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Quantifying Quality of Life : Incorporating Daily Life into Medicine.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wac, Katarzyna.
Other Authors: Wulfovich, Sharon.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Health Informatics Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Part I: Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Unfolding the Quantification of Quality of Life
  • Introduction
  • The WHOQOL Instrument
  • Learning from the 'Quantified-Self' Community
  • The Quantified-Self Movement
  • The Quantified-Self Community
  • Methods
  • Results
  • One-Dimensional Presentation of Data and Findings
  • Two-Dimensional Presentation of Data and Findings
  • Discussion
  • Limitations
  • Concluding Remarks on Self-Tracking and Quality of Life
  • Future Outlook: Importance of Improving Quality of Life Quantification
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • References
  • Part II: Physical Health
  • Chapter 2: Assessing Activity of Daily Living through Technology-Enabled Tools: Mobility and Nutrition Assessment: MiranaBot: A Nutrition Assessment Use Case
  • Introduction
  • State of the Art
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
  • Validated Scales for ADLs
  • Technology-Enabled Tools to Assess Indoor-Outdoor Mobility
  • Activity Recognition
  • Wireless Indoor-Outdoor Positioning Systems
  • Technology-Enabled Tools to Assess Nutrition
  • Use Case: Nutrition Assessment
  • Methodology
  • Factors Influencing Nutrition Self-Management
  • Barriers to Healthy Nutrition
  • Needs and Requirements
  • Summary
  • MiranaBot: Behavior Change Theory and Techniques in Action
  • Self-Monitoring
  • Personalized Visual Feedback
  • Goal Setting
  • Self-Awareness
  • Personalized Education
  • MiranaBot: Components and Functionalities
  • Speech to Text Module
  • Text Analysis Module
  • Natural Conversation Module
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Monitoring Technologies for Quantifying Medication Adherence
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Medication Adherence
  • Medication Adherence Monitoring
  • Why Technology-Based Solutions?
  • Related Work.
  • A Review of Medication Adherence Monitoring Systems
  • Sensor-Based Systems
  • Smart Pill Containers
  • Wearable Sensors
  • Ingestible Biosensors
  • Proximity Sensing
  • Vision-Based Systems
  • Fusion-Based Systems
  • Proximity-Sensor Systems
  • Proximity-Visual Systems
  • Visual-Sensor Systems
  • Sensor-App Systems
  • Challenges and Future Trends
  • Challenges
  • System Accuracy and Data Fidelity
  • Energy Consumption and Lifetime
  • Acceptability and User's Comfort
  • Tampering, Authentication, and Active Non-Compliance
  • Future Trends
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Quantifying Energy and Fatigue: Classification and Assessment of Energy and Fatigue Using Subjective, Objective, and Mixed Methods towards Health and Quality of Life
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Energy and Fatigue Classification
  • Pathological Fatigue
  • Physical Fatigue
  • Neurological Fatigue
  • Non-Neurological Fatigue
  • Mental Fatigue
  • Non-pathological Fatigue
  • Physical Fatigue
  • Mental Fatigue
  • Factors Influencing Fatigue
  • Energy and Fatigue Measures
  • Subjective Measures
  • Scale Instruments
  • Momentary Assessments
  • Objective Fatigue and Energy Measures
  • Physical Assessment
  • Cognitive Assessment
  • Cardiac Physiology
  • Ocular Physiology
  • Neural Physiology
  • Biologic Markers
  • Behavioural Markers
  • Mixed Methods
  • Property Spectrums of Energy and Fatigue Measures
  • Discussion
  • Key Findings
  • Limitations
  • Opportunities
  • Conclusive Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Quantifying Mobility in Quality of Life
  • What Is Mobility?
  • What Is QOL?
  • Is Mobility Important for QoL?
  • What Do People Say?
  • What Do the Data Say about the QoL of the Body
  • Using Mobility to Quantify QoL
  • What Mobility Parameters Can Be Monitored Via Technologies?
  • Mapping the Future
  • References.
  • Chapter 6: iSenseYourPain: Ubiquitous Chronic Pain Evaluation through Behavior-Change Analysis
  • Introduction
  • Self-Reported Pain and Chronic Pain Assessment
  • Pain Detection Using Smart Devices
  • iSenseYourPain: System Criteria and Design Choices
  • Data Sources and Collection
  • Data Analysis and Modeling
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Technologies for Quantifying Sleep: Improved Quality of Life or Overwhelming Gadgets?
  • The Importance of Sleep
  • Why Are Existing Methods Not Adequate?
