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Invisible Faces and Hidden Stories: Narratives of Vulnerable Populations and Their Caregivers (Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology #12)
by Cecilia Sem Obeng and Samuel Gyasi ObengDealing with narratives of vulnerable populations, this book looks at how they deal with dimensions of their social life, especially in regard to health. It reflects the socio-political ecologies like public hostility and stereotyping, neglect of their unique health needs, their courage to overcome adversity, and the love of family and healthcare providers in mitigating their problems. The narratives inform us about the dissimilarity between the way we speak, what we hear and how we act. American society likes to give the impression that it is listening to the plight of vulnerable populations, but the stories in this volume prove otherwise.
Invisible Injured: Psychological Trauma in the Canadian Military from the First World War to Afghanistan (McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society #46)
by Adam MontgomeryCanadian soldiers returning home have always been changed by war and peacekeeping, frequently in harmful but unseen ways. The Invisible Injured explores the Canadian military’s continuous battle with psychological trauma from 1914 to 2014 to show that while public understanding and sympathy toward affected soldiers has increased, myths and stigmas have remained. Whether diagnosed with shell shock, battle exhaustion, or post-traumatic stress disorder, Canadian troops were at the mercy of a military culture that promoted stoic and manly behaviour while shunning weakness and vulnerability. Those who admitted to mental difficulties were often ostracized, released from the military, and denied a pension. Through interviews with veterans and close examination of accounts and records on the First World War, the Second World War, and post-Cold War peacekeeping missions, Adam Montgomery outlines the intimate links between the military, psychiatrists, politicians, and the Canadian public. He demonstrates that Canadians’ views of trauma developed alongside the nation’s changing role on the international stage – from warrior nation to peacekeeper. While Canadians took pride in their military’s accomplishments around the globe, soldiers who came back haunted by their experiences were often ignored. Utilizing a wide range of historical sources and a frank approach, The Invisible Injured is the first book-length history of trauma in the Canadian military over the past century. It is a timely and provocative study that points to past mistakes and outlines new ideas of courage and determination.
Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section
by Rachel SomersteinAn incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America—the cesarean section—and an exposé on the disturbing state of maternal medical careWhen Rachel Somerstein had an unplanned C-section with her first child, the experience was anything but “routine.” A series of errors by her clinicians led to a real-life nightmare: surgery without anesthesia. The ensuing mental and physical complications left her traumatized and searching for answers about how things could have gone so wrong.In the United States, one in three babies is born via C-section, a rate that has grown exponentially over the past fifty years. And while in most cases the procedure is safe, it is not without significant, sometimes life-changing consequences, many of which affect people of color disproportionately. With C-sections all but invisible in popular culture and pregnancy guides, new mothers are often left to navigate these obstacles on their own.Somerstein weaves personal narrative and investigative journalism with medical, social, and cultural history to reveal the operation’s surprising evolution, from its early practice on enslaved women to its excessive promotion by modern medical practitioners. She uncovers the current-day failures of the medical system, showing how pregnant women's agency is regularly disregarded by providers who, motivated by fear of litigation or a hospital’s commitment to efficiency, make far-reaching and deeply personal decisions on behalf of their patients. She also examines what prevailing maternal and medical attitudes toward C-sections tell us about American culture.Invisible Labor lifts the veil on C-sections so that people can make choices about pregnancy and surgical birth with greater knowledge of the risks, benefits, and alternatives, with information on topics including:VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) and repeat c-sectionPain and pain management during childbirthHow C-sections can affect family planningThe valuable role of midwives and doulas in the birth experienceThe myths behind “natural” childbirth How limitations put on reproductive rights impact pregnant peopleWith deep feeling and authority, Somerstein offers support to others who have had difficult or traumatic birth experiences, as well as hope for new forms of reproductive justice.
