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Disabilities, 2023 Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) rely significantly on the use of assistive devices (ADs) to increase independence and enhance participation. This study aimed to determine the most important ADs for persons with SCI living in Switzerland and to ...
Aylin Wagner +3 more
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Actions in assistive technology with hospitalized women
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2023 Introduction: Hospitalization can render women’s health more fragile for a variety of reasons, potentially impacting their autonomy and independence.
Allan dos Santos Cipriano +4 more
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Medical device technologies: Who is the user? [PDF]
, 2008 A myriad of medical devices deployed by many users play an essential role in healthcare, and they, and their users, need to be defined, classified and coded effectively.
Robinson, I, Shah, SGS
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They Said: A Global Perspective on Access to Assistive Technology
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2018 International experts in assistive technology from five global regions (South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and Australia) and with affiliation to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) community ...
Angela K. Boisselle, Lenin C. Grajo
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A Universalist strategy for the design of Assistive Technology [PDF]
, 2012 Assistive Technologies are specialized products aiming to partly compensate for the loss of autonomy experienced by disabled people. Because they address special needs in a highly-segmented market, they are often considered as niche products.
AOUSSAT, Améziane +4 more
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Benefits of and barriers to involving users in medical device technology development and evaluation [PDF]
, 2007 Objectives: This study investigated the benefits of, and barriers to user involvement in medical device technology development and evaluation. Methods: A structured review of published literature in peer-reviewed journals. Results: This review revealed
Robinson, I, Shah, SGS
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Innovation in Assistive Technology: Voice of the User
Societies, 2019 This article is an open letter to assistive technology stakeholders from an assistive technology user perspective. Contemporary systems thinking in assistive technology identifies the interlinking themes of people, products, personnel, policy and ...
Ricky Buchanan, Natasha Layton
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A review of assistive product prices in 12 countries
Frontiers in Rehabilitation SciencesPurposeThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimate that over 2.5 billion people need assistive technology, yet access remains limited.
Natália Hedlund Jardim +4 more
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Discourse on Intellectual Disability and Improved Access to Assistive Technologies in Malawi
Frontiers in Public Health, 2019 Assistive technologies are one of the five elements under the Health Component of the World Health Organization CBR Guidelines that Malawi is using to implement the Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Programme.
Peter Morris Gasten Ngomwa
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