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Docentföreläsning vid BTH: Terese Lindberg om hälsa i det digitala samhället

Den 4 juni höll Terese Lindberg sin docentföreläsning vid Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, vid Institutionen för hälsa. Föreläsningen hade titeln Hälsa i det digitala samhället och fokuserade på de möjligheter och utmaningar som följer med digitaliseringens ökade roll inom hälsoområdet. Lindberg presenterade centrala delar av regeringens digitaliseringsstrategi och hur den kopplas till utvecklingen av e-hälsa. Hon […]

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Oral Health Parameter-Based Mini-Mental State Examination Indication Using Machine Learning

Abstract Among the growing elderly population, the number of people with neurocognitive disease increases, highlighting the need for early diagnosis. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is one of the tools used to diagnose neurocognitive disease. The existence of a relationship between degraded oral health and decreased MMSE scores is known. Using machine Learning (ML) techniques, the […]

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Möte mellan SNAC-siter , utbyte, presentationer och framtida samarbeten

Under ett gemensamt möte samlades representanter från samtliga SNAC-siter (The Swedish National Study on Aging and Care) vid Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (BTH) för att utbyta erfarenheter, presentera aktuella forskningsprojekt och diskutera framtida samarbeten. Mötet innehöll flera intressanta presentationer där varje site delade med sig av sina pågående arbeten och forskningsinriktningar. Diskussionerna kretsade bland annat kring […]

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Supporting relatives when general palliative care is provided at home– a focus group study based on nurses’ experiences

Abstract Background Relative’s efforts are essential when palliative care is provided at home and support from healthcare professionals is needed. Despite this, since the support provided varies, relatives may have unmet support needs. Many people receive general palliative care at home rather than specialised care, and nurses play a significant role in supporting relatives. This […]

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Congratulations Helén Dellkvist! 🎉

We are thrilled to announce that Helén Dellkvist has successfully defended her licentiate thesis titled:“Digital Life Stories to Support Person-Centred Care of Older People with Dementia. Dynamic Documents”Her research explores how healthcare professionals can use digital life stories to support person-centred care for older people with dementia. It shows that digital life stories can facilitate communication, […]

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