Handbook of Research on ICTs for Human-Centered Healthcare and Social Care Services

Author: Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha   Patricia Gonçalves   Isabel Maria Miranda  

Publisher: IGI Global‎

Publication year: 2013

E-ISBN: 9781466639874

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781466639867

Subject: R3 Basic Medical

Language: ENG

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Description

In addition to creating the opportunity for collaboration, transformation, and innovation in the healthcare industry, technology plays an essential role in the development of human well-being and psychological growth. Handbook of Research on ICTs for Human-Centered Healthcare and Social Services is a comprehensive collection of relevant research on technology and its developments of ICTs in healthcare and social services. This book focuses on the emerging trends in the social and healthcare sectors such as social networks, security of ICTs, and advisory services, beneficial to researchers, scholars, students, and practitioners to further their interest in technological advancements.

Chapter

Preface

Human/Psychological Aspects

Well-Being, Wisdom, Health, and IT: From the Big-Picture to the Small-Picture

Fostering Psychological Coherence: With ICTs

Playing for Better or for Worse? Health and Social Outcomes with Electronic Gaming

The Psychosocial Impact of ICT Efficiency on Speech Disorders-Treatment

Information Challenges of the Deaf in their Health and Social Care Needs

Assistive Technology for Cognition: Enabling Activities of Daily Living

The Effects of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Use in Primary Care on the Physician-Patient Relationship

Cultivating Chan as Proactive Therapy for Social Wellness

Emerging Trends on the Social and Healthcare Sectors

Social Networks as a Tool to Improve the Life Quality of Chronic Patients and Their Relatives

Community Networks: Infrastructure and Models for Therapeutic Support

Security of ICTs Supporting Healthcare Activities

Directions for ICT Research in Disease Prevention

Emerging ICT Challenges on Provision of Online HIV/AIDS Advisory Services

Does IT Bring Hope for Wellbeing?

Low Cost T-Health and T-Social with Ginga: Experience with Mime TV, ImFine, and iFunnyCube Interactive TV Programs

Developments and Applications in Social Care Services

Elderly Care Cost Control using Observation, Assessment, and Decision-Making

Privacy and Data Protection towards Elderly Healthcare

The Study of Social Needs as a Strategic Tool for the Innovation of the Social Care Sector: The Contribution of New Technologies

Resilience and Psychomotricity in Preschool Education: A Study with Children that are Socially, Culturally, and Economically Disadvantaged

Independent Living Support for Disabled and Elderly People using Cell Phones

Enabling Technologies/Technological Developments

Cyber Capability Framework: A Tool to Evaluate ICT for Development Projects

A Review of Notifications Systems in Elder Care Environments: Challenges and Opportunities

Augmented Reality Framework for the Socialization between Elderly People

Fall Detection Systems to be Used by Elderly People

Searching Health Information in Question-Answering Systems

Identifying Requirements for Healthcare Information Systems with Focus Groups

Organ Donation and Transplantation: Processes, Registries, Consent, and Restrictions in Saudi Arabia

Electronic Health Record Proposal for Long-Term Preservation

Using Multi-Agent Systems to Support e-Health Services

A Conceptual Framework for the Design and Development of AAL Services

A Survey on Health Care Services Using Wireless Sensor Networks

Medical Information Extraction in European Portuguese

ICT Use and Multidisciplinary Healthcare Teams

ICTs for Orientation and Mobility for Blind People: A State of the Art

Contribution to Mobility and Orientation Teaching Programs: Assistive Technology Equipment and Tests Methodology

New Electro-Optic and Display Technology for Visually Disabled People

Technical Perspective of Authentication Policy Extension for the Adaptive Social Services and e-Health Care Management

On the Development of a Multi-Modal Autonomous Wheelchair

Interoperability of Medical Devices and Information Systems

Enhancing Autonomy in Persons with Intellectual Impairments by Means of ICT Tools

New Trends in Healthcare Information Systems (HIS) Integration

Design of an ICT Tool for Decision Making in Social and Health Policies

Compilation of References

About the Contributors

Index

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