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Title Eldercare technology for clinical practitioners / Robin A. Felder, Majd Alwan, editors
Published Totowa, N.J. : Humana, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 221 pages) : illustrations
Series Aging medicine
Aging medicine
Contents Front Matter; Introduction; Functional Assessment Technologies; Mobility and Gait Assessment Technologies; Intelligent Mobility Aids for the Elderly; Sleep and Sleep Assessment Technologies; Vision Impairment Assessment and Assistive Technologies; Managing Hearing Loss in Older Adults; Falls, Fall Prevention, and Fall Detection Technologies; Computerized Methods for Cognitive Testing; Back Matter
Summary Addresses technologies targeted at the assessment, early detection and the mitigation of common geriatric conditions including decline in functional abilities, gait, mobility, sleep disturbance, vision impairment, hearing loss, falls, and cognitive decline in individuals over the age of 60
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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In Springer eBooks
Subject Older people -- Care -- Technological innovations
Geriatrics -- Technological innovations
Self-help devices for people with disabilities.
Patient monitoring -- Equipment and supplies.
Older people.
Telecommunication in medicine.
Older people -- Care.
Self-Help Devices
Monitoring, Physiologic -- instrumentation
Aged
Home Care Services
Protective Devices
Telemedicine
Aged, 80 and over
Remote Consultation
elderly.
MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
Geriatrics -- Technological innovations.
Older people -- Care -- Technological innovations.
Telecommunication in medicine
Self-help devices for people with disabilities
Patient monitoring -- Equipment and supplies
Older people -- Care
Older people
Geriatrics -- Technological innovations
Form Electronic book
Author Felder, Robin
Alwan, Majd
ISBN 9781597452335
1597452335
9781588298980
1588298981