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Taking the tablet
- Author:
- COLE Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 28.09.04, 2004, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Reports from Havering Council on the computerised scheme designed to ease the introduction of the single assessment process (SAP).
Tooling up
- Author:
- GLASSMAN Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 30.3.04, 2004, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the tools which have been introduced to help social care professionals implement the single assessment process (SAP) and reports on progress so far.
Technology in cognitive rehabilitation
- Editors:
- GREGOR Peter, NEWELL Alan, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Psychology Press
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 256p.
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Communication and Information Technology has been used to support older and disabled people for over thirty years and there have been many successes in this field. Until recently, research has largely concentrated on people with physical or sensory dysfunction; computer technology has been increasingly used to support cognitive activities in able bodied people but its use to support people with disabilities has not had much widespread recognition. Yet well-designed C and IT systems have great potential to enhance the quality of life and independence of people with cognitive dysfunction, by: enabling them to retain a higher level of independence and control over their lives, providing appropriate levels of monitoring and supervision of 'at risk' people, without violating privacy, keeping people intellectually and physically active, and providing communications methods to reduce social isolation. This book recognises the potential of information technology to provide support for people with cognitive dysfunction, including the use of computers to provide traditional prostheses, albeit within the cognitive domain. The selection of papers in this issue shows that the help and support available can be far more than the 'artificial replacement of part of the body' (the literal definition of prosthesis) and can include techniques to provide lifestyle support for people who would not be thought of as requiring 'prosthetic support'.
A preliminary investigation of the use of videophone technology as a training tool for students working with older adults
- Authors:
- WOOD Jennifer A. V., QUIN Jo Ann, EFTINK Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 24(3/4), 2004, pp.35-46.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The purpose of this study was to examine changes in student's attitudes toward the use of low-cost videophone equipment as a tool for interacting with elderly residents. Students enrolled in four undergraduate social work courses were asked to observe and participate in a social history interview with a resident volunteer from an assisted-living facility located in north Mississippi. In order to measure changes in participants' attitudes toward technology, students completed the Student Telecommunication Satisfaction Questionnaire prior to and immediately after observing the interview. It was hypothesized that students would demonstrate a positive increase in their attitude toward the use of technology to deliver health care services after being exposed to such technology. The results of this study provide partial support for the hypothesis. In general, students responded positively to the use of videophone technology as a means of augmenting more traditional forms of communication. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Supporting the most vulnerable customers through digital switchover
- Author:
- OFCOM CONSUMER PANEL
- Publisher:
- OFCOM Consumer Panel
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Digital television switchover will be the biggest challenge for people who have to cope with it on their own, without the help of family, friends or neighbours. A realistic way to meet this challenge is to mobilise existing community networks. This will cost money. But it will be the key to providing the support that vulnerable people will need if they are to be helped to keep their access to television. Financial assistance should be offered to people currently eligible for TV licence fee exemptions or concessions (people over 75 or registered blind) to meet the costs of one-off purchases of equipment and any necessary aerial upgrade work needed to make the transition to digital.
Bricks and mortar
- Author:
- SMITH Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 18.5.05, 2004, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the infrastructure and technology needs of older people's care homes of the future.
Supporting independence: the emerging role of technology
- Author:
- DOUGHTY Kevin
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 7(1), February 2004, pp.11-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
As the life expectation of the British population increases, so will the need for community care services to minimise the effects of ill health and improve the quality of life for older people. Provides examples of suitable assistive technology and considers how comprehensive services that make use of such technology can be developed and managed.
Electronic assistive technology: benefits for all?
- Author:
- GATWARD John
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 7(4), December 2004, pp.13-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
For more than a decade there has been a powerful drive towards providing care services to older and disabled people in their own homes. Technology is beginning to provide devices and systems to help do this in a practical way that not only benefits service users and their carers but also has the potential to be very cost-effective. However, the ethics of telecare will increasingly demand attention. Highlights the need to address the problems of social isolation by care systems designed to use electronic assistive technology.
Something to watch over me
- Author:
- KENDALL Petra
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 14.12.04, 2004, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at how assistive technology is helping vulnerable people lead more independent lives.
Home truths
- Author:
- COHEN David
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 4.11.04, 2004, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on a study in Wales which found that fuller use of care technology enables more older people to be cared for at home, and offers considerable savings. The work was carried out by SHIFT (substitution of hospital and other institutional-focused technology) who are funded by the NHS Estates research development programme.