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Accessibility and assistive products [PDF]

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2009
Introduction: Accessibility and assistive products and technologies are needed to ensure the rights of persons with disabilities and older persons. Many developments have been implemented in laws, standards, markets and from the consumers perspective, at international, European and national levels.
Cristina Rodríguez-Porrero
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Assistive products in pharmacy practice to optimize medications use for visually impaired patients: Focus groups to explore community pharmacists' opinions and expectations [PDF]

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
Background: Visual impairment can significantly affect a person's ability to take medications safely. Therefore, pharmacists need to ensure safe and effective access to medication information, particularly through the use of assistive products, which are
Théodora Merenda, Sofia Cannella, Jennifer Denis, Stéphanie Patris   +3 more
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Need equality and access equity to assistive products across genders and locations in 29 countries: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundEvidence from nationally representative assistive product studies on needs equality and access equity is essential for effectively targeting measures by health and other services to improve access to assistive products. This multi-country study
Johan Borg, Sébastien Muller, Arne H. Eide, Luc de Witte, Irene Calvo, Chapal Khasnabis, Wei Zhang   +6 more
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Assistive products for long-term care among older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japan: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background Assistive products support energy conservation in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that exhibits some disease-specific symptoms, such as dyspnea. This study aimed to determine the utilization of assistive products
Satomi Kitamura, Rumiko Tsuchiya-Ito, Reina Taguchi, Tomoki Ishikawa, Tomoyuki Ota, Shota Hamada   +5 more
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Enhancing assistive technology knowledge through WHO's training in assistive products (TAP): a pre-post quasi-experimental study in Italian undergraduate healthcare education [PDF]

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
BackgroundAssistive products (APs) are essential for maintaining or improving individuals’ functioning and independence, yet an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide require at least one AP. The World Health Organization's Training in Assistive Products
Gessica Della Bella, Donatella Valente, Justine Gosling, Marco Tofani, Marco Tofani   +4 more
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Exploring the use of assistive products to promote functional independence in self-care activities in the bathroom. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2019
In homes, problems in daily functioning of older people often occur in the bathroom, especially in the transfers to the toilet and/or shower/bath. Assistive products have the potential to maximise functional independence (i.e.
Iván De-Rosende-Celeiro, Gabriel Torres, Mercedes Seoane-Bouzas, Adriana Ávila   +3 more
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Safety Concerns in Mobility-Assistive Products for Older Adults: Content Analysis of Online Reviews

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023
BackgroundOlder adults who have difficulty moving around are commonly advised to adopt mobility-assistive devices to prevent injuries. However, limited evidence exists on the safety of these devices.
Namrata Mali, Felipe Restrepo, Alan Abrahams, Laura Sands, David M Goldberg, Richard Gruss, Nohel Zaman, Wendy Shields, Elise Omaki, Johnathon Ehsani, Peter Ractham, Laddawan Kaewkitipong   +11 more
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Do Assistive Products Enhance or Equalize Opportunities? A Comparison of Capability across Persons with Impairments Using and Not Using Assistive Products and Persons without Impairments in Bangladesh

Societies, 2022
Aiming to compare capability across persons with impairments using and not using assistive products and persons without impairments in Bangladesh for 16 different functionings, we contrast two sets of self-reported cross-sectional data from eight ...
Johan Borg, Natasha Layton, Per-Olof Östergren, Stig Larsson   +3 more
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Estimates of the global workforce required for providing assistive technology: a modeling study [PDF]

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
IntroductionDespite being a fundamental human right, access to assistive products varies between 3% and 90% across countries. Ensuring adequate and trained human resources is a prerequisite for improving access to assistive products. To support workforce
Johanna Rosberg Petersson, Malin Tistad, Malin Tistad, Sébastien Muller, Irene Calvo, Johan Borg   +5 more
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Assistive Technology to Improve Collaboration in Children with ASD: State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges in the Smart Products Sector

Sensors, 2022
Within the field of products for autism spectrum disorder, one of the main research areas is focused on the development of assistive technology. Mid and high-tech products integrate interactive and smart functions with multisensory reinforcements, making
Raquel Cañete, Estela Peralta
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