OBJECTIVE This replication study investigated what changes, if any, occurred in the education of entry-level occupational therapy students relative to assistive technology between 1989 and 1994-1995. METHOD A questionnaire was mailed to all entry-level occupational therapy programs in the United States (N = 79). The response rate was 88.6% (n = 70). Results were compared with those of a simil...

This paper is the first survey of the cognitive prosthetics field. Neurorehabilitation based on cognitive prosthetics is now reimbursed as a conventional therapy by many national insurance companies. The need for cognitive prosthetics is described in terms of gaps in rehabilitation methods, and a response to managed care limitations on duration of services. A definition is developed from work i...

For many years, arch-support orthotics have been prescribed for individuals with discomfort and/or abnormal skeletal alignments in the structures of the lower extremity. Recently there has been an increased interest in promoting semi-rigid orthotics as an ergonomic aid for asymptomatic workers who must stand all day at their workplace. A laboratory study was performed to assess the biomechanica...

BACKGROUND: Pressure sensing at the body-device interface can help assess quality of fit and function assistive devices during physical activities movement such as walking running. However, dynamic performance various pressure sensor configurations is not well established.
 OBJECTIVE(S): Two common commercially available thin-film sensors were tested to determine effects clinically relevan...

The Belief, Desire, Intention (BDI) architecture is increasingly being used in a wide range of complex applications for agents. Many theories and models exist which support this architecture and the recent version is that of Capability being added as an additional construct. In all these models the concept of action is seen in an endogenous manner. We argue that the Result of an action performe...

Research on foot orthotics is primarily restricted to their effect on the lower limb during running. Research is limited, however, on the potential of foot orthotics to control the mechanics of the foot during walking. The purpose of this study was to examine the interactive effect of foot orthotics and two walking speeds on the angular changes at the rearfoot, ankle, and knee, and temporal eve...