HabITec
A Sociotechnical Space for Promoting the Application of Technology to Rehabilitation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13025102 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Kendall (0000-0003-2399-1460, Griffith University, corresponding author), Soo Geun Oh (0000-0001-5051-2125, Griffith University), Delena Amsters (0000-0001-6426-6172, Griffith University), Mary Whitehead (0000-0002-1142-5026, Griffith University), Justin Hua (Griffith University), Paul Robinson (0000-0002-3918-4420, Griffith University), Dinesh Palipana (0000-0002-9150-097X, Griffith University), Andrew Gall (0000-0002-0179-5314, Griffith University), M S Cheung (0000-0001-6711-9290, Griffith University), Leigh Ellen Potter (0000-0003-3747-1335, Griffith University), Derek Smith (0000-0001-9565-1057, Griffith University), Brett Lightfoot |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 74-74 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2075-4698 • E-ISSN: 2075-4698 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/soc9040074 |
| OpenAlex | W2985009417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 26 |
Society is currently facing unprecedented technological advances that simultaneously create opportunities and risks. Technology has the potential to revolutionize rehabilitation and redefine the way we think about disability. As more advanced technology becomes available, impairments and the environmental barriers that engender disability can be significantly mitigated. The opportunity to apply technology to rehabilitation following serious injuries or illnesses is becoming more evident. However, the translation of these innovations into practice remains limited and often inequitable. This situation is exacerbated by the fact that not all relevant parties are involved in the decision-making process. Our solution was to create a sociotechnical system, known as HabITec, where people with disabilities, practitioners, funders, researchers, designers and developers can work together and co-create new solutions. Sociotechnical thinking is collaborative, interdisciplinary, adaptive, problem-solving and focused on a shared set of goals. By applying a sociotechnical approach to the healthcare sector, we aimed to minimize the lag in translating new technologies into rehabilitation practice. This collaborative co-design process supports innovation and ensures that technological solutions are practical and meaningful, ethical, sustainable and contextualized. In this conceptual paper, we presented the HabITec model along with the empirical evidence and theories on which it has been built
Engineering ethics · Knowledge management · Management science · Process (computing · Process management · Set (abstract data type · Sociotechnical system · Work (physics · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Computer Science · Engineering · Psychology · Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery · Rehabilitation
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |