Exploring the attitudes to environmental control systems of people with physical disabilities: A grounded theory approach

Technology and Disability

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-27

  Palmer, Phil ^a   Seale, Jane ^b  

^a West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental control systems; Grounded theory; Occupational therapy; Physical disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIMB DISEASE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 34447117523     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2007-19103     Document Type: Article

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