcare Workers: The Mediating Role of Stress and Meaning-Making
2021
The latest research suggests that the relationships between the risk of contracting COVID-19, personal resources and subjective well-being have rather an indirect character and can include the occurrence of mediating factors related to meaning-making processes and stress experiences. Protection motivation theory offers a theoretical paradigm that enables these associations to be thoroughly investigated and understood. The current study aimed to examine the mediating roles of meaning-making and stress in the relationship of risk of contracting COVID-19 and personal resources (self-efficacy and meaning in life) with subjective well-being among healthcare workers. A total of 225 healthcare wor…
Differential Effects of Two Contemplative Practice-based Programs for Health Care Professionals
2019
The aim of the study was testing the differential effectiveness of two interventions to improve Majorcan primary care professionals' quality of life: Mindful-Based Stress Reduction Training (MBSRT) and Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT). 50 professionals participated in the study; 81% were women. We evaluated mindfulness, empathy, self-compassion, and professional quality of life. Results showed statistically significant effects of the programs on the improvement of mindfulness, self-compassion, and professional quality of life, and differential effects on two dimensions of mindfulness, acting with awareness and non-reacting to inner experience, and on the dimension of burnout of the pro…
Atšķirības insulta menedžmentā Somijā un Latvijā
2022
Insults ir pasaulē prominents nāves un invaliditātes cēlonis. Šī darba mērķis ir izpētīt insulta pārvaldības atšķirības starp divām ģeogrāfiski tuvām Eiropas valstīm – Somiju un Latviju. Neskatoties uz to, ka tās atrodas tuvu viena otrai un ievēro ļoti līdzīgas insulta pārvaldības vadlīnijas, pastāv atšķirības insulta iznākumā. Šis darbs apraksta insulta pārvaldības speciālistu viedokļus attiecīgajās valstīs, lai noteiktu atšķirības un līdzības insulta pārvaldībā starp Somiju un Latviju. Tika izmantotas kvalitatīvas izpētes metodes, lai iegūtu pilnīgu izpratni par insulta pārvaldības praksi attiecīgajās valstīs. Abās valstīs tika veiktas ekspertu intervijas, un tās tika izmantotas kā materi…
The Importance of Teaching Quality of Life Theory and Methodology in Social Sciences Programs
2019
We define quality of life as a multi-dimensional concept which involves a number of domains which people experience in diverse forms according to the importance attributed to them in their lives, considering their expectations, their values, and their experiences. Teaching theory, methodology and practice in quality of life implies the possibility of integrating the objective and subjective dimensions, considering that subjectivity is constructed on the basis of the daily interaction of the persons as well as their interaction with their environment. In this respect, the act of teaching is also a political act, which leads us to consider that the role of politics should not only be restrict…
Piogēno infekciju gramnegatīvie aģenti ķirurģiskajā klīnikā
2016
Ievads: Ar veselības aprūpi saistītu infekciju izplatība turpina pieaugt visā pasaulē un tiek lēsts, ka tās būs 5-10% stacionārā iegūtās un ar augstāko līmeni ķirurģijas un intensīvās terapijas nodaļās. Tika veikts pētījums ar nozokomiālām infekcijām divās slimnīcās Latvijā. Šajā pētījumā bija 17.5% nozokomiālo infekciju gadījumu (226 pacientiem no 1291). Mērķis: Pētījuma mērķis ir analizēt gram-negatīvo strutainu infekciju sastopamību Traumatoloģijas un Ortopēdijas slimnīcā. Materiāli un metodes: Retrospektīvs pētījums ietver paraugus no pacientiem, kuri ieradās uz plānotu operāciju TOS laika posmā no 02.12.2014. līdz 28.08.205. Mikroorganismi tika izolēti no operācijas vietas, brūces, āda…