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Enhancing Service Delivering, Improving Quality of Life, Preserving Independence through Assistive Technology

Roberta Annicchiarico

Year
2012
Citations
13

Abstract

In nowadays aging society, many people require assistance for activity of daily living. In most cases technologies have the potential to improve the quality of life for the older and disabled. We show how the use of a robotic platform with some embedded intelligence, the i-Walker, can help to improve the performance of the post-stroke individuals' rehabilitation.

Keywords

Independence (probability theory)Assistive technologyQuality of life (healthcare)Independent livingRehabilitationService (business)Activities of daily livingComputer sciencePhysical medicine and rehabilitationGerontology

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