Quality of life technology handbook. (Rehabilitation science in practice) by Ed. by Richard Schulz - 2013

Taylor & Francis, 2013. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This book represents the collaborative work by authors from a variety of disciplines on the technologies designed and developed to promote quality of life. The key factors of characteristics, needs, and end user preferences are discussed, as are the elements of the technologies and their applications, societal influences such as social and health policy, facilitators and challenges, and the regulatory environment. Concluding chapters make the argument for the changes needed in education and the marketplace if quality of life technologies are to be successfully adopted and accepted. Editor is Schultz (psychiatry, and director, University Center for Social and Urban Research, U. of Pittsburgh). (2013 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)