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Two decades of assistive technologies to empower people with disability: a systematic mapping study
CONCLUSIONS: Finally, the findings show that several areas have been covered only lightly, revealing interesting future directions and challenges for junior researchers.PMID:37795612 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2023.2263504 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology.)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - October 5, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: J G Enr íquez Luis M Soria Morillo J A Garc ía-García Juan A Álvarez-García Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

Evaluation of providers' assistive technology service delivery practices in Pakistan
CONCLUSIONS: While the majority of respondents provide assistive technology, a significant proportion (46.5%) don't. This may suggest there is a need for additional advocacy and awareness raising of the benefits of and how to access assistive technology in Pakistan.PMID:37725403 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2023.2257764 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology.)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 19, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Areeba Khan Mary Goldberg Jonathan Pearlman Lauren Terhorst Source Type: research