Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individuals
Assistive technology for the differently abled and older adults has made remarkable achievements in providing rehabilitative, adaptive, and assistive devices. It provides huge assistance for people with physical impairments to lead a better self-reliant daily life, in terms of mobility, education, r...
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| author | P. Muthu Yongqi Tan S. Latha Samiappan Dhanalakshmi Khin Wee Lai Xiang Wu |
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| description | Assistive technology for the differently abled and older adults has made remarkable achievements in providing rehabilitative, adaptive, and assistive devices. It provides huge assistance for people with physical impairments to lead a better self-reliant daily life, in terms of mobility, education, rehabilitation, etc. This technology ranges from simple hand-held devices to complex robotic accessories which promote the individual's independence. This study aimed at identifying the assistance required by differently-abled individuals, and the solutions proposed by different researchers, and reviewed their merits and demerits. It provides a detailed discussion on the state of art assistive technologies, their applications, challenges, types, and their usage for rehabilitation. The study also identifies different unexplored research areas related to assistive technology that can improve the daily life of individuals and advance the field. Despite their high usage, assistive technologies have some limitations which have been briefly described in the study. This review, therefore, can help understand the utilization, and pros and cons of assistive devices in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8b89739f14e465f9512b013e7c78b7e2023-01-10T14:51:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-01-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.10306561030656Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individualsP. Muthu0Yongqi Tan1S. Latha2Samiappan Dhanalakshmi3Khin Wee Lai4Xiang Wu5Department of Biomedical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IndiaThe 71st Group Military Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, IndiaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSchool of Medical Information Engineering, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, ChinaAssistive technology for the differently abled and older adults has made remarkable achievements in providing rehabilitative, adaptive, and assistive devices. It provides huge assistance for people with physical impairments to lead a better self-reliant daily life, in terms of mobility, education, rehabilitation, etc. This technology ranges from simple hand-held devices to complex robotic accessories which promote the individual's independence. This study aimed at identifying the assistance required by differently-abled individuals, and the solutions proposed by different researchers, and reviewed their merits and demerits. It provides a detailed discussion on the state of art assistive technologies, their applications, challenges, types, and their usage for rehabilitation. The study also identifies different unexplored research areas related to assistive technology that can improve the daily life of individuals and advance the field. Despite their high usage, assistive technologies have some limitations which have been briefly described in the study. This review, therefore, can help understand the utilization, and pros and cons of assistive devices in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technologies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1030656/fullassistive technologiesintellectual disabilitiesmachine learningtelecareautism |
| spellingShingle | P. Muthu Yongqi Tan S. Latha Samiappan Dhanalakshmi Khin Wee Lai Xiang Wu Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individuals Frontiers in Public Health assistive technologies intellectual disabilities machine learning telecare autism |
| title | Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individuals |
| title_full | Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individuals |
| title_fullStr | Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individuals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individuals |
| title_short | Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individuals |
| title_sort | discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently abled individuals |
| topic | assistive technologies intellectual disabilities machine learning telecare autism |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1030656/full |
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