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Evaluation of morbidity profile
among community-dwelling
elderly in India; awareness and
attitude towards assistive
technology
Dr Alakananda Banerjee,
Dharma Foundation of India
New Delhi, India
Akita,Japan October 2010
•A study in Bangalore (Jai Prakash 1998) found that the fear of physical
dependency,(including being sick, or disabled) rather than economic
dependency was a major cause of worry for the elderly.
•The Indian aged population is currently the second largest in the world. The
absolute number of the over 60 population in India will increase from 76 million
in 2001 to 137 million by 2021.
•Although one cannot reverse the aging process, but can find effective ways to
cope with it
•.Few older citizens are discovering that assistive technology devices and
services and home modifications provide new ways to improve quality of life.
•To review the literature of morbidity profile among community dwelling elderly
in India
•To find out awareness and attitude towards usage of assistive devices in
community dwelling elderly in urban and rural India
•To find out awareness and attitude towards assistive devices among
doctors,nurses,students of industrial design and students of architecture.
To get practical insights into the
problems faced by community
dwelling elderly in rural and urban
India.
Information collected can act as a
guideline for taking necessary steps
to reform awareness and attitude of
assistive technology amongst
•professional care providers of the
elderly and
•the elderly in India
Disabled elderly-
People above 60 years of age are considered as elderly. The disabled
elderly are those individuals who require assistance with basic Activities of
Daily Living
Assistive Technology(AT)
Is a technology (mobility devices such as walkers and wheelchairs, as well
as hardware, software) used by individuals with disabilities in order to
perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible
6
• India is a unique country. It has at least 5000
years of history.
• In ancient India, life span of one hundred
years was divided into four stages:
1. life of a student,
2. householder,
3. forest dweller and
4. ascetic.
• There was a gradual move from personal,
social to spiritual preoccupations with age.
(AGEING IN INDIA prepared for WHO by Dr Indira Jai Prakash Professor of
Psychology Bangalore University, Bangalore, India,1999)
•FILIAL PIETY. ..It was considered the duty of a son
to respect and care for his parents.
•Living with the ELDEST SON and his family is the
most common living arrangement.
•In modern India, RETIREMENT age is fixed at 60
in most Government jobs,. For all practical purposes
people above 60 are considered to be ‘senior
citizens’.
• In ACADEMIC RESEARCH, chronological age of
58 or 60 is considered as the beginning of old age.
AGEING IN INDIA prepared for WHO by Dr Indira Jai Prakash Professor of
Psychology Bangalore University, Bangalore, India,1999
In India out of 77 million elderlies, two-
thirds live in rural areas and half of them
in conditions of poverty.
The lack of a separate department to
focus on the issues of the aged and their
problems seems to be a mockery of
human rights.
Social Security for Elderly in India By Sonal Kulshreshtha, merinews.com August 10, 2009
India
Article 41 of the Directive Principles of
State Policy in the Indian Constitution
specifies that the State shall within the
LIMITS OF ECONOMIC CAPACITY,
provide for assistance to the elderly.
There is NO PLAN OF ACTION for
human right to life for the elderly in
our democratic set up.
Social Security for Elderly in India By Sonal Kulshreshtha, merinews.com August 10, 2009 India
There are many priorities
that may push the
interest of the older
people into the
background.
 Migration of younger generation
 Prolonged life expectancy
 The OLD AGE DEPENDENCY ratio
(number of old persons 60+ years) to the
working age group (15-59 years) has
increased from 9.8 per cent in 1981 to
about 12.6 per cent in 2001
 TRADITIONAL BONDS
(Perceived status of the elderly in family.(A.L.Srivastava,Dinesh Kumar Singh and
Sanjay Kumar) Indian Journal of Gerontology,2003,Vol 17,No 1& 2.pp 127-135)
 SOCIAL SUPPORT
(A note on social support as a function of life satisfaction (Ira Das, Archana
Satsangi) Indian Journal of Gerontology, 2008, Vol 22, No 2.pp2333-234)
 It is a commonly held belief that older people
need to be "LOOKED AFTER", and their
views are rarely taken into account in the
formulation of health policy.
(She too counts: Critical need for gender responsive healthcare for the elderly
;Indu Kapoor, Director,CHETNA)
 Geriatric wards exist merely in TWO hospitals in
the whole of India.
(She too counts: Critical need for gender responsive healthcare
for the elderly (Indu Kapoor, Director,CHETNA))
 SKYROCKETING COSTS of private sector
healthcare institutions resorts to avoidance of
diagnostic and curative health opportunities.
(The socio-demographic contact of the elderly in India.-Sugan
Bhatia-President-Indian Association for continuing education)
The UN defines a country as ‘ageing’ where
the proportion of people over 60 reaches 7
percent.
By 2000 India will have
exceeded that proportion (7.7%)
and is expected to reach 12.6%
in 2025
 Total population: 1,151,751,000
 Gross national income per capita (PPP international $):
2,460
 Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 62/64
 Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 53/54
 Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 76
 Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1
000 population): 276/203
 Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 109
 Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 4.9
Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008
.
Changes in population structure
will have several implications for
health, economic security, family
life and well-being of people.
Policies
Healthcare in India is the responsibility of constituent
states and territories of India.
The National Health Policy was endorsed by the
Parliament of India in 1983 and updated in 2002. (India
national health policy – 2002)
Healthcare in India
The woman was disappointed to
learn the more experienced she
became, the older she got.
In 1991, India had about 22,400 PRIMARY HEALTH
CENTERS, AND 27,400 CLINICS.
These facilities are part of a tiered health care system that
FUNNELS MORE DIFFICULT CASES INTO URBAN
HOSPITALS while attempting to provide routine medical
care to the vast majority in the countryside.
Private studies of India's total number of hospitals in the
early 1990s were more conservative than official Indian
data, estimating that IN1992 THERE WERE 7,300
HOSPITALS.
Infrastructure
[http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/america/2007/06/private_hospitals_in_india.html
the predominance of clinical and curative concerns]
Infrastructure
Of this total, NEARLY 4,000 WERE owned and managed by
central, state, or local governments.
ANOTHER 2,000, owned and managed by charitable trusts,
received partial support from the government,
Remaining 1,300 HOSPITALS,many of which are relatively
small facilities, owned and managed by the private sector.
The use of state-of-the-art medical equipment, often
imported from Western countries, was primarily limited to
URBAN CENTERS IN THE EARLY 1990S.
[http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/america/2007/06/private_hospitals
_in_india.html the predominance of clinical and curative concerns]
The Indian healthcare industry is seen to be growing at a
rapid pace and is expected to become a US$280 BILLION
INDUSTRY BY 2022
APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PEOPLE, mostly women
and children, die in India each year due to inadequate
healthcare.
700 MILLION PEOPLE have no access to specialist care and
80% of specialists live in urban areas
India faces A SHORTAGE OF TRAINED MEDICAL
PERSONAL especially in rural areas
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/america/2007/06/private_hospitals_in_india.html the
predominance of clinical and curative concerns]
Infrastructure
Age & Sex wise distribution of Study subjects (n= 606)
(elderly population of Rohtak town.)
Morbidity Profile Of Elderly In Urban Areas Of
North India..Rohtak Town
D. Gaur, M. K. Goel, M. Goel, A. Das & V. Arora : A Study Of Morbidity Profile Of Elderly In Urban Areas Of North India . The Internet
Journal of Epidemiology. 2008 Volume 5 Number 2
(Anil Jacob PURTY, Joy BAZROY, Malini KAR, Kavita VASUDEVAN, Anita VELIATH, Purushottam PANDA
Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, Pondicherry-605014, India,May 2005
Morbidity Pattern Among the Elderly Population
in the Rural Area of Tamil Nadu,South India
Common elderly care
settings in India
Home and “community-based care" is a catch-all
phrase that refers to a wide variety of non
institutional long-term care settings, ranging from
various types of congregate living arrangements
to recipients' own homes.
