Tracking down a solution: exploring the acceptability and value of wearable GPS devices for older persons, individuals with a disability and their support persons.
Purpose:To explore the acceptability and value of three wearable GPS devices for older persons and individuals with a disability and safety concerns when accessing the community. Methods:This pilot study explored six wearers’ and their support persons’ experience of using three different wearable GP...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 12; no. 8; pp. 822 - 832 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2017
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