Search Results - "Pecchia, L"

Ultra-short term HRV features as surrogates of short term HRV: a case study on mental stress detection in real life by Castaldo, R, Montesinos, L, Melillo, P, James, C, Pecchia, L

“…This paper suggests a method to assess the extent to which ultra-short Heart Rate Variability (HRV) features (less than 5 min) can be considered as valid…”
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Health Technology Assessment and Biomedical Engineering: Global trends, gaps and opportunities by Pecchia, L., Pallikarakis, N., Magjarevic, R., Iadanza, E.

“…•Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is core topic for biomedical engineering.•There is a real need for more biomedical engineers (BME) trained in HTA.•High…”
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Ethics and biomedical engineering for well-being: a cocreation study of remote services for monitoring and support by Maccaro, A., Pagliara, S. M., Zarro, M., Piaggio, D., Abdulsalami, F., Su, W., Haleem, M. S., Pecchia, L.

“…The well-being of students and staff directly affects their output and efficiency. This study presents the results of two focus groups conducted in 2022 within…”
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On the universality of medical device regulations: the case of Benin by Maccaro, A, Piaggio, D, Leesurakarn, S, Husen, N, Sekalala, S, Rai, S, Pecchia, L

“…Abstract Background Regulatory frameworks surrounding medical devices (MDs) and medical locations are of utter importance for safeguarding patients and users,…”
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Discrimination Power of Short-Term Heart Rate Variability Measures for CHF Assessment by Pecchia, L, Melillo, P, Sansone, M, Bracale, M

“…In this study, we investigated the discrimination power of short-term heart rate variability (HRV) for discriminating normal subjects versus chronic heart…”
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Cloud-Based Smart Health Monitoring System for Automatic Cardiovascular and Fall Risk Assessment in Hypertensive Patients by Melillo, P., Orrico, A., Scala, P., Crispino, F., Pecchia, L.

“…The aim of this paper is to describe the design and the preliminary validation of a platform developed to collect and automatically analyze biomedical signals…”
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Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for examining healthcare professionals' assessments of risk factors. The relative importance of risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older people by Pecchia, L, Bath, P A, Pendleton, N, Bracale, M

“…A gap exists between evidence-based medicine and clinical-practice. Every day, healthcare professionals (HCPs) combine empirical evidence and subjective…”
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Short term Heart Rate Variability to predict blood pressure drops due to standing: a pilot study by Sannino, G, Melillo, P, Stranges, S, De Pietro, G, Pecchia, L

“…Standing from a bed or chair may cause a significant lowering of blood pressure (ΔBP), which may have severe consequences such as, for example, falls in older…”
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Analytic Hierarchy Process to Define the Most Important Factors and Related Technologies for Empowering Elderly People in Taking an Active Role in their Health by Fico, G., Gaeta, E., Arredondo, M. T., Pecchia, L.

“…Successful management of health conditions in older population is determined by strategic involvement of a professional team of careers and by empowering…”
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Beneficial effects of fibrin glue (Quixil) versus Lichtenstein conventional technique in inguinal hernia repair: a randomized clinical trial by Bracale, U., Rovani, M., Picardo, A., Merola, G., Pignata, G., Sodo, M., Di Salvo, E., Ratto, E. L., Noceti, A., Melillo, P., Pecchia, L.

“…Introduction In inguinal hernia repair, many complications are due to mesh fixation technique. Therefore, new types of atraumatic methods of fixation have been…”
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Detection of mental stress due to oral academic examination via ultra-short-term HRV analysis by Castaldo, R., Xu, W., Melillo, P., Pecchia, L., Santamaria, L., James, C.

“…Mental stress may cause cognitive dysfunctions, cardiovascular disorders and depression. Mental stress detection via short-term Heart Rate Variability (HRV)…”
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POSB52 Exploring the Misalignment on the Value of Further Research between Payers and Manufacturers: A Case Study on a Novel Total Artificial Heart by Federici, C, Pecchia, L

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A pilot study for development of a novel tool for clinical decision making to identify fallers among ophthalmic patients by Melillo, P, Orrico, A, Attanasio, M, Rossi, S, Pecchia, L, Chirico, F, Testa, F, Simonelli, F

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A pilot study for development of a novel tool for clinical decision making to identify fallers among ophthalmic patients by Melillo, P, Orrico, A, Attanasio, M, Rossi, S, Pecchia, L, Chirico, F, Testa, F, Simonelli, F

“…Falls in the elderly is a major problem. Although falls have a multifactorial etiology, a commonly cited cause of falls in older people is poor vision. This…”
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Acute mental stress assessment via short term HRV analysis in healthy adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis by Castaldo, R., Melillo, P., Bracale, U., Caserta, M., Triassi, M., Pecchia, L.

“…•Mental stress significantly reduced variability and chaotic behaviour of HRV.•Stress causes sympathetic activation and parasympathetic withdrawal.•Pooled HRV…”
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Classification Tree for Risk Assessment in Patients Suffering From Congestive Heart Failure via Long-Term Heart Rate Variability by Melillo, P., De Luca, N., Bracale, M., Pecchia, L.

“…This study aims to develop an automatic classifier for risk assessment in patients suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF). The proposed classifier…”
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Detection of melatonin-onset in real settings via wearable sensors and artificial intelligence. A pilot study by Castaldo, R., Chappell, M.J., Byrne, H., Innominato, P.F., Hughes, S., Pescapè, A., Pecchia, L.

“…Circadian rhythms modulate physiological and behavioral processes of approximately 24-h periodicity. Alterations in the circadian timing system may lead to…”
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PRM248 - Early Health Economic Assessment in Innovation Partnerships: Lessons from the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing by de Graaf, G, Steuten, L, Pecchia, L, Boehler, C

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Early Health Economic Assessment in Innovation Partnerships: Lessons from the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing by de Graaf, G, Steuten, L, Pecchia, L, Boehler, C

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A Mobile PC Workstation for Bedside Nursing Activities by Pecchia, L, Brancaleone, C, Pepino, A

“…There is currently an international trend to involve computer and Internet in medical record. Electronic Medical Record (EMR) hold great promise for improving…”
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