The main goal of assistive technology is to improve functioning and quality of life of people with disabilities. The article links different assistive technology products with activity limitations, participation restrictions and possible use of ICF for demonstration the influence of assistive technology on functioning of an individual.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
COBISS.SI-ID: 711529People following amputation have problems return to work. Return to work and re-employment is influenced by several factors, such as condition (cause of amputation, comorbidities), impairments on body functions and body structure level, activity limitations, environmental and personal factors and technology.
C.01 Editorial board of a foreign/international collection of papers/book
COBISS.SI-ID: 983913People following lower limb amputation have problems at their functioning and several barriers in their environment. The most common barriers are design, construction and buildings for public use, attitudes of people in positions and authority, support and relationships of peers, neighbours, community members and physical geography.
F.01 Acquisition of new practical knowledge, information and skills
COBISS.SI-ID: 858473The lecture describes our experience in using ICF in prosthetics and orthotics (with people in need of medical technical aids), the influence of qualifiers on showing the effect of aids on the individual's functioning, and the problems with ICF use encountered in daily clinical practice.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 922985Article presents the importance and philosophy of ICF and its possible use in patients with cancer in clinical practice and in research. It presents comprehensive and brief Core sets for breast cancer and listed Core sets for patients with other types of cancer.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
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