Schulz Quality of Life Technology Handbook

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4665-0535-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 334 Seiten

Reihe: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

A collaboration between leading scientists, practitioners, and researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, this book is a comprehensive resource describing Quality of Life technologies and their development, evaluation, adoption, and commercialization. It takes an interdisciplinary team approach to the process of technology development for disabled and older persons and discusses the state of the art and future directions of technologies. This work provides direction on how to identify user needs and preferences, engage end-users in the design and development process, and evaluate and commercialize the technologies.

Zielgruppe

Graduate students, scientists, and researchers in bioengineering, computer science and robotics, human-computer interaction, gerontology, and rehabilitation sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schulz, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Physiotherapie, Physikalische Therapie Rehabilitation
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Lebensqualitätsforschung (med.)
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction and Conceptual Foundations
Who Can Benefit from Quality of Life Technology?
Richard Schulz and Scott R. Beach
Facilitators and Barriers to Technology Uptake: Individual End-User Perspectives
Richard Schulz
Facilitators and Barriers to Technology Uptake: Organizational and Societal Perspectives
Katherine D. Seelman

Design, Development, and Evaluation
Assessing Needs, Preferences, and Attitudes Using Survey Methods
Scott R. Beach
Design and Development Process
Judith T. Matthews, Karen L. Courtney, and Annette DeVito Dabbs
Universal Design for Quality of Life Technologies
Edward Steinfeld and Roger O. Smith
Fostering Teamwork and Community Partnerships
Judith T. Matthews and Karen L. Courtney
Evaluating Quality of Life Technologies
Annette DeVito Dabbs, Scott R. Beach, Karen L. Courtney, and Judith T. Matthews

Core Technologies and Their Application
Vision-Based Sensing Approaches to QoLT
Martial Hebert
HERB: Personal Assistive Mobile Manipulator in the Home
Siddhartha Srinivasa
Architecture and Applications of Virtual Coaches
Daniel P. Siewiorek and Asim Smailagic
Non-Wearable In-Home Sensing for Early Detection of Health Changes
Marjorie Skubic, Marilyn J. Rantz, Steve J. Miller, Rainer Dane Guevara, Richelle J. Koopman, Gregory L. Alexander, and Lorraine J. Phillips
Quality of Life Technologies in Supporting Family Caregivers
Sara J. Czaja, Chin Chin Lee, and Richard Schulz

Transforming Education and the Market Place
Developing Future Generations of QoLT Researchers through Education, Outreach, and Diversity Initiatives
Mary Goldberg, Maria Milleville, Dan Ding, Reid Simmons, Shelly Brown, and Diane Collins
Innovation, Commercialization, and Start-Ups
James F. Jordan