Essays about: "assistive devices"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the words assistive devices.

1. 16. Framework for Wireless Acquisition of Surface EMG and Real-Time Control

   University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

   Author : Katrin Ammendrup; [2018]
   Keywords : EMG; Wireless Acquisition; Signal Processing; Real-Time Control;

   Abstract : Muscle driven devices are controlled or powered with muscle activation. These devices open up the possibility of offering patients with limited muscle function to automatically control assistive devices - for instance exoskeletons - with input from their own muscles. READ MORE

3. 17. THE NURSING NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN NEPAL - A CAREGIVERS PERSPECTIVE

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

   Author : Philip Sörenby Tuneld; Adam Franz-Josef Viktor Björck; [2018]
   Keywords : caregiver; nepal; nursing needs; persons with disabilities;

   Abstract : Bakgrund: Det är brist på studier av vårdgivarnas behov i södra Asien. Studien kommer förhoppningsvis att leda till bättre vård för personer med funktionshinder och arbetsmiljö för vårdgivarna. Syfte: Beskriva vårdgivares erfarenheter i vård av funktionshindrade. READ MORE

4. 18. Preparing for a sustainable future, with assisted rehabilitation. : How assistive devices can improve the treatment and rehabilitation process of ACL injuries

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Rik Oudenhoven; [2018]
   Keywords : Rehabilitation; Design; Nokia; anterior cruciate ligament; ACL; Sport; Injury; Personalised;

   Abstract : Abstract The majority of sports injuries involve the lower body, particularly the knees. Roughly 2,5 million people suffer a knee injury each year. Through sudden harsh movements the knee can get damaged. Often, these injuries never truly heal. READ MORE

5. 19. Patients with Lower Limb Amputation in Vietnam : A quantitative study on Patients’ Satisfaction with their given Prosthetic Device and Service

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ. Ortopedteknisk plattform

   Author : Behar Rexhaj; Theresia Danielsson; [2017]
   Keywords : patients’ satisfaction; QUEST 2.0; Vietnam; developing country; prosthetic device; lower limb amputation; patienters nöjdhet; QUEST 2.0; Vietnam; utvecklingsland; protes; nedre extremitetsamputation;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis is to evaluate patients’ satisfaction with prosthetic device and service on lower limb amputations in Danang, Vietnam and to implement comparisons between the subgroups gender, living area, amputation cause and level. Method: A cross-sectional study design was conducted using the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology (QUEST) 2. READ MORE

6. 20. A Study of Mobile Accessibility for users of IOS VoiceOver

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)

   Author : Samaneh Shokuhi Targhi; [2017]
   Keywords : mobile accessibility; usability; screen reader; visually impaired users; VoiceOver; mobil tillgänglighet; användbarhet; skärmläsare; användare med synskada; VoiceOver;

   Abstract : Nowadays mobile devices are being used by a huge number of users around the world, however, there are many people with different type of disabilities including vision, hearing, mobility, learning problems, and more having no ability to operate the devices properly and yet struggling with inaccessibility of them in their daily life. Assistive technologies are placed between users and mobile devices in order to help user interactions with mobile devices. READ MORE