Sleep-disordered breathingSustained attentionPurposeWith a rapidly aging society, there is increasing interest in the health of female workers in the field of care services for older adults due to increasing demands to maintain 24-h care and to support older adults without errors or accidents. ...
During an episode of sleep apnea, the musculature of the airway relaxes excessively during sleep, and the intake of breath pulls in the walls of the relaxed airway, narrowing or obstructing it. This causes an interruption in breathing, which in some sleepers can happen up to 100 times an hou...
design for smart clothing to prevent PIs. New materials and architectures will be studied that provide better pressure relief, thermo-physiological control of the cutaneous microclimate, and personalisation of care. Keywords: wounds;biomedical technology;anti-infective agents;preventive medicine;pressure ulce...