title: New methodologies for patients rehabilitation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present editorial is part of the focus theme of Methods of Information in Medicine titled "New Methodologies for Patients Rehabilitation", with a specific focus on technologies and human factors related to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for improving patient rehabilitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The focus theme explores different dimensions of empowerment methodologies for disabled people in terms of rehabilitation and health care, and to explores the extent to which ICT is a useful tool in this process.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The focus theme lists a set of research papers that present different ways of using ICT to develop advanced systems that help disabled people in their rehabilitation process.
authors: Habib M. Fardoun, Information Systems Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, E-mail: hfardoun@kau.edu.sa.
authors: H M
authors: HM
authors: Fardoun
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: Mashat
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Lange
mesh_terms: D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics; D000069350:Telerehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D014163:Transfer, Psychology; D014584:User-Computer Interface
keywords: Virtual rehabilitation; communications aids; multi-user systems for user interaction; rehabilitation robotics; training tools for rehabilitation; virtual humans