Self Care Assistive Technology
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
"Access to AT is essential for many people to maintain and improve function, health, and wellbeing; and to participate in education, work, and social activities. Among people who commonly need AT are older people, people with disabilities, and people living with health conditions or with acute health conditions".[1]
Self Care[edit | edit source]
Self-care is "the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote, maintain health, prevent disease and to cope with illness." [2] --WHO
Traditional occupational therapy perspective on self-care include:[3]
- An individual's ability to complete activities of daily living (ADL), or personal activities such as eating, grooming, and bathing.
- Functional mobility including the ability to move safely in a variety of environments.
- Community management involving grocery shopping, driving, taking public transportation, managing finances.
Assistive Technologies[edit | edit source]
"Assistive technology is an umbrella term for assistive products and their related systems and services."[4]--WHO
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Zhang W, Eide AH, Pryor W, Khasnabis C, Borg J. Measuring Self-Reported Access to Assistive Technology Using the WHO Rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) Questionnaire: Protocol for a Multi-Country Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 17;18(24):13336.
- ↑ Self-care interventions for health. WHO 2024. Available from https://www.who.int/health-topics/self-care#tab=tab_1 [last access 17.02.2024]
- ↑ Laposha I, Smallfield S. Self-Care: An Occupational Therapy Student Perspective. Journal Articles: Occupational Therapy 2022;6.
- ↑ Assistive technology. WHO. Available from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/assistive-technology [last access 17.01.2024]