One category of home and community-based
care,old age homes, INCLUDES ASSISTED
LIVING FACILITIES, DAY CARE,SENIOR
CITIZEN CLUBS
 Old age homes will remain a necessary option for elders with severe
disabilities with insufficient informal support and inadequate living
arrangements.
 Policymakers and providers will have to continue to struggle to integrate
primary, acute, and long-term care services needed by elderly individuals
with disabilities.
 This effort must include more experimentation with models that coordinate
services without requiring full financial and clinical integration, between
healthcare in private and public sector.
Concern
•India stands just a little over 0.7 hospital beds per1000
population.(Indian Healthcare: The Growth Story)
•With urbanization, families are becoming nuclear,
smaller and are not always capable of caring for older
relatives.
•Yet, in India, older people are still cared for by their
families. Living in old age homes is neither popular nor
feasible.
•Allowing parents to live in old age homes draws
criticism from the family network and society at large.
Assistive Technology will play
an important role in the life of
an elderly in India
 Assistive devices and home modifications exist that
promote greater independence and safety for older
individuals in the areas of mobility, self-care, and
home management are not available in Indian
markets
 There are only a few assistive-device
manufacturers in the organized sector in India. Their
total production capacity may meet only 5 to 7 per
cent of the requirements of the disabled
 No data on manufacturers in informal sector
production centres is available, but some centres are
probably fulfilling only 2-3 per cent of the
requirements of people with disabilities.
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESRegional Review UNITED
NATIONSNew York, 1997(ESCAP)
Many older adults have difficulty with functional
activities and DO NOT RECOGNIZE THAT HELP is
available to them.
•Most of the assistive devices in the country are
manufactured by indigenous manufacturers in the
formal and informal sectors. A FEW WELL-OFF
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IMPORT DEVICES
DIRECTLY FROM DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
Assistive technology and home
modifications in India
THE JAIPUR LIMB
With this efficient limb
fitted, a person
 can walk like a normal
person without a stick or
support,
 Run
 ride a bicycle
 climb a tree
Many of the patients can,
after the fitment, go back
to work in the field,
factories, shops and
offices.
Five hospitals,
Three managed eye hospitals
A manufacturing center for ophthalmic products
An international research foundation and a resource and training center that is
revolutionizing hundreds of eye care programs across the developing world.
OVER 2.3 MILLION OUT PATIENTS WERE TREATED AND OVER 270,444
SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED BETWEEN APRIL 2006 AND MARCH 2007
Assistive technologist engaged in research
and manufacturing of rehabilitation goods in
India
AUROLAB THE MANUFACTURING
DIVISION OF ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL,
Many international organizations actively
participate in developing the various
activities in Aurolab
The products are primarily supplied to
non-profit eye care programs at affordable
prices.The products include
Intraocular Lens,
Suture Needle,
Pharmaceutical
Cataract kit,
Instruments
Aurolab
ALIMCO
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS MFG. CORPN.
OF INDIA
(A Govt. Of India Undertaking)
Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment
Manufacturers 355 types of aids and
appliances for Orthopaedically,
Hearing and Visually Handicapped.
Ostrich Mobility Instruments Private
Limited, Bangalore
Wheel chairs that are completely designed, manufactured and tested in
India as per International Standards (ISO 7176 for powered wheelchairs).
95% of parts and components are either manufactured here or from reputed companies
who follow international standards.
.
All the equipments are designed to last long in Indian conditions
The UK government believes it is in all our interests to
help poor people build a better life for themselves.
So in 1997 it created a separate government
department - the Department for International
Development (DFID)
to meet the many challenges of tackling world poverty.
It is DFID’s job to make sure every pound of British aid
works its hardest to help the world’s poor.
The Disability Knowledge and Research Program was funded
by the UK Department for International Development and was
managed by Health link Worldwide and the Overseas Dev.Grp
Research collaborations in India by
developed countries
Research collaborations in India by
developed countries
STANFORD INDIA BIODESIGN
The goal of Stanford-India Bio-design is to train the next generation of medical
technology innovators in India.
