Purpose – Older people with dementia (OPD) have specific housing and technology-related needs, for which various design principles exist. A model for designing environments and its constituting items for people with dementia that has a firm foundation in neurology may help guide designers in making design …

BACKGROUND: Non-use of and dissatisfaction with ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) occurs frequently. The objective of this study is to gain insight in the conversation during the intake and examination phase, from the clients’ perspective, at two levels: 1) the attention for the activities and the context in …

Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain insight in specific elements influencing the use, non-use, satisfaction, and dissatisfaction of ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) and the presence of underexposed problems with respect to AFOs. Methods: A questionnaire was composed to obtain information from …

Das fein abgestufte und doch auch durchlässige System technischer Bildung in Mitteleuropa vermittelt beides: Anwendungsorientierung und Wissenschafts- bzw. auch Forschungsorientierung. Praktische Intelligenz, kognitives Verstehen und Durchdringen komplexer Wissenszusammenhänge sowie schöpferisches Gestalten …

The design of healthcare facilities is a complex and dynamic process, which involves many stakeholders each with their own set of needs. In the context of healthcare facilities, this complexity exists at the intersection of technology and society because the very design of these buildings forces us to …

The development of an integrated ethical or normative model to design housing for persons with impairments and diseases, focusing on older persons with dementia.