Using SMS as a tool to reduce exclusions experienced by caregivers of people with disabilities in a resource-limited Colombian community

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 347-354

  Barlott, Tim ^a   Adams, Kim ^a,b   Díaz, Francene Rodríguez ^c   Molina, Mónica Mendoza ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Community based research; Development; Disability; Information and communication technology for development; MHealth; Mobile phone; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; COLOMBIA; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; REHABILITATION; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CELL PHONES; COLOMBIA; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84929321234     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2014.974223     Document Type: Article

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