  • Methods and Tools for Objective and Quantitative Assessment of Daily Sleep
  • Benefits, Limitations, and Potential Pitfalls
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Improving Work Capacity and HRQoL: The Role of QoL Technologies
  • Introduction
  • Definition and Measurement of Work Capacity
  • Research Studies on Variations in Work Capacity and QoL
  • The State-of-Art of Personalized Computing QoL Technologies for Measuring Physical Activity
  • Types of Wearable Activity Trackers and Other Devices
  • Evidence for the Use and Effectiveness of Activity Trackers
  • Validity and Reliability of Fitness Trackers for Measuring Physical Activity
  • From Activity Trackers to Quantified Work Capacity
  • Strategies to Improve Work Capacity Using Behavioral Change Techniques and QoLT Interventions
  • Use of Digital Fitness Devices and Behavioral Change Management Techniques
  • Challenges Using Quality of Life Technologies in the Improvement of Work Capacity
  • Discussion and Recommendations
  • References
  • Part III: Psychological Health
  • Chapter 9: Quantifying the Body: Body Image, Body Awareness and Self-Tracking Technologies
  • Introduction
  • The Self and the Body
  • Body Constructs
  • Body Schema, Body Image, and Self-Tracking
  • Body Schema
  • Body Image
  • Self-Tracking
  • Body Awareness and Self-Tracking
  • Body Awareness
  • Self-Tracking.
  • Self-Tracking and Sport
  • Method
  • Findings
  • Discussion
  • Beyond the Athletes
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Your Smartphone Knows you Better than you May Think: Emotional Assessment 'on the Go' Via TapSense
  • Introduction
  • Background and Related Work
  • Definition of Relevant Domain Concepts
  • Importance of Feelings Moods, Psychological States
  • Assessment of Emotions
  • Self-Report-Based Methods for Emotion Assessment
  • Physiology-Based Emotion Assessment
  • Emotional Assessment from Blood
  • Emotional Assessment from Brain
  • Emotional Assessment from Physiological Signal Collection
  • Expression-Based Emotion Assessment
  • Facial Emotion Recognition (FER)
  • Speech Based Emotion Recognition (SER)
  • Emotional Assessment from Posture
  • Internet-Use Based Emotion Assessment
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Smartphone-Based Emotion Assessment
  • Smartphone-Based Experience Sampling Method Design
  • Pros and Cons in Different Emotion Assessment Approaches
  • Tapsense: Smartphone Typing Based Emotion Assessment
  • Background
  • Requirements
  • Design and Implementation of TapSense
  • Emotion Assessment Model Construction
  • Experience Sampling Method Design
  • TapSense: Field Study and Data Analysis
  • Study Participants
  • Instruction and Study Procedure
  • Collected Dataset
  • EMA Self-Report Analysis
  • TapSense Evaluation
  • Experimental Setup
  • Baseline ESM Schedules
  • Overall Performance Metrics
  • ESM Performance Metrics
  • Emotion Assessment: Classification Performance
  • ESM Performance
  • TapSense Study Discussion and Lessons Learnt
  • Conclusive Remarks
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1: Parameter Threshold Value
  • Appendix 2: The ESM Trace Generation
  • References
  • Chapter 11: The Elusive Quantification of Self-Esteem: Current Challenges and Future Directions
  • Introduction
  • Definition of Self-Esteem.
  • Assessing Self-Esteem
  • Trait, Global, and State Self-Esteem Measures
  • Trait and Global Self-Esteem Measures
  • State Self-Esteem Measures
  • Contingency of Self-Esteem
  • The Motivational Force of Self-Esteem
  • Future Directions in Assessing Self-Esteem
  • New Technologies and Social-Psychological Processes and Constructs
  • Toward New Methods of Quantifying and Conceptualizing Self-Esteem
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Yoga and Meditation for Self-Empowered Behavior and Quality of Life
  • Introduction
  • Stress and Emotions' Influence on Psychophysiological Factors
  • Thoughts, Beliefs, Emotions, and Behaviors
  • The Influence of the Mind on Human Behavior
  • Influence of Personal Beliefs on Human Behavior
  • The Influence of Emotions on Human Behavior
  • Behavior: Yoga and Meditation as Interventions for Stress Management
  • Quantifying Thoughts, Beliefs, Feelings and Behaviors
  • Yoga and Meditation as Techniques for Achieving Self-Empowered Behavior
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 13: Technology-Enabled Assessment and Improvement of Inclusive Learning and Quality of Life in Higher Education
  • Introduction
  • Current Assessment Methods for Cognition/Executive Function, Attention, Memory and Learning in Healthy Populations
  • Visual Tools
  • Common Challenges to Inclusive Learning in Higher Education
  • Physical Health and Illnesses
  • Mental Health and Illnesses
  • Learning Differences, Neurodiversity
  • Students Juggling Higher Education with Work or Caring/Family Commitments
  • Method
  • Digital Learning and Teaching Platforms (DLTP) Description and Analysis
  • Learning Management Systems
  • Social and Collaborative Tools
  • In-Class Engagement
  • Out-of-Class Interactions
  • Assessment and Improvement of Inclusive Learning with Digital Learning Platforms (DLTP)
  • Physical Impairments
  • Cognitive Impairments.
  • Behavioral Impairments.

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