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Summary: During last couple of years there has been an increasing recognition that problems arising in biology or related to medicine really need a multidisciplinary approach. For this reason some special branches of both applied theoretical physics and mathematics have recently emerged such as biomechanics, mechanobiology, mathematical biology, biothermodynamics. The Biomechanics in Application is focusing on experimental praxis and clinical findings. The first section is devoted to Injury and clinical biomechanics including overview of the biomechanics of musculoskeletal injury, distraction osteogenesis in mandible, or consequences of drilling. The next section is on Spine biomechanics with biomechanical models for upper limb after spinal cord injury and an animal model looking at changes occurring as a consequence of spinal cord injury. Section Musculoskeletal Biomechanics includes the chapter which is devoted to dynamical stability of lumbo-pelvi-femoral complex which involves analysis of relationship among appropriate anatomical structures in this region. The fourth section is on Human and Animal Biomechanics with contributions from foot biomechanics and chewing rhythms in mammals, or adaptations of bats. The last section, Sport Biomechanics, is discussing various measurement techniques for assessment and analysis of movement and two applications in swimming.

Summary: This handbook is written for patients and members of the public who want to understand more about the approaches, methods and language used by health-services researchers. Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is now a requirement of most major health-research programmes, and this book is designed to equip these individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary for meaningful participation. Edited by award-winning mental-health researchers, the book has been produced in partnership with mental-health-service users and carers with experience of research involvement. It includes personal reflections from these individuals alongside detailed information on quantitative, qualitative and health-economics research methods, and comprehensively covers all the basics needed for large-scale health research projects: systematic reviews; research design and analysis using both qualitative and quantitative approaches; health economics; research ethics; impact and dissemination. This book was developed during a five-year research programme funded by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) called Enhancing the Quality of User Involved Care Planning in Mental Health Services (EQUIP). The handbook clearly outlines research practices, and gives an insight into how public and patient representatives can be involved in them and shape decisions. Each chapter ends with a reflective exercise, and there are also some suggested sources of additional reading. People who get involved in health research as experts from experience now have a textbook to support their research involvement journey.

Summary: A healthy skeletal musculature is necessary for a good quality of life and is important in sports. The loss of skeletal muscle mass leads to severe clinical complications and alters daily functioning. The aim of this book is to give an overview of skeletal muscle atrophy including pathomechanism, clinical characters, and the tools for prevention and treatment. Skeletal muscle atrophy can develop due to neurogenic or myogenic reasons, and frequently appears as an age-dependent disorder (sarcopenia). The studies of theoretical background give promising perspectives to prevent and treat muscle atrophy. The book is recommended to scientists, practitioners, students, sportsmen, and everybody who is interested in the normal and impaired function of the skeletal muscle.

Summary: This book presents a diversity of themes written by authors related to sports medicine and health varying from clinical issues, such as sports injuries to specific neuropsychological aspects of the athletes' behaviour regulation and parathletes' motivation for sport practice.This comprehensive volume is very appealing, which will also be recognised by Sports and Health Professionals, who need further support in their daily work with athletes and coaches, in particular. It is also attractive to researchers and students interested in sport and health related areas.

Summary: eHealth initiatives, many of which are being undertaken in countries around the globe, have myriad benefits, including improvement of coordination and integration of health care delivery, empowerment of individuals and families for helping them manage their own health better and prepare health care plans, and facilitation of public health initiatives. eHealth are not simply a technology but a complex technological and relational process. In this sense, clinicians and health care providers who seek to successfully exploit eHealth should pay special attention to technology, ergonomics, human factors, and organizational changes associated with the structure of the relevant health service. This book gives an overview of the impact of eHealth systems on access to health care, quality of information on health care, cost-effectiveness of health care services and the development of eHealth equipment.

Sicherstellung der Pflege: Bedarfslagen und Angebotsstrukturen Der Pflege-Report, der jährlich in Buchform und als Open-Access-Publikation erscheint, rückt im Schwerpunkt 2021 die Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie in den Fokus, die erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die Gesundheit und den Lebensalltag von Pflegebedürftigen hat. Die Pandemie verstärkt die seit langem beobachteten Effekte unzureichender Versorgungsstrukturen und fehlender Interessenvertretung von Pflegekräften wie auch pflegender Angehöriger. Der zweite Teil des Pflege-Report 2021 greift daher die Frage auf, wie die Pflege perspektivisch sichergestellt werden kann. Aus dem Inhalt Fünf Fachbeiträge beleuchten die Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie für die Langzeitpflege. Analysiert werden u. a. Betroffenheit von stationär Langzeitpflegebedürftigen Medizin-ethische Einordnung der COVID-Maßnahmen für Pflegebedürftige Belastungen von Pflegebedürftigen und Angehörigen Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement unter Pandemiebedingungen Weitere elf Fachbeiträge zu bestehenden Herausforderungen und nötigen Reformen mit Blick auf die Sicherstellung der Versorgung fokussieren u. a. Die Nachfrage: Vermeidung von Pflegebedürftigkeit; familienbezogene Bedarfslagen Das Angebot: Wachstumsmarkt Pflege; neue Wohnformen; Kurzzeitpflege; Technikeinsatz in der Pflege sowie die beruflich Pflegenden Die Verantwortlichen: regionale Sicherstellung der Pflegeversorgung; Pflegeplanung und Handlungsempfehlungen für Kommunen; kommunale Pflegepolitik als sozialraumorientierte Daseinsvorsorge; Vernetzung von bürgerschaftlichem Engagement und Pflege Zudem präsentiert der Pflege-Report empirische Analysen zur Pflegebedürftigkeit in Deutschland sowie zur Inanspruchnahme verschiedener Pflegeformen. Ein besonderer Fokus gilt der gesundheitlichen Versorgung in der ambulanten Pflege und im Pflegeheim. Die Herausgeber Der Pflege-Report wird von Prof. Dr. Klaus Jacobs, Jürgen Klauber und Dr. Antje Schwinger vom Wissenschaftlichen Institut der AOK (WIdO) in Kooperation mit Prof. Dr. Adelheid Kuhlmey von der Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin und Prof. Dr. Stefan Greß von der Hochschule Fulda herausgegeben.