• COPD patients’ medical care and support in Greece during financial crisis 

      Mitonas G., Juvana A., Daniil Z., Hatzoglou C., Gourgoulianis K. (2016)
      Background: The need to follow a multidisciplinary strategy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management and rehabilitation in community settings in Greece raises significant questions, given the severe ...
    • Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study 

      Ammar A., Chtourou H., Boukhris O., Trabelsi K., Masmoudi L., Brach M., Bouaziz B., Bentlage E., How D., Ahmed M., Mueller P., Mueller N., Hsouna H., Aloui A., Hammouda O., Paineiras-Domingos L.L., Braakman-Jansen A., Wrede C., Bastoni S., Pernambuco C.S., Mataruna L., Taheri M., Irandoust K., Khacharem A., Bragazzi N.L., Strahler J., Adrian J., Andreeva A., Khoshnami S.C., Samara E., Zisi V., Sankar P., Ahmed W.N., Romdhani M., Delhey J., Bailey S.J., Bott N.T., Gargouri F., Chaari L., Batatia H., Ali G.M., Abdelkarim O., Jarraya M., Abed K.E., Souissi N., Van Gemert-Pijnen L., Riemann B.L., Riemann L., Moalla W., Gómez-Raja J., Epstein M., Sanderman R., Schulz S., Jerg A., Al-Horani R., Mansi T., Jmail M., Barbosa F., Santos F., Šimunič B., Pišot R., Pišot S., Gaggioli A., Zmijewski P., Apfelbacher C., Steinacker J., Saad H.B., Glenn J.M., Chamari K., Driss T., Hoekelmann A., ECLB-COVID19 Consortium (2020)
      Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation, and home confinement. ...
    • Exercise intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis patients with high cardiovascular disease risk: a single-arm pilot study 

      Sobejana M., van den Hoek J., Metsios G.S., Kitas G.D., van der Leeden M., Verberne S., Jorstad H.T., Pijnappels M., Lems W.F., Nurmohamed M.T., van der Esch M. (2022)
      Objective: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with cardiovascular disease risk, it is unknown whether exercises are safe, improve cardiorespiratory fitness and reduce disease-related symptoms and cardiovascular-disease ...
    • Improved strategies to counter the COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns vs. primary and community healthcare 

      Farsalinos K., Poulas K., Kouretas D., Vantarakis A., Leotsinidis M., Kouvelas D., Docea A.O., Kostoff R., Gerotziafas G.T., Antoniou M.N., Polosa R., Barbouni A., Yiakoumaki V., Giannouchos T.V., Bagos P.G., Lazopoulos G., Izotov B.N., Tutelyan V.A., Aschner M., Hartung T., Wallace H.M., Carvalho F., Domingo J.L., Tsatsakis A. (2021)
      COVID-19 pandemic mitigation strategies are mainly based on social distancing measures and healthcare system reinforcement. However, many countries in Europe and elsewhere implemented strict, horizontal lockdowns because ...
    • International consensus on the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients with hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency 

      Farkas H., Martinez-Saguer I., Bork K., Bowen T., Craig T., Frank M., Germenis A.E., Grumach A.S., Luczay A., Varga L., Zanichelli A., HAWK, Aberer W., Andrejevic S., Aygoeren-Pürsün E., Banerji A., Bara N.-A., Bas M., Bernstein J., Betschel S., Björkander J., Boccon-Gibod I., Bouillet L., Bova M., Boysen H.H., Branco-Ferreira M., Bygum A., Caballero T., Cancian M., Castaldo A., Christiansen S., Cicardi M., Drouet C., Fabiani J., Gompels M., Gonzalez-Quevedo M.T., Gooi J., Gower R., Gökmen N.M., Grivcheva-Panovska V., Guilarte M., Gülbahar O., Hack E., Hakl R., Harmat G., Jeseňák M., Jolles S., Kaplan A., Katelaris C., Kosnik M., Kőhalmi K.V., Leibovich I., Levi M., Li H., Longhurst H.J., Lumry W., Magerl M., Malbran A., Martin L., Maurer M., Mihály E., Moldovan D., Murdjeva M., Nagy I.B., Nielsen E.W., Nieto S., Nordenfelt P., Obtulowitzc K., Pedrosa M., Porębski G., Prior N., Reshef A., Riedl M.A., Rosenkranz B., Schmid-Grendelmeier P., Péter S., Speletas M., Staevska M., Stobiecki M., Triggiani M., Veszeli N., Wuillemin W., Xiang Z.Y., Yamamoto B., Zuraw B. (2017)
      Background: The consensus documents published to date on hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE) have focused on adult patients. Many of the previous recommendations have not been adapted to pediatric ...
    • Telemetry and telecare in patients with respiratory diseases 

      Koulouri, A.; Roupa, Z.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2012)
      Information technology (IT) plays a crucial role in helping health professionals improve their clinical practice, disease management, treatment strategy and patient follow-up, aiming at anthropocentric health care. Its ...
    • Utilizing a Homecare Platform for Remote Monitoring of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 

      Panagopoulos C., Malli F., Menychtas A., Smyrli E.-P., Georgountzou A., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I., Tsanakas P., Maglogiannis I. (2017)
      Homecare and home telemonitoring are a focal point of emerging healthcare schemes, with proven benefits for both patients, caregivers and providers, including reduction of healthcare costs and improved patients’ quality ...