Enhancing quality of life through Universal Design.
NeuroRehabilitation
; 25(4): 313-26, 2009.
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| ID: mdl-20037225
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To inform clinicians, caregivers and researchers involved with assessing and treating individuals with neurological disabilities of the benefits of universal design in enhancing quality of life. The improvement of quality of life has the potential to benefit the individuals with neurological disabilities and those whose lives overlap and intersect with those individuals.METHODS:
Literature and design reviews are used as a foundation for a model for incorporating and leveraging universal design to the benefit of the patient's social sphere, which includes caregivers, family members and medical staff. By matching patients varied abilities with universal design solutions, the model of universal design benefitting the patients' social sphere will be demonstrated.RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recommendations are made for clinicians and researchers that they may use in their practices and investigations in three areas 1) educating patients about the benefits of universal design, 2) helping inform patients how to leverage universally designed products and approaches in their lives and living spaces and 3) understanding how to incorporate universal design principles into research and clinical spaces as demonstration pieces for patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Accesibilidad Arquitectónica
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Calidad de Vida
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Planificación Ambiental
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Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
NeuroRehabilitation
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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REABILITACAO
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos