Digital Technology in Public Health and Rehabilitation Care
eBook - ePub

Digital Technology in Public Health and Rehabilitation Care

COVID Era

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Digital Technology in Public Health and Rehabilitation Care

COVID Era

About this book

Digital Technology in Public Health and Rehabilitation Care: COVID Era provides an in-depth examination on how digital technology has impacted public health and rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The book showcases the range of digital technology applications utilized in healthcare, including the use of mobile phones, computers, wearable and non-wearable technologies, sensors, 3D printers, robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), internet technologies, websites and apps, virtual and augmented realities, and computer games. With a wealth of case studies and insights, this book is an essential resource on the impact of digital technology on public health and rehabilitation services in the COVID-19 era. The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the rehabilitation services available to those in need, particularly for older adults, people with physical and cognitive impairments, children with autism and ADHD, and individuals with physical and mental health disorders. In response to these challenges, the book focuses on the potential for advanced digital technologies to revolutionize public health and rehabilitation services, highlighting the need for researchers and healthcare professionals to work together to promote digital-based interventions. - Provides in-depth insights into the various digital technologies that are impacting public health and rehabilitation, including Mobile/Smart phone, Computers, wearable and non-wearable technologies, sensors, 3D printers/technologies, robotics, and more - Highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health and rehabilitation services, and how digital technology can help provide effective solutions during these challenging times - Brings together the expertise of multidisciplinary professionals, including researchers, doctors, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, psychologists, and more

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Table of contents

  1. Digital Technology in Public Health and Rehabilitation Care
  2. Chapter 1 Historical overview and the evolution of digital health
  3. Chapter 2 Transition to digital health: a necessity, not a luxury
  4. Chapter 3 Telemedicine and telehealth
  5. Chapter 4 Digital centers and telehealth for marginalized communities during COVID-19: the case of Bangladesh
  6. Chapter 5 Virtual care in speech-language pathology
  7. Chapter 6 The future of digital mental health care: challenges and opportunities for practice
  8. Chapter 7 Recent trends and digital technology applications in lower limb injury rehabilitation
  9. Chapter 8 Telerehabilitation: a new frontier in rehabilitation care during the COVID-19
  10. Chapter 9 Opportunities and challenges for the implementation and uptake of robots in residential care
  11. Chapter 10 Digital healthcare methods for geriatric rehabilitation
  12. Chapter 11 Dementia and digital health
  13. Chapter 12 Digital production of pediatric ankle-foot orthoses
  14. Chapter 13 Technologies and psychophysiological measures for regulation in autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder populations
  15. Chapter 14 Augmented reality rehabilitation for stroke
  16. Chapter 15 Neurotechnology for poststroke motor rehabilitation
  17. Chapter 16 Toward a positive emotion-elicitation human–robot interaction: positive emotion recognition with multimodal inputs
  18. Chapter 17 Optimizing electroencephalography-emotion classification through strategic window selection methodology
  19. Chapter 18 Nursing in the digital age: the importance of health technology and its advancement in nursing and healthcare
  20. Chapter 19 The application of digital health to fight against COVID-19
  21. Chapter 20 Barriers and challenges in the application of digital technology in public health in developing countries
  22. Chapter 21 The impact of socioeconomic barriers on access to telehealth services for medical abortion in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
  23. Chapter 22 Artificial intelligence and public health: challenges and opportunities
  24. Chapter 23 The future of digital health in transforming healthcare
  25. Index