Journal of Enabling Technologies: Volume 14 Issue 4

The essential needs for home-care robots in Japan

Mayuko Tsujimura, Hiroo Ide, Wenwei Yu, Naonori Kodate, Mina Ishimaru, Atsuko Shimamura, Sayuri Suwa

This study aims to compare the level of needs for home-care robots amongst older adults, family caregivers and home-care staff and clarify the factors constituting these needs.

Dexteria app. therapy versus conventional hand therapy in stroke

Neha Sawant, Meruna Bose, Shrutika Parab

Hand impairment post-stroke is a very common and important rehabilitation goal for functional independence. Advanced therapy options such as an app. therapy provides repetitive…

Indian educators’ awareness and attitude towards assistive technology

Arnab Kundu, Tripti Bej, Kedar Nath Dey

This study aims to investigate Indian mainstream secondary school teachers’ awareness and attitude toward assistive technology (AT) and its implementation level in an inclusive…

Implementing an intelligent video monitoring system to detect falls of older adults at home: a multiple case study

Nolwenn Lapierre, Alain St-Arnaud, Jean Meunier, Jacqueline Rousseau

Older adults are at a high risk of falling. The consequences of falls are worse when the person is unable to get up afterward. Thus, an intelligent video monitoring system (IVS…

From development to exploitation of digital health solutions: lessons learnt through multidisciplinary research and consultancy

Kim Bul, Nikki Holliday, Paul Magee, Petra Wark

This viewpoint paper provides an overview of lessons learnt throughout the whole cycle of development to exploitation of digital solutions in health and wellbeing settings. This…