Quality of Life Technology Handbook

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Av Richard Schulz, USA) Schulz, Richard (University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-10-03
Mått178 x 254 x 24 mm
Vikt793 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRehabilitation Science in Practice Series
Antal sidor334
FörlagTaylor & Francis Inc
ISBN9781466505346

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Introduction and Conceptual Foundations: Who Can Benefit from Quality of Life Technology? Facilitators and Barriers to Technology Uptake: Individual End-User Perspectives. Facilitators and Barriers to Technology Uptake: Organizational and Societal Perspectives. Design, Development, and Evaluation: Assessing Needs, Preferences, and Attitudes Using Survey Methods. Design and Development Process. Universal Design for Quality of Life Technologies. Fostering Teamwork and Community Partnerships. Evaluating Quality of Life Technologies. Core Technologies and Their Application: Vision-Based Sensing Approaches to QoLT. HERB: Personal Assistive Mobile Manipulator in the Home. Architecture and Applications of Virtual Coaches. Non-Wearable In-Home Sensing for Early Detection of Health Changes. Quality of Life Technologies in Supporting Family Caregivers. Transforming Education and the Market Place: Developing Future Generations of QoLT Researchers through Education, Outreach, and Diversity Initiatives. Innovation, Commercialization, and Start-Ups.