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.
1. Digital Technology in Public Health and Rehabilitation Care - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xvii 8. Chapter 1 Historical overview and the evolution of digital health - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 Transition to digital health: a necessity, not a luxury - p. 19 10. Chapter 3 Telemedicine and telehealth - p. 37 11. Chapter 4 Digital centers and telehealth for marginalized communities during COVID-19: the case of Bangladesh - p. 53 12. Chapter 5 Virtual care in speech-language pathology - p. 65 13. Chapter 6 The future of digital mental health care: challenges and opportunities for practice - p. 79 14. Chapter 7 Recent trends and digital technology applications in lower limb injury rehabilitation - p. 99 15. Chapter 8 Telerehabilitation: a new frontier in rehabilitation care during the COVID-19 - p. 125 16. Chapter 9 Opportunities and challenges for the implementation and uptake of robots in residential care - p. 137 17. Chapter 10 Digital healthcare methods for geriatric rehabilitation - p. 157 18. Chapter 11 Dementia and digital health - p. 169 19. Chapter 12 Digital production of pediatric ankle-foot orthoses - p. 183 20. Chapter 13 Technologies and psychophysiological measures for regulation in autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder populations - p. 201 21. Chapter 14 Augmented reality rehabilitation for stroke - p. 219 22. Chapter 15 Neurotechnology for poststroke motor rehabilitation - p. 239 23. Chapter 16 Toward a positive emotion-elicitation human–robot interaction: positive emotion recognition with multimodal inputs - p. 253 24. Chapter 17 Optimizing electroencephalography-emotion classification through strategic window selection methodology - p. 261 25. Chapter 18 Nursing in the digital age: the importance of health technology and its advancement in nursing and healthcare - p. 283 26. Chapter 19 The application of digital health to fight against COVID-19 - p. 297 27. Chapter 20 Barriers and challenges in the application of digital technology in public health in developing countries - p. 313 28. Chapter 21 The impact of socioeconomic barriers on access to telehealth services for medical abortion in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic - p. 331 29. Chapter 22 Artificial intelligence and public health: challenges and opportunities - p. 353 30. Chapter 23 The future of digital health in transforming healthcare - p. 363 31. Index - p. 387
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.
1. Digital Technology in Public Health and Rehabilitation Care - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xvii 8. Chapter 1 Historical overview and the evolution of digital health - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 Transition to digital health: a necessity, not a luxury - p. 19 10. Chapter 3 Telemedicine and telehealth - p. 37 11. Chapter 4 Digital centers and telehealth for marginalized communities during COVID-19: the case of Bangladesh - p. 53 12. Chapter 5 Virtual care in speech-language pathology - p. 65 13. Chapter 6 The future of digital mental health care: challenges and opportunities for practice - p. 79 14. Chapter 7 Recent trends and digital technology applications in lower limb injury rehabilitation - p. 99 15. Chapter 8 Telerehabilitation: a new frontier in rehabilitation care during the COVID-19 - p. 125 16. Chapter 9 Opportunities and challenges for the implementation and uptake of robots in residential care - p. 137 17. Chapter 10 Digital healthcare methods for geriatric rehabilitation - p. 157 18. Chapter 11 Dementia and digital health - p. 169 19. Chapter 12 Digital production of pediatric ankle-foot orthoses - p. 183 20. Chapter 13 Technologies and psychophysiological measures for regulation in autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder populations - p. 201 21. Chapter 14 Augmented reality rehabilitation for stroke - p. 219 22. Chapter 15 Neurotechnology for poststroke motor rehabilitation - p. 239 23. Chapter 16 Toward a positive emotion-elicitation human–robot interaction: positive emotion recognition with multimodal inputs - p. 253 24. Chapter 17 Optimizing electroencephalography-emotion classification through strategic window selection methodology - p. 261 25. Chapter 18 Nursing in the digital age: the importance of health technology and its advancement in nursing and healthcare - p. 283 26. Chapter 19 The application of digital health to fight against COVID-19 - p. 297 27. Chapter 20 Barriers and challenges in the application of digital technology in public health in developing countries - p. 313 28. Chapter 21 The impact of socioeconomic barriers on access to telehealth services for medical abortion in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic - p. 331 29. Chapter 22 Artificial intelligence and public health: challenges and opportunities - p. 353 30. Chapter 23 The future of digital health in transforming healthcare - p. 363 31. Index - p. 387
