Background In the era of information overload, are big data analytics the answer to access
and better manage available knowledge? Over the last decade, the use of Web-based data …

Nowadays, the Internet is the major source to obtain information about diseases and their
treatments. The Internet is gaining relevance in the neurological setting, considering the …

This paper explores how personal experience acquires the status of knowledge and/or
evidence in contemporary healthcare contexts that emphasise being both patient-centred …

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment has changed considerably in recent years
thanks to the introduction of ever-more-powerful drugs. Unfortunately, the higher efficacies of …

Background: Public engagement (PE) is defined as the involvement of “specialists who
listen, develop their understanding, and interact with non-specialists in non-profit activities of …

Background Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive demyelinating disease of the brain and
spinal cord, is the leading cause of nontraumatic neurological damage in young adults …

People who pursue unproven therapies are often portrayed as 'desperate'individuals duped
by medical racketeers peddling 'false hope'. These patients, in contrast, present themselves …

Background As the need to demonstrate research impact increases, faculty are looking for
new ways to show funders, departments, and institutions that their work is making a …

This thesis researches and examines how 'patient experience'is understood and
approached through practice in healthcare, social science and design. In the UK, there is a …

Background As the need to demonstrate research impact increases, faculty are looking for
new ways to show funders, departments, and institutions that their work is making a …