assistive technology

collocation in English

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technology
noun[C or U]
uk
/tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
(the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of ...
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Two detailed chapters then examineassistivetechnology.
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Devices and desires : identifying the acceptability ofassistivetechnologyto older people.
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A comparison ofassistivetechnologyand personal care in alleviating disability and unmet need.
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The remaining priority, that between compensatory andassistivetechnology, should also be rather obvious.
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Therefore, universal technology is, as a general principle, superior to compensatory orassistivetechnology.
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He concludes thatassistivetechnologyhas great potential for older people.
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We found thatassistivetechnologywas frequently used in the daily life of elderly stroke patients.
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The semi-structured interview schedule had three main sections : background, the nature and severity of disabilities, and theassistivetechnology.
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It is not expensive for the community to equip these patients and their caregivers withassistivetechnology.
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Occupational therapy is an important component in such a multidisciplinary program, including the use ofassistivetechnology.
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This 12-month follow-up study has indicated the importance of a continuum and evaluation ofassistivetechnology.
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Effectiveness ofassistivetechnologyand environmental interventions in maintaining independence and reducing home care costs for the frail elderly.
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The degree to which access to compensatory andassistivetechnologycan be influenced by healthcare professionals differs between countries and healthcare systems.
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However, there is no randomized controlled study that has examined the effect of acute stroke unit care on the use and costs ofassistivetechnology.
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This study shows that economic resources forassistivetechnologyshould be made available for this vulnerable group of elderly stroke patients.
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There was no difference in use and total mean cost per patient ofassistivetechnologyduring the first year after stroke.
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The patients who withdrew for various reasons (10) did not seem to influence the result since none of them had extensive need ofassistivetechnology.
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Resources for therapeutic, compensatory, andassistivetechnologycan be redistributed in this way, but universal technology has to be treated differently.
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The project identified that there has been very limited exploitation of the opportunities offered byassistivetechnologyfor people with dementia and their carers.
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If this manifest genius had not been equipped with the right kind ofassistivetechnology, the world would have lost his ongoing contribution to science.
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Assistivetechnologymakes it possible for the individual to perform a task or activity despite an (uncompensated) disability or lack of function.
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A problem that cannot be solved with therapeutic technology should if possible be solved with universal technology, even if alternative solutions with compensatory orassistivetechnologyare available.
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Information on the use and cost ofassistivetechnologypresented in this study was collected through a structured interview questionnaire carried out at 3 and 12 months.
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It should also be pointed out that the team's total contribution was difficult to evaluate in terms ofassistivetechnology, because of its are advantages and disadvantages.
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A problem that cannot be solved with therapeutic or universal technology should, if possible, be solved with compensatory technology, even if alternative solutions withassistivetechnologyare available.
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