How are high-tech assistive devices valued in an aging society? Exploring the use and non-use values of equipment that aid limb disability

Kim, Justine Jihyun; Lee, Jongsu; Shin, Jungwoo; He, Meihan

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102013

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“…These new solutions should include both individual technological solutions and infrastructure. They must provide new value or quality to achieve specific goals [ 46 , 47 ]. We may observe a high demand for new specialist assistive technology designs in currently relatively inaccessible areas of tourism, recreation, and sports, while at the same time, it is necessary to improve the quality of existing solutions.…”

Section: Diagnosis Of Needs: Challenges In the Field Of Active Touris...mentioning

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Designing Innovative Assistive Technology Devices for Tourism

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Branowski²,

Kurczewski

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Active tourism improves human health and well-being regardless of age or disabilities. The paper analyses and describes current issues concerning the tourism of people with disabilities. The starting point is the currently insufficient availability of tourist offers for individuals with considerable motor dysfunctions. One of the causes for these limitations stems from deficiencies in transport means for people with disabilities. It was found that for a disabled passenger using public transport, it is crucial to consider its accessibility in the context of the entire transport system. Another cause is the limited popularity of innovative, atypical assistive equipment for people with disabilities. Those insights point out that novel assistive technologies need to be developed, as it is necessary to more effectively support the activity of people with disabilities in all areas of life, including tourism, as this enhances their social rehabilitation. This paper indicates the needs and describes and analyses examples of own original, innovative devices supporting the areas mentioned above of activity for people with disabilities. These analyses resulted in developing an algorithm to design innovative equipment, considerably expanding the tourism potential of people with motor disabilities. This design process focuses on the needs of people with disabilities and facilitates the development of novel classes of assistive technologies, thus promoting new areas of activity for all.

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Section: Diagnosis Of Needs: Challenges In the Field Of Active Touris...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing Innovative Assistive Technology Devices for Tourism

Zabłocki

Branowski²,

Kurczewski

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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A Study on Health-Promoting Effects of Assistive Technology

Jiang,

Zhou,

Dong

et al. 2024

J Appl Gerontol

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This study evaluated the health-promoting effects of assistive technology(AT) from a holistic health perspective with the data from the rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in China in 2021. Through a generalized ordered logit regression, we found that AT mainly aids in the reduction of “severe impairment” in basic activities of daily living (BADL) and facilitates the attainment of “minimal impairment” in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), indicating that AT at the current stage not only serves as a tool to maintain basic survival, but also plays a crucial role in promoting overall health. Further research ascertained that the effects of assistive technology on BADL and IADL bear resemblances between two age groups but differ between urban and rural residents. Consequently, efforts must be made to enhance the supply system of AT, thereby improving social well-being for all.

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How are high-tech assistive devices valued in an aging society? Exploring the use and non-use values of equipment that aid limb disability

Cited by 2 publications

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Designing Innovative Assistive Technology Devices for Tourism

Designing Innovative Assistive Technology Devices for Tourism

A Study on Health-Promoting Effects of Assistive Technology

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