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Assistive technology and telecare : forging solutions for independent living / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley ; edited by Jeremy Porteus.
- Title
- Assistive technology and telecare : forging solutions for independent living / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley ; edited by Jeremy Porteus.
- Author
- Brownsell, Simon
- Publication
- Bristol, England : Policy Press, 2003.
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- Description
- x, 88 p. : ill.; 30 cm.
- Summary
- "The report is aimed specifically at people involved or interested in supporting older and disabled people in the community. It is therefore of particular interest to community alarm providers, occupational therapists, healthcare planners and policy makers, clinical engineers, and academics and researchers in the field."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-85).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Sect. 1. The need for assistive technology and telecare -- 1. The need for assistive technology and telecare / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley -- 2. Previous trials and developments / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley -- 3. The emerging policy environment / Jeremy Porteus -- 4. Positioning telecare / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley -- Sect. 2. The evidence -- 5. User requirements / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley -- 6. New generations of telecare equipment / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley -- 7. The cost benefits of telecare / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley -- Sect. 3. Implications and recommendations -- 8. Implications for community alarms / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley -- 9. Implications for health and social care / Mark Hawley -- 10. Conclusions and recommendations / Simon Brownsell and David Bradley.
- ISBN
- 1861344627
- LCCN
- ^^2003447936
- OCLC
- 52149136
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library