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Assisted gestative technologies

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2022
A large body of literature considers the ethico-legal and regulatory issues surrounding assisted conception. Surrogacy, however, within this body of literature is an odd-fit. It involves a unique demand of another person—a form of reproductive labour—that many other aspects of assisted conception, such as gamete donation do not involve.
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Network analysis of assistive technology stakeholders in Malawi

Global Health Action, 2022
Background Assistive technologies promote participation and quality of life for people with disabilities and other functional limitations. There is a global call to develop and implement policies to improve access to assistive technologies.
Emma M. Smith, Ikenna D. Ebuenyi, Juba Kafumba, Monica Jamali-Phiri, Alister Munthali, Malcolm MacLachlan   +5 more
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Differences in assistive technology installed for people with dementia living at home who have wandering and safety risks

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Assistive Technology for people with dementia living at home is not meeting their care needs. Reasons for this may be due to limited understanding of variation in multiple characteristics of people with dementia including their safety and ...
Eleanor Curnow, Robert Rush, Sylwia Gorska, Kirsty Forsyth   +3 more
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Assistive Technology Is a Resource for Building Capabilities, but Is It Just Addressing the Symptoms of Inequality?

Societies, 2022
Advocacy for assistive technology interventions is compatible with the capabilities approach but is insufficient for addressing the disadvantage experienced by people with disability.
Emily J Steel
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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, Juliana Fonsêca de Queiroz Marcelino, Luciana Silva do Silva do Nascimento, Aline Mendes Lacerda, Danielle Carneiro de Menezes Sanguinetti   +4 more
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Development of a technology adoption and usage prediction tool for assistive technology for people with dementia [PDF]

, 2013
This article is available open access through the publisher’s website at the link below. Copyright @ The Authors 2013.In the current work, data gleaned from an assistive technology (reminding technology), which has been evaluated with people with ...
Cleland, I, Craig, D, Donnelly, MD, Galway, L, Mason, SC, McClean, SI, Nugent, CD, O'Neill, SA, Scotney, BW, Young, T, Zhang, S   +10 more
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Informal carers’ experience of assistive technology use in dementia care at home: a systematic review

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Dementia is a health and care priority globally. Caring for persons with dementia is a challenge and can lead to negative psychological, physiological and financial consequences for informal carers. Advances in technology have the potential to
Vimal Sriram, Crispin Jenkinson, Michele Peters   +2 more
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Effect of home-based group conversation intervention using smartphone application on cognitive health and psychological well-being of older adults with subjective cognitive concerns in Japan: a randomized controlled trial protocol

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
BackgroundSocial activity is a key component in the prevention of cognitive decline. However, face-to-face social intervention has limited accessibility.
Kumi Watanabe Miura, Kumi Watanabe Miura, Seiki Tokunaga, Takuya Sekiguchi, Hikaru Sugimoto, Mihoko Otake-Matsuura   +5 more
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Access to Information for Learning by Using Assistive Technology for Undergraduate Students with Disabilities in Northern Thailand

Information, 2016
The purpose of this study was to survey access to information for learning on the types of assistive technology used by undergraduate students with disabilities in Northern Thailand.
Theeratorn Lersilp
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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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