Invisible Rainbow: A Physicist's Introduction to the Science behind Classical Chinese Medicine
by Hartmut Kapteina Changlin Zhang Jonathan HeaneyChanglin Zhang provides a scientific basis for the success behind alternative therapies such as acupuncture, qigong, Ayurveda, and other traditional therapies in an illuminating discussion that explains the efficacy of these approaches in treating a number of chronic conditions. Underlining how public perception of acupuncture has shifted over the last few decades from one of skepticism to one of acceptance, he explores the progression of acupuncture research from its unsuccessful beginnings to the ultimate discovery of a scientific basis for therapies centered on the subtle coherence patterns of interacting electromagnetic waves and fields. He explains the dissipative structure of electromagnetic waves that constitutes our electromagnetic body and describes how changes in our mood, lifestyle, and environment affect it. Invisible Rainbow explains these developments within the context of science's parallel development from its nineteenth-century focus on materialism, reductionism, and closed systems to its realization of the mass-energy equivalence, electromagnetic field, and its study of open complex systems. Discussing differences in Eastern and Western thought traditions and how they influence their respective medical systems, it also elucidates acupuncture's meridian system and Ayurveda's chakras and auras.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Invisible Sisters: A Memoir
by Jessica HandlerThe acclaimed author of The Magnetic Girl delivers &“an elegy for her dead sisters . . . a heartfelt, painful family saga, skillfully told by a survivor&” (Kirkus Reviews). When Jessica Handler was eight years old, her younger sister Susie was diagnosed with leukemia. To any family, the diagnosis would have been upending, but to the Handlers, whose youngest daughter, Sarah, had been born with a rare, fatal blood disorder, it was an unimaginable verdict. Struck by the unlikelihood of siblings sick with diametrically opposed illnesses, the medical community labeled the Handlers&’ situation a bizarre coincidence. By the time she was nine years old, Jessica had begun to introduce herself as the &“well sibling.&” Deeply moving and exquisitely written, Invisible Sisters is an extraordinary story of coming of age as the odd one out—as the daughter of progressive Jewish parents who moved to the South to participate in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, as the healthy sister among sick, and eventually, as the only sister left standing. In a book that is as hard to forget as it is to put down, Handler captures the devastating effects of illness and death on a family and the triumphant account of one woman&’s enduring journey to step out of the shadow of loss to find herself anew. &“An unsentimental but deeply moving look at the ways in which loss––loss past and the loss that is still to come––can shape lives . . . a quiet, near-hypnotic tour de force.&”—Michael Wex, New York Times bestselling author of Born to Kvetch &“Both heartbreaking and hopeful.&”—Ann Hood, bestselling author of The Book That Matters Most
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery
by Terri Tanielian Lisa H. JaycoxSince October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Early evidence suggests that the psychological toll of these deployments many involving prolonged exposure to combat-related stress over multiple rotations--may be disproportionately high compared with the physical injuries of combat. In the face of mounting public concern over post-deployment health care issues confronting OEF/OIF veterans, several task forces, independent review groups, and a Presidential Commission have been convened to examine the care of the war wounded and make recommendations. Concerns have been most recently centered on two combat-related injuries in particular: post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. With the increasing incidence of suicide and suicide attempts among returning veterans, concern about depression is also on the rise. The study discussed in this monograph focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury, not only because of current high-level policy interest but also because, unlike the physical wounds of war, these conditions are often invisible to the eye, remaining invisible to other servicemembers, family members, and society in general. All three conditions affect mood, thoughts, and behavior; yet these wounds often go unrecognized and unacknowledged. The effect of traumatic brain injury is still poorly understood, leaving a large gap in knowledge related to how extensive the problem is or how to address it. RAND conducted a comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with these three conditions among OEF/OIF veterans, the health care system in place to meet those needs, gaps in the care system, and the costs associated with these conditions and with providing quality health care to all those in need. This monograph presents the results of our study, which should be of interest to mental health treatment providers; health policymakers, particularly those charged with caring for our nation's veterans; and U.S. service men and women, their families, and the concerned public. All the research products from this study are available at http://veterans.rand.org. Data collection for this study began in April 2007 and concluded in January 2008. Specific activities included a critical review of the extant literature on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury and their short- and long-term consequences; a population-based survey of servicemembers and veterans who served in Afghanistan or Iraq to assess health status and symptoms, as well as utilization of and barriers to care; a review of existing programs to treat servicemembers and veterans with the three conditions; focus groups with military servicemembers and their spouses; and the development of a microsimulation model to forecast the economic costs of these conditions over time. Among our recommendations is that effective treatments documented in the scientific literature, evidence-based care--are available for PTSD and major depression. Delivery of such care to all veterans with PTSD or major depression would pay for itself within two years, or even save money, by improving productivity and reducing medical and mortality costs. Such care may also be a cost-effective way to retain a ready and healthy military force for the future. However, to ensure that this care is delivered requires system-level changes across the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the U.S. health care system.
