Enhancing the quality of life and preserving independence for target needs populations through integration of assistive technology devices

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 478-483

  Muncert, Eric S ^a   Bickford, Steven A ^a   Guzic, Brenda L ^a   Demuth, Barbara R ^a   Bapat, Ashok R ^a   Roberts, Jay B ^a  

^a SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

home health monitoring; military medicine; technology

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES; DAILY LIVES; DATA COLLECTION; EVALUATION MATRICES; GENERAL PUBLICS; HOME HEALTH MONITORING; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS; MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS; MILITARY MEDICINE; OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOMS; OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH STUDIES; TELEHEALTH; TELEREHABILITATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; UNDER-SERVED AREAS;

EQUIPMENT TESTING; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MEDICINE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

TECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF HELP; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79960487983     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0206     Document Type: Article

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