Assistive Technologies and Environmental Interventions in Healthcare (eBook)

An Integrated Approach

Lynn Gitlow, Kathleen Flecky (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2019
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-48323-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Providing a holistic and client-centered approach, Assistive Technologies and Environmental Interventions in Healthcare explores the individual s needs within the environment, examines the relationship between disability and a variety of traditional and cutting-edge technologies, and presents a humanistic discussion of Technology-Environment Intervention (TEI). Written by a multidisciplinary team of authors, this text introduces readers to a variety of conceptual practice models and the clinical reasoning perspectives. It also provides insight into how designers go about solving human-tech problems, discusses best practices for both face-to-face and virtual teams, and looks at the psychological, sociocultural, and cognitive factors behind the development and provision of assistive technologies. Examines a wide range of technologies and environmental interventions Demonstrates how a better understanding of the complexity of human interaction with both the physical and social environment can lead to better use of technology Explores the future of technology and research in TEI Complete with a range of learning features such as keywords, case studies and review questions, this book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in occupational therapy and other related health professions, as well as those undertaking certification and board examinations.

Autor

Lynn Gitlow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, USA. She has practiced in the area of assistive technology for over 20 years. Kathleen Flecky is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She has been teaching and practicing in the area of community health and health promotion for 19 years.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.1.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Custom Select
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Ergotherapie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
• Schlagworte: Activities of Daily Living • adaptive devices for disabled • ADL • ADLs • assisting the disabled • assistive devices for disabled • assistive technologies in healthcare • Assistive Technology • assistive technology and environmental interventions • assistive technology for the disabled • creating technology for people with disabilities • Environmental & Occupational Health • environmental interventions in healthcare • Ergotherapie • Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen • Gesundheitswesen • Gesundheitswesen / Umwelt u. Arbeitsplatz • guide to assistive technologies for disabled • Health & Social Care • helping people with disabilities • helping the disabled • high-tech technologies for disabled • Medical technology • occupational therapy • rehab equipment • rehab equipment for disabled • rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities • tech for the disabled • tei • the disabled and ADL • understanding those with disabilities
• ISBN-10: 1-119-48323-9 / 1119483239
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-48323-6 / 9781119483236