Assessing technology for rehabilitation. Three cases and three countries.
The rehabilitation field has not always been regarded as the most glamorous or commercially promising section of medical care. But changing attitudes and demographics in many industrial countries have led to increased recognition of opportunity to provide services for individuals with disabilities and those in need of chronic care. As hospitals are under increasing pressure to offer rehabilitation services, this article focuses on three different technologies developed in three different countries, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013548:Sweden; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D014910:Wheelchairs