1. Embedding the Patient-Citizen Perspective into an Operational Framework for the Development and the Introduction of New Technologies in Rehabilitation Care: The Smart&Touch-ID Model.
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Realdon, Olivia, Adorni, Roberta, Ginelli, Davide, Micucci, Daniela, Blasi, Valeria, Bellavia, Daniele, Schettini, Fabrizio, Carradore, Roberto, Polsinelli, Pietro, D'Addario, Marco, Gui, Marco, Messina, Vincenzina, Foglia, Emanuela, Steca, Patrizia, Mantovani, Fabrizia, and Baglio, Francesca
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NON-communicable diseases ,SOCIAL participation ,COMPUTERS ,MATHEMATICAL models ,INTERNET ,MEDICAL technology ,HEALTH status indicators ,COGNITION ,HYGIENE ,ACTIVITIES of daily living ,SMARTPHONES ,WEARABLE technology ,PATIENTS' attitudes ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,HUMAN services programs ,SURVEYS ,THEORY ,QUALITY of life ,PHYSICAL mobility ,COMMUNICATION ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,ONLINE social networks ,RESEARCH funding ,NEEDS assessment ,STATISTICAL sampling ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,VIDEO games ,HEALTH self-care ,PORTABLE computers - Abstract
To date, at least 2.41 billion people with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation care through innovative technologies is the ideal candidate to reach all people with NCDs in need. To obtain these innovative solutions available in the public health system calls for a rigorous multidimensional evaluation that, with an articulated approach, is carried out through the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) methodology. In this context, the aim of the present paper is to illustrate how the Smart&TouchID (STID) model addresses the need to incorporate patients' evaluations into a multidimensional technology assessment framework by presenting a feasibility study of model application with regard to the rehabilitation experiences of people living with NCDs. After sketching out the STID model's vision and operational process, preliminary evidence on the experiences and attitudes of patients and citizens on rehabilitation care will be described and discussed, showing how they operate, enabling the co-design of technological solutions with a multi-stakeholder approach. Implications for public health are discussed including the view on the STID model as a tool to be integrated into public health governance strategies aimed at tuning the agenda-setting of innovation in rehabilitation care through a participatory methodology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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