This highly competitive program is directed towards Indian citizens who have an
interest in the invention and early-stage development of new medical technologies.
Funded by..
•Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of
India,
•Stanford University
SIB Fellowship Program is centered in New Delhi, Administered as a collaboration between Stanford
University, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in
partnership with the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum
In India, the number of people using
inappropriate wheelchairs or none at all is
enormous by comparison.
These facts prompted the Indian government
to seek collaboration with US wheelchair
designers to improve the quality of their
wheelchairs.
The result has been a collaborative design
project between HERL and Artificial Limb
Manufacturing Company (ALIMCO, the largest
wheelchair manufacturer in India) since 2000
with subjects of ISIC(spinal injury center)
Technology to make cities in
India age friendly
The Indian railways would offer special facilities like MORE ACCESS RAMPS
AND LOW HEIGHT WATER TAPS FOR DISABLED PASSENGERS.
All important and B category stations phase wise,all zones of the railways will
complete this ambitious project by the end of 2010 in the larger interest of
disabled people.
The railways would provide NON–SLIPPERY WALKWAY AND SPECIAL
SIGNAGE for physically disabled,elderly and visually impaired passengers at
Patna Junction(state of Bihar) too,
Railways will soon operate BATTERY–OPERATED CARS at major stations.
Indian railways
Technology to make cities in India
age friendly
Low–floor buses are in tune with the
international practices and designs
and are considered to be less
accident–prone, as the driver sits in a
sufficiently advantageous position at
a lower level giving him greater
visibility.
It is also disabled–friendly with place
for two wheelchairs.
Low–floor buses in New Delhi
ATM machines
Aiming at "creating equal opportunities in the electronic age",
the plan has been chalked out to make simple things like
withdrawing money from an ATM machine or watching the TV
by a blind person or accessing a kiosk at the railway station
by the physically handicapped possible
The information technology ministry has approved a draft on
National Policy on Electronic Accessibility prepared by an
NGO and will submit it to the central government for approval
ATM machines to become DISABLE-FRIENDLY soon in New
Delhi.
Technology to make cities in
India age friendly
Problem at the TAJ MAHAL
STUDY DESIGN
Cross sectional survey
SETTINGS
Part A:
•Residential rural areas in Shimla,Himachal Pradesh.
•Residential areas of Delhi
Part B:
•Max hospital, Saket, New Delhi
•Indian Institute of Technology,New Delhi
•School of Planning and Architecture,New Delhi
SAMPLING METHOD
Convenience sampling
DURATION OF THE STUDY
February 2009 - July 2009
SAMPLE SIZE
•40 subjects were recruited for Part A(20 elderly subjects from rural and
20 from urban areas)
•80 subjects were recruited for Part B(20 Doctors, 20 Nurses, 20
Students of Industrial Design, 20 Students of Architecture)
INCLUSION CRITERIA
(Part A)
•Subjects Aged above 60 years. The study subjects were residents of rural
areas of Shimla, and urban areas of Delhi.
(Part B)
•Doctors, Nurses, Students of Industrial Design, Students of Architecture
TESTER
•Testers were two qualified occupational therapist, and two physiotherapists.
OUTCOME MEASURES
•Assistive technology awareness questionnaire
•MMSE
•Berg Balance Scale
•MFES
METHODOLOGY OF DATA COLLECTION
Part A
House to house visits were made to recruit the eligible study subjects.
The study objectives were explained to the eligible subjects and their
informed verbal consent was sought. Subjects that agreed to
participate in the study were administered an interview schedule.
Outcome measures i.e. BBG, MMSE, MFES were also taken.
Part B:
Assistive technology awareness questionnaire was distributed to
•Doctors, Nurses, Students of Industrial Design & Students of
Architecture and the information were collected.
Data analysis was done using Microsoft excel 2007 version
DATA ANALYSIS
Was done using Microsoft excel 2007
version
RURAL URBAN
There was lack of awareness about AT among the elderly as well as the
care takers
There was lack of awareness about AT among the elderly as well as the
care takers
Inspite of the need for modification most of the elderly were not willing to
change because of:
Financial constraints
Personal and cultural issues
Inspite of the need for modification most of the elderly were not willing to
change because of:
Caregivers Issues
All of them had mobile phones to communicate but was not customized as
per their deficits and requirements.
All of them had mobile phones to communicate but was not customized as
per their deficits and requirements.
Caregivers were supportive & caring in rural areas Had good traditional
bonding with elderly
Caregivers were not so supportive & caring
There was lack of social support
They were dependent on hired attendants.
Almost all the elderly were having TV & radio at their home.
There was inadequate electricity supply.
The elderly in urban areas were having TV & radio at their home.
There was adequate electricity supply
Lack of adequate health facilities Adequate health facilities & access to secondary and tertiary care units are
available in public and private sectors.
Sky rocketing costs in Private sectors
Poor insurance coverage
Absence of emergency services Adequate Emergency Services Present
Poor transportation Transportation and communication is good
House mades of stones and mud.
High thresholds
Roads are slippery
Inadequate drainage system
Indian toilets
The elderly in urban areas were mostly residing in flats which use to cause
difficulty in transition from ground to their residing floor.
Houses not modified according to the needs of elderly
Part B
•The average score of information
about AT at present among all the
four professionals was 2.51 which
shows that they had little or some
information about AT
•Graph shows that the architects
were more aware about AT followed
by nurses and engineers. Doctors
were least aware about AT.
Information about AT among Doctors (DR),
Nurses (N), Engineers (IIT), Architects (Arch)
Information about AT compared to year 1999 among
Doctors (DR), Nurses (N), Engineers (IIT), Architects
(Arch)
•The average score of the AT
changes in the last decade
among all the four professionals
was 2.94 which shows that all of
them agreed that there has been
changes in a positive direction.
•Graphs shows the nurses were
more aware about the AT
changes in the last decade
followed by engineers architects.
Doctors had the least information.
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Most elderly people in India with long-term care needs
believe their needs are being met.
It is important to remember, however, that most of the
care is being provided "free" by family and friends;
Unlike the acute care system, in which physicians direct
most care, nurses and local helps are the dominant
professional providers of the long-term care.
The most important formal long-term care providers are
allied health professional the certified nursing assistants,
home health aides and, home care or personal care
workers.
Ageing in Place in India
A system model for CBR for
the elderly in India
Elder in Community
Community Club Family member/local
supervisor
Intermediat
e level
supervisor
Health
Center
Community Rehabilitation Center
Hospital
Primary care
Poly
Clinic
Nursing
Home
Secondary Care
Tertiary Care
A set of steps is described
for how to develop a
management system through
which the health promotion
activities functions can be
carried out effectively in
primary, secondary and
tertiary healthcare systems
•Awareness on AT seems to be triggered by, the
professionals (e.g. Physicians, Occupational
Therapists, Physiotherapists, Geriatric specialists),
•They take note of the sensory and cognitive deficits,
frailty, ailments, etc, when elderly visit them for
consultation
•Advocacy initiatives in regard to awareness
concerning AT amongst specialists/doctors is
important
• Matching an individual's needs and abilities with
appropriate device requires a basic knowledge of
physical needs assessment techniques and an
adequate knowledge on the available technology..
Awareness of AT thru CBR for elderly
There is a need to use existing channels of
communication with rural communities
These channels include
•Telemedicine and telecare
•Radio and television program directed at rural
communities,
•The information, education and communication
channels of primary health care, community
development, rural development program
government and NGOs could help disseminate
basic information on rehabilitation and assistive
devices.
Distribution,repair and maintenance
of AT
•Camps are usually organized by government agencies
and NGOs.
•Repair and maintenance
•Devices like computerized braille embossers, text
reading machines, and stair lifts are often difficult to
repair even in cities and towns.
• The reasons can be non-availability of spare parts,
lack of local technical skills, or both.
• More emphasis must be placed on the development of
repair and maintenance services in rural areas,
Distribution,repair and maintenance
of AT
•NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) played an instrumental role in opening a
dialogue between Continua and IHE.
•The recent signing of an agreement between the Continua Health Alliance
(Continua) and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise International (IHE) is an
important step forward to improve the delivery of healthcare and enable and
promote interoperability of healthcare devices.
•Both organizations recognize the need for and the benefit of connecting medical
and patient care devices with the healthcare system, a synergy that supports the
joint educational and marketing efforts between the organizations.
Importance of multidisciplinary
team approach
• In a country like India, where there is an overwhelming demand for
quality wheeled mobility aids are limited or no supply, this problem is
even greater.
• Unlike automobile and electronics technologies, transfer of AT from
developed to undeveloped countries has not been accomplished
effectively.
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Future Targets
Process of Transfer of Ideas
Contexts and Content in Science and Technology,Michael A. De Miranda A. Mark Doggett Jane T. Evans
EVERY TECHNOLOGY/IDEA IS A CAUSE ,THE EFFECT IS
PROGRESS OF SCIENCE
Max Institute of Medical Excellence,New Delhi provider of state of quality healthcare in
India will sign a memorandum of understanding with the the prime technology institute of
India the Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi
The program would highlight medical needs of patients to Students of Industrial Design thru
•lecture series
•bring students to the hospital for practical insights into problems that a patient face in the
hospital and community.
A web page designed and incorporated in website for the staff of the hospital namely
physicians, nurses and allied health professionals will encourage to bring forward problems
faced by them involving patient treatment process.
NEEDS WOULD IDENTIFIED AND DATA COLLECTED FOR FUTURE PROJECTS OF THE
SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.
Collaboration of Technology and
Medical Science
HYPOTHESIS:BY INTEGRATING ACUTE AND LONG TERM CARE THRU
A GERONTOLOGICAL CARE MODEL WILL IMPROVE HEALTH AND
AWARENESS OF AT OF A COMMUNITY BASED ELDERLY
•Community pilot studies are planned in three areas of Delhi and NCR.Each
area would belong to different socio-economic background
•Creating a dynamic process to ensure emergence of integrated bands of
workers functioning within the "Health Team" approach.
•The main resource would be elderly as local supervisors(LS) in the age
group of 55-70 years who would be trained to form a gerontological
nuclei,within their area .
Pilot studies for community
dwelling elderly
•The Local Supervisors will be educated
with the skills they need.
•They then find disabled elderly in their
local area and help them identify their felt
needs.
•The LS act as local rehabilitation
resource persons through this
GERONTOLOGICAL CARE MODEL.
•The CBR team builds up local resources
and establishes referral services to tertiary
care as needed.
Gerontological care model
Program of active aging in a rural Mexican community:
a qualitative approach -María de la Luz Martínez-
Maldonado -Mexico
Gerontological care model.
67
•The first step towards achieving the above objective
is to create awareness of ATs amongst physicians
and surgeons of the tertiary to the primary healthcare
level.The following would hasten the process.
•Creation of CBR for elderly
•Collaboration with developed countries by tranfer of
technology through research and development to
developing countries
•Collaboration of healthcare providers in India with
student of design and architecture.
Awareness and collaboration
In a study towards the development of an effective technology
transfer model of wheelchairs to developing countries in 2006
done by the University of Pittsburg, said the following
“And estimated 20 – 100 million wheelchairs are needed in
developing countries.
Efforts to provide wheelchairs either through donations or by
starting small-scale workshops have been made for decades,
but estimates suggest that less than 1 million wheelchairs have
been provided.
We undertook this study to better understand why these efforts
have not met the need, and to investigate if other technology
transfer models may be successful for wheelchair provision”
Create technology transfer models
Towards the development of an effective technology transfer model of wheelchairs to developing countries by Jon Pearlman1,4, Rory A. Cooper, Ph.D.1,23,4†,
Emily Zipfel1,4, Rosemarie Cooper1,24 and Mark McCartney1, Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 2006, Vol. 1, No. 1-2, Pages 103-110
•There is need to document the extent of use of such technologies based
on the extent of user awareness, market access, and, institutional
awareness in India
•Education/awareness and collaboration through community based
rehabilitation is a key variable that determines who would be better able to
express his/her demand.
Documentation
Dr Daisaku Ikeda
Prof Sugan Bhatia
Late Mr A.N. Banerjee
Late Mrs S Banerjee
Acknowledgements
Late Mr S.K.Ganguly
Mrs Binapani Ganguly
IFA FOIFA ,Akita Japan,October 2009

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IFA FOIFA ,Akita Japan,October 2009

  • 1. Evaluation of morbidity profile among community-dwelling elderly in India; awareness and attitude towards assistive technology Dr Alakananda Banerjee, Dharma Foundation of India New Delhi, India Akita,Japan October 2010
  • 2. •A study in Bangalore (Jai Prakash 1998) found that the fear of physical dependency,(including being sick, or disabled) rather than economic dependency was a major cause of worry for the elderly. •The Indian aged population is currently the second largest in the world. The absolute number of the over 60 population in India will increase from 76 million in 2001 to 137 million by 2021. •Although one cannot reverse the aging process, but can find effective ways to cope with it •.Few older citizens are discovering that assistive technology devices and services and home modifications provide new ways to improve quality of life.
  • 3. •To review the literature of morbidity profile among community dwelling elderly in India •To find out awareness and attitude towards usage of assistive devices in community dwelling elderly in urban and rural India •To find out awareness and attitude towards assistive devices among doctors,nurses,students of industrial design and students of architecture.
  • 4. To get practical insights into the problems faced by community dwelling elderly in rural and urban India. Information collected can act as a guideline for taking necessary steps to reform awareness and attitude of assistive technology amongst •professional care providers of the elderly and •the elderly in India
  • 5. Disabled elderly- People above 60 years of age are considered as elderly. The disabled elderly are those individuals who require assistance with basic Activities of Daily Living Assistive Technology(AT) Is a technology (mobility devices such as walkers and wheelchairs, as well as hardware, software) used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible
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  • 7. • India is a unique country. It has at least 5000 years of history. • In ancient India, life span of one hundred years was divided into four stages: 1. life of a student, 2. householder, 3. forest dweller and 4. ascetic. • There was a gradual move from personal, social to spiritual preoccupations with age. (AGEING IN INDIA prepared for WHO by Dr Indira Jai Prakash Professor of Psychology Bangalore University, Bangalore, India,1999)
  • 8. •FILIAL PIETY. ..It was considered the duty of a son to respect and care for his parents. •Living with the ELDEST SON and his family is the most common living arrangement. •In modern India, RETIREMENT age is fixed at 60 in most Government jobs,. For all practical purposes people above 60 are considered to be ‘senior citizens’. • In ACADEMIC RESEARCH, chronological age of 58 or 60 is considered as the beginning of old age. AGEING IN INDIA prepared for WHO by Dr Indira Jai Prakash Professor of Psychology Bangalore University, Bangalore, India,1999
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  • 10. In India out of 77 million elderlies, two- thirds live in rural areas and half of them in conditions of poverty. The lack of a separate department to focus on the issues of the aged and their problems seems to be a mockery of human rights. Social Security for Elderly in India By Sonal Kulshreshtha, merinews.com August 10, 2009 India
  • 11. Article 41 of the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution specifies that the State shall within the LIMITS OF ECONOMIC CAPACITY, provide for assistance to the elderly. There is NO PLAN OF ACTION for human right to life for the elderly in our democratic set up. Social Security for Elderly in India By Sonal Kulshreshtha, merinews.com August 10, 2009 India
  • 12. There are many priorities that may push the interest of the older people into the background.
