A study of the use of electronic environmental control systems by severely paralysed patients.
The types of environmental control systems issued by the Department of Health and Social Security in England are described. The extent to which the apparatus is used by patients in the north-east Thames region is recorded according to the location (sitting room, bedroom, etc.), the number of hours in use and telephone calls made.
D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012656:Self-Help Devices