A novel method for designing and optimizing the layout of facilities in bathroom for the elderly in home-based rehabilitation.
Purpose: The home-based rehabilitation of elderly patients improves their autonomy, independence and reintegration into society. Hence, a suitable environment plays an important role in rehabilitation, as do different assistance technologies. The majority of accidents at home involving elderly peopl...
| Published in: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 333 - 342 |
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| Format: | case study equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2018
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