Projects (27)

AI-Enabled Healthcare Research and Innovation using Wearable Technologies (AIWT4Care) Mar 29, 2024 - Mar 11, 2026
DHRi will address the grand challenge, Transforming Community Health and Care in partnership with digital technology and service users with the aim of building a new community between DAC countries and the UK in this digital healthcare. DHRi has two... Read More about AI-Enabled Healthcare Research and Innovation using Wearable Technologies (AIWT4Care).

Qualitative study to explore the acceptability of an accelerated syncope strategy to patients and staff involved in the ASPIRED trial Jun 1, 2022 - Jan 14, 2024
The BHF funded ASPIRED study aims to determine whether immediate, enhanced (14-day) ambulatory ECG monitoring decreases the number of episodes of syncope at one year compared to standard care monitoring in ED patients presenting acutely with unexplai... Read More about Qualitative study to explore the acceptability of an accelerated syncope strategy to patients and staff involved in the ASPIRED trial.

Are nurses ready for robots? Understanding the digital technologies needs of nursing students Sep 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2026
We are witnessing an increased interest in digital health: from AI to robotics, technology is entering the healthcare environment and is proving to be an asset. During Covid-19, robots were used in hospitals to help with repetitive tasks, such as dis... Read More about Are nurses ready for robots? Understanding the digital technologies needs of nursing students.

Who benefits from cardiovascular risk reduction programmes? Building a Scottish observatory to measure the impact of blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring and future cardiovascular risk reduction interventions Sep 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2024
The British Heart Foundation is partnering the Scottish Government in supporting the roll out of an evidence based BP telemonitoring initiative (scale up BP) in order to facilitate increased detection and improved management of hypertension and subse... Read More about Who benefits from cardiovascular risk reduction programmes? Building a Scottish observatory to measure the impact of blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring and future cardiovascular risk reduction interventions.

Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes Jan 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2025
The benefits of exercise and reduced sedentary behavior on health and wellbeing are important for the whole population, but for those with type 2 diabetes they have particular benefits in enhancing blood glucose control. This proposal is to explore t... Read More about Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes.

Transformative Technologies for Enhancing Healthcare Dec 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026
The project is to host international cohorts of early-career researchers, which will them to conduct research into the following areas:
•AI-Enabled Falls Prevention Device for Elderly Populations: This research focuses on the design,development, and... Read More about Transformative Technologies for Enhancing Healthcare.

Developing Airglove V2 Technology for Peripheral Arterial Disease Healthcare Nov 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2023
This project was funded by IUK Fast Start grant to develop a new generation of internationally-compatible mobile Airglove power efficient device. The mobile Airglove will improve patient outcomes and quality of life including their carers. It will al... Read More about Developing Airglove V2 Technology for Peripheral Arterial Disease Healthcare.

An Evaluation Of HeARtbeat augmented reality smartphone application for 12 lead ECG electrode placement teaching to health and social care pre-registration students. Aug 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2024
This study focuses on developing a set of digital tools integrated into an smartphone application (heARtbeat App) that will assist in the accurate acquisition of ECG recordings. This study will take a unique interdisciplinary approach to developing u... Read More about An Evaluation Of HeARtbeat augmented reality smartphone application for 12 lead ECG electrode placement teaching to health and social care pre-registration students..

Recovery from Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Jan 1, 2023 - Apr 1, 2025
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognised as an important cause of myocardial infarction (MI). Despite this, there are no recovery programmes tailored for SCAD survivors, who are mainly female, and typically younger tha... Read More about Recovery from Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection.

The use of AI agents for lifestyle behaviour change in individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD) May 1, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025
Heart disease is a major health issue in the UK and worldwide. Coronary heart disease (CHD), caused by cholesterol buildup in the arteries, is one of the leading causes of death. Many people in the UK live with risk factors like physical inactivity,... Read More about The use of AI agents for lifestyle behaviour change in individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD).

ACS discharge and medication education using Avatar technologies to prevent 30-day readmission. Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022
Australian data report that up to 1 in 5 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients are readmitted within 30-days.[1] It is estimated that between 2017-18, ACS events cost Australia $1,930 million.[2] Internationally, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Prog... Read More about ACS discharge and medication education using Avatar technologies to prevent 30-day readmission..

Five year records based follow up of people who participated in the Telescot hypertension and COPD trials Jun 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019
Five year records based follow up of the participants in two telemonitoring trials will be carried out for the following reasons
1. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an incurable, progressive lung condition characterised by intermitten... Read More about Five year records based follow up of people who participated in the Telescot hypertension and COPD trials.

Take Ten Scoping Study Jan 4, 2023 - Aug 31, 2023
This is an external inward investment by the Scottish Catalyst Fund to conduct a programme of scoping work with a company new to Scotland and the University. We will be working with the company to test their healthcare technology device in a range of... Read More about Take Ten Scoping Study.

Electronics and Control Panels design for Airglove Arm and Leg medical products for Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA) Oct 3, 2022 - Apr 17, 2023
Green Cross Medico would like to continue the collaboration with Edinburgh Napier University as not only do they understand the project, but they have the skills and knowledge to develop the Airglove unit for the leg.

The Airglove leg is proposed... Read More about Electronics and Control Panels design for Airglove Arm and Leg medical products for Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA).

MRes Scholarships in Digital Health - Does implementation of an electronic prescribing system in Critical Care reduce risk, improve quality of care and patient safety. Jan 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2021
The aim of this study is to explore the perceptions and experiences of the implementation, management and use electronic prescribing systems in the hospital setting with a focus on Critical Care Units. The aim is to explore how healthcare professiona... Read More about MRes Scholarships in Digital Health - Does implementation of an electronic prescribing system in Critical Care reduce risk, improve quality of care and patient safety..

Increasing medication adherence among adults with atrial fibrillation: A Medical Research Council complex intervention framework development and feasibility study. Jul 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2023
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common abnormal heart rhythm affecting more than 1-million people in Scotland. People with AF are five-times more likely to have a stroke and twice as likely to die, compared to those without AF. Strokes caused by AF are... Read More about Increasing medication adherence among adults with atrial fibrillation: A Medical Research Council complex intervention framework development and feasibility study..

dot.rural Portrait KE Oct 7, 2015 - Feb 29, 2016
Portrait is a software tool developed to help care staff get to know personal and social information about clients that live in residential care facilities. The Portrait system consists of a biography for individuals with dementia who live in a care... Read More about dot.rural Portrait KE.

i-com Dec 1, 2014 - Mar 31, 2015
The project has successfully defined the long-term requirements of the solution and also produced a prototype implementing on of these requirements

CM2000 Follow On Apr 7, 2014 - Dec 31, 2014
Investigation of Big Data applied into Health and Social Care

AyeCan Mar 1, 2014 - Aug 31, 2014
Weight management is a key health issue within Scotland. The focus of this project is to develop an intelligent online platform for weight management.  The project will use artificial intelligence methods to provide feedback to users on the best way... Read More about AyeCan.