Invisible Wounds of War: Summary and Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
by Terri Tanielian Lisa H. Jaycox Grant N. Marshall M. Audrey Burnam Terry L. SchellSummarizes key findings and recommendations from Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery (Tanielian and Jaycox [Eds.], MG-720-CCF, 2008), a comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom.
Invisible Wounds: Crime Victims Speak
by Shelley Neiderbach Susan IwansowskiFeel the terror and anger experienced by crime victims as you read accounts of the highly charged therapy sessions at New York City’s Crime Victims’Counseling Services, the first group therapy services for crime victims of its kind. This emotionally charged book contains actual transcripts of interviews with crime victims as they explain the violations against them--their recollections of the assault itself and their feelings afterward. Their stories provide insights into the acute and profound trauma that crime victimization evokes. The helping and healing processes are a catharsis for the victim--and powerful reading for the rest of us.
Invitation to Holistic Health: A Guide to Living a Balanced Life
by Charlotte EliopoulosInvitation to Holistic Health: A Guide to Living a Balanced Life, Fourth Edition, features solid principles and proven practices to promote optimal health and well-being using a holistic approach. The text is divided into four parts: Strengthening Your Inner Resources; Developing Healthy Lifestyle Practices; Taking Charge of Challenges to the Body, Mind, and Spirit; and Safe Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies. This easy-to-read guide provides how-to information for dealing with a variety of health-related issues, including nutrition, exercise, herbal remedies, and homeopathic remedies, to name a few. Unlike other holistic health textbooks, the Fourth Edition promotes a variety of therapies and provides evidence to support the practice of each one. New to the Fourth Edition: • Updated research related to holistic health and practices • Expanded coverage of obesity and diversity • Tips for practitioners on providing holistic care in conventional settings • Discussion around the integration of conventional medicine and alternative therapies
Involving Children and Young People in Health and Social Care Research
by Thilo Boeck Edited by Jennie FlemingLed by both children’s rights perspectives and methodological arguments, there is an increasing emphasis on children and young people’s participation in health and social care research by researchers, policy makers and funding bodies – with many now considering the active involvement of children and young people a requirement. There is little exploration of how to address and overcome the many challenges arising from their participation, however. Divided into five parts, this practical book begins by considering what research with young people is and why we should do it, before leading the reader into how to undertake it. The book then provides practical examples of action and finishes with reflections about the whole process. Bringing together a variety of experienced researchers, from a wide range of backgrounds in health and social care and including young people, the chapters provide insight for practical action, as well as critical and theoretical reflection. Involving Children and Young People in Health and Social Care Research includes issues on: Understanding the reasons and processes for involving children and young people in research Making sure that involvement is meaningful and not merely tokenistic Developing research methods that are commensurate with different ages and abilities Ensuring adequate training and preparation, for children, young people and adults to make involvement meaningful Power and relationships between young people researchers and adult researchers Sustaining young people’s interest and motivation Addressing ethical issues that arise throughout the research journey Committed to partnership and participation throughout the entire process of the active involvement of children and young people in health and social care research, this text provides invaluable insights and is a resource for all those conducting research in and with children and young people.
Involving Patients and the Public: How to do it Better
by Ruth Chambers Elizabeth Boath Chris DrinkwaterPatient and public involvement in health and social care has become a key element of government policy, and the need to listen and act on the views of patients and the public is an increasingly integral part of the planning and delivery of healthcare. This new edition has been completely revised and updated, providing practical information on the new responsibilities under clinical governance and Health Improvement Programmes, including useful website links and contact details. It offers clear and straightforward practical advice and provides an introduction to the new structures and processes being set up to enable patients and the public to be more influential in designing and delivering healthcare services. This book is essential reading for all healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses and therapists, and those with management responsibilities, as well as policy shapers and patient organisations.
Involving People in Healthcare Policy and Practice
by Susie GreenThis book explores the link between the ‘corridors of power’ where healthcare policy is made and the hospital, health center or clinic where it is carried out. It encourages and empowers readers to make changes in the public’s involvement at a local level and explains how this impacts positively on organizational culture. A user-friendly book written in a light and easy-to-read style, it combines theoretical arguments with tried and tested practical applications and features contributions from a wide range of experienced professionals. This is essential reading for every member of the healthcare team. It will be of particular interest to patient and public involvement leads as well as patient advice and liaison service workers, healthcare policy makers and shapers, students and patient groups.
Involving Service Users in Health and Social Care Research
by Ian Hulatt Lesley LowesService user involvement in research can range from the extremes of being the subject, to being the initiator or investigator, of a research study. The activity of the professional researcher can also range from being the person undertaking the research, to being a partner with, or mentor to, service users. This broad scope of levels of involvement is reflected in the contributions in this book, both in the research experiences reported and in the writing of the chapters themselves. With contributions coming from a range of service areas including learning disabilities, cancer care, older people and mental illness, chapters look at important research issues such as: strategies for working in true partnership avoiding ‘tokenism’ involving service users at all stages of the research process communication and terminology involving service users of different ages and experience training needs of professionals and service users problems surrounding ‘payment’ for service users other ethical and practical issues. This book is invaluable reading for researchers in health and social care from academic, professional and service user backgrounds.
IoT Applications for Healthcare Systems (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Latif Ladid Falgun Thakkar Rahul K. Kher Chirag Paunwala Heena Kher Mita Paunwala Prasan Kumar SahooThis book discusses communications technologies used in the field of healthcare, including IoT, soft computing, machine learning, big data, augmented reality, and wearable sensors. The book presents various applications that are helpful for research scholars and scientists who are working toward identifying and pinpointing the potential of this technology. The book also helps researchers and practitioners to understand and analyze the e-healthcare architecture through IoT and the state-of-the-art in IoT countermeasures with real-time challenges. Topics of interest include healthcare systems based on advanced development boards, mobile health parameters recording and monitoring systems, remote health / patient monitoring, hospital operations management, abnormality / disease detection by IoT devices, and efficient drug management. The book is relevant to a range of researchers, academics, and practitioners working on the intersection of IoT and healthcare.
IoT Technologies and Wearables for HealthCare: 10th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2023, and 4th EAI International Conference, HealthWear 2023, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 24–26, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #530)
by Ivan Miguel Pires Eftim Zdravevski Venere Ferraro Mario Covarrubias José Manuel Marques Martins de Almeida Norberto Jorge GonçalvesThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2023, and the 4th EAI International Conference, HealthWear 2023, held in Bratislava, Slovakia, during October 24–26, 2023. The 8 full papers and 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: IoT Technologies for HealthCare and Wearables in Healthcare.
IoT Technologies for Health Care: 8th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2021, Virtual Event, November 24-26, 2021, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #432)
by Rossitza Goleva Susanna Spinsante Bruno SilvaThis proceedings constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on IoT Technologies for Healthcare, HealthyIoT 2021, held in November 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 17 full papers presented were carefully selected from 40 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on security and privacy - software and application security; human-centered computing - ubiquitous and mobile computing; information systems – information retrieval; applied computing - physical sciences and engineering; applied computing – life and medical sciences.
IoT Technologies for HealthCare: 6th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2019, Braga, Portugal, December 4–6, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #314)
by Rossitza Goleva Nuno M. Garcia Ivan Miguel PiresThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies for HealthCare, HealthyIoT 2019, held in Braga, Portugal, in December 2019. The IoT as a set of existing and emerging technologies, notions and services can provide many solutions to delivery of electronic healthcare, patient care, and medical data management. The 10 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. The papers cover topics such as healthcare information systems, consumer health, health informatics, engineering, telecommunications, mathematics and statistics, life and medical sciences, and cloud computing.
IoT Technologies for HealthCare: 7th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2020, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, December 3, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #360)
by Rossitza Goleva Ivan Miguel Pires Nuno Ricardo da Cruz GarciaThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies for HealthCare, HealthyIoT 2020, held in Viana do Castello, Portugal, in December 2020. Due to Covid-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The IoT as a set of existing and emerging technologies, notions and services can provide many solutions to delivery of electronic healthcare, patient care, and medical data management. The 12 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 27 submissions. The papers are grouped in topics on physical data tracking wearables, applications and systems; psychological data tracking wearables, applications and systems; scenarios and security.
