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Autor:
Aisling Devlin, Alan Turner-Smith
Publikováno v:
Medical Engineering & Physics. 27:561-570
The Telematic Multidisciplinary Assistive Technology Education project (TELEMATE) was conducted during 1998-2001 by a consortium of seven European organisations involved in rehabilitation engineering and education. Assistive technology professionals
Publikováno v:
Building and Environment. 40:949-963
A rapidly growing number of older people wish to remain in their existing homes for as long as possible, in many cases leading to the need for adaptations. The extent of the adaptations required is influenced by the nature of the individual's impairm
Autor:
Alan Turner-Smith, Claudine McCreadie, Anthea Tinker, Susan Flanagan, Peter Lansley, Kate Goodacre
Publikováno v:
Building Research & Information. 32:468-483
Meeting the demand for independent living from the increasing number of older people presents a major challenge for society, government and the building industry. Older people's experience of disabling conditions can be affected by the design and lay
Autor:
Alan Turner-Smith, Raymond Y.W. Lee
Publikováno v:
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 84:1357-1362
Objective: To examine the immediate effects of a change in prosthetic length on the kinematics of the lumbar spine in lower-limb amputees. Design: An experimental study with repeated measurements of lumbar spine movements under conditions of differen
Publikováno v:
Housing, Care and Support. 6:27-30
The growing proportion of older people in the United Kingdom requires policies that are cost‐effective and responsive to their needs. Both these factors have led to growing emphasis on policies which enable older people to remain in homes of their
Publikováno v:
King's College London
A number of assistive technologies exist to help older people with their indoor mobility needs and there is an increasing recognition that older people are capable of being critical and active consumers of these technologies. This paper reports on a
Autor:
Alan Turner-Smith, Donna M Cowan
Publikováno v:
British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 62:75-79
Electronic assistive technology (EAT) — powered wheelchairs, communication equipment and environmental control systems — can greatly improve the user's and carers' quality of life if prescription is timely and appropriate. Despite the benefits th
Autor:
Donna M Cowan, Alan Turner-Smith
Publikováno v:
British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 62:2-6
The variety of electronic assistive technology (EAT) available for people with physical disabilities is constantly increasing. It includes items such as powered wheelchairs, equipment for communication and environmental control systems. The timely pr
Publikováno v:
Medical Engineering & Physics. 20:188-198
A system for measuring pressures and bi-axial shear stresses at the body support interfaces has been developed. This system has been used, in five unilateral trans-tibial amputees, to investigate the stresses at multiple points on the residual limb a
Autor:
Alan Turner-Smith, Pamela Jelier
Publikováno v:
British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 60:150-155
This article reviews the results of investigations into wheelchair service provision in the United Kingdom since its devolution to National Health Service trusts in 1991. The following key issues persist: – Funding: The existing dilemma is to find