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  • 14.  Migration of younger generation  Prolonged life expectancy  The OLD AGE DEPENDENCY ratio (number of old persons 60+ years) to the working age group (15-59 years) has increased from 9.8 per cent in 1981 to about 12.6 per cent in 2001
  • 15.  TRADITIONAL BONDS (Perceived status of the elderly in family.(A.L.Srivastava,Dinesh Kumar Singh and Sanjay Kumar) Indian Journal of Gerontology,2003,Vol 17,No 1& 2.pp 127-135)  SOCIAL SUPPORT (A note on social support as a function of life satisfaction (Ira Das, Archana Satsangi) Indian Journal of Gerontology, 2008, Vol 22, No 2.pp2333-234)  It is a commonly held belief that older people need to be "LOOKED AFTER", and their views are rarely taken into account in the formulation of health policy. (She too counts: Critical need for gender responsive healthcare for the elderly ;Indu Kapoor, Director,CHETNA)
  • 16.  Geriatric wards exist merely in TWO hospitals in the whole of India. (She too counts: Critical need for gender responsive healthcare for the elderly (Indu Kapoor, Director,CHETNA))  SKYROCKETING COSTS of private sector healthcare institutions resorts to avoidance of diagnostic and curative health opportunities. (The socio-demographic contact of the elderly in India.-Sugan Bhatia-President-Indian Association for continuing education)
  • 17. The UN defines a country as ‘ageing’ where the proportion of people over 60 reaches 7 percent. By 2000 India will have exceeded that proportion (7.7%) and is expected to reach 12.6% in 2025
  • 18.  Total population: 1,151,751,000  Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 2,460  Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 62/64  Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 53/54  Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 76  Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 276/203  Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 109  Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 4.9 Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008
  • 19. . Changes in population structure will have several implications for health, economic security, family life and well-being of people.
  • 20. Policies Healthcare in India is the responsibility of constituent states and territories of India. The National Health Policy was endorsed by the Parliament of India in 1983 and updated in 2002. (India national health policy – 2002) Healthcare in India The woman was disappointed to learn the more experienced she became, the older she got.
  • 21. In 1991, India had about 22,400 PRIMARY HEALTH CENTERS, AND 27,400 CLINICS. These facilities are part of a tiered health care system that FUNNELS MORE DIFFICULT CASES INTO URBAN HOSPITALS while attempting to provide routine medical care to the vast majority in the countryside. Private studies of India's total number of hospitals in the early 1990s were more conservative than official Indian data, estimating that IN1992 THERE WERE 7,300 HOSPITALS. Infrastructure [http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/america/2007/06/private_hospitals_in_india.html the predominance of clinical and curative concerns]
  • 22. Infrastructure Of this total, NEARLY 4,000 WERE owned and managed by central, state, or local governments. ANOTHER 2,000, owned and managed by charitable trusts, received partial support from the government, Remaining 1,300 HOSPITALS,many of which are relatively small facilities, owned and managed by the private sector. The use of state-of-the-art medical equipment, often imported from Western countries, was primarily limited to URBAN CENTERS IN THE EARLY 1990S. [http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/america/2007/06/private_hospitals _in_india.html the predominance of clinical and curative concerns]
  • 23. The Indian healthcare industry is seen to be growing at a rapid pace and is expected to become a US$280 BILLION INDUSTRY BY 2022 APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION PEOPLE, mostly women and children, die in India each year due to inadequate healthcare. 700 MILLION PEOPLE have no access to specialist care and 80% of specialists live in urban areas India faces A SHORTAGE OF TRAINED MEDICAL PERSONAL especially in rural areas http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/america/2007/06/private_hospitals_in_india.html the predominance of clinical and curative concerns] Infrastructure
  • 24. Age & Sex wise distribution of Study subjects (n= 606) (elderly population of Rohtak town.) Morbidity Profile Of Elderly In Urban Areas Of North India..Rohtak Town D. Gaur, M. K. Goel, M. Goel, A. Das & V. Arora : A Study Of Morbidity Profile Of Elderly In Urban Areas Of