Patients' experiences with technology during inpatient rehabilitation: Opportunities to support independence and therapeutic engagement

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-127

  Fager, Susan Koch ^a   Burnfield, Judith M ^a  

^a MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Qualitative research; Rehabilitation; Therapeutic exercises

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISABLED PERSON; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF HELP; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84893945940     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2013.787124     Document Type: Article

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