IoT Technologies for HealthCare: 9th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2022, Braga, Portugal, November 16-18, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #456)
by Susanna Spinsante Grazia Iadarola Alessia Paglialonga Federico TramarinThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on IoT Technologies for HealthCare, HealthyIoT 2022, which was held in Braga, Portugal, in November 2022.The 11 full papers and 2 invited papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Analysis of Measurement Data in IoT Technologies for Health; and IoT Applications in Research and Clinical Practice.
IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care: 4th IoT Technologies for Health Care, IotCare 2023, Leicester, UK, November 17–18, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #521)
by Zheng Zhang Shuihua WangThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th IoT Technologies for Health Care on IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care, IotCare 2023, held in Leicester, UK, during November 17–18, 2023. The 29 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Healthcare Technologies and Innovations; Educational Technologies and Teaching Resources; Internet of Things (IoT) Applications and Systems; IoT and Automation Systems; Medical Research and Analysis.
IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care: Second EAI International Conference, IoTCare 2021, Virtual Event, October 18-19, 2021, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #414)
by Yuan Xu Zheng Zhang Shuihua WangThis two-volume set of LNICST 414 and 415 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care, IoTCARE 2021, which took place in October 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 79 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 165 submissions. The papers are arranged thematically as follows: Integrating healthcare with IoT; Information fusion for the devices of IoT; AI-based internet of medical things.
IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care: Second EAI International Conference, IoTCare 2021, Virtual Event, October 18-19, 2021, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #415)
by Yuan Xu Zheng Zhang Shuihua WangThis two-volume set of LNICST 414 and 415 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care, IoTCARE 2021, which took place in October 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 79 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 165 submissions. The papers are arranged thematically as follows: Integrating healthcare with IoT; Information fusion for the devices of IoT; AI-based internet of medical things.
IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care: Third EAI International Conference, IoTCare 2022, Virtual Event, December 12-13, 2022, Proceedings (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering #501)
by Shuihua WangThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third EAI International Conference on IoT and Big Data Technologies for Health Care, IotCARE 2022, which took place virtually during December 12-13, 2022.The 23 papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. The papers are present newest results in big data technologies for e-health and for e-care. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: big data technologies for e-health; and big data technologies for e-care.
IoT and ICT for Healthcare Applications (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Nishu Gupta Sara PaivaThis book provides an insight on the importance that Internet of Things (IoT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions can have in taking care of people's health. Key features of this book present the recent and emerging developments in various specializations in curing health problems and finding their solutions by incorporating IoT and ICT. This book presents useful IoT and ICT applications and architectures that cater to their improved healthcare requirements. Topics include in-home healthcare services based on the Internet-of-Things; RFID technology for IoT based personal healthcare; Real-time reporting and monitoring; Interfacing devices to IoT; Smart medical services; Embedded gateway configuration (EGC); Health monitoring infrastructure; and more.Features a number of practical solutions and applications of IoT and ICT on healthcare;Includes application domains such as communication technology and electronic materials and devices;Applies to researchers, academics, students, and practitioners around the world.
IoT and Low-Power Wireless: Circuits, Architectures, and Techniques (Devices, Circuits, and Systems)
by Christopher SiuThe book offers unique insight into the modern world of wireless communication that included 5G generation, implementation in Internet of Things (IoT), and emerging biomedical applications. To meet different design requirements, gaining perspective on systems is important. Written by international experts in industry and academia, the intended audience is practicing engineers with some electronics background. It presents the latest research and practices in wireless communication, as industry prepares for the next evolution towards a trillion interconnected devices. The text further explains how modern RF wireless systems may handle such a large number of wireless devices. <li>Covers modern wireless technologies (5G, IoT), and emerging biomedical applications <li>Discusses novel RF systems, CMOS low power circuit implementation, antennae arrays, circuits for medical imaging, and many other emerging technologies in wireless co-space. <li>Written by a mixture of top industrial experts and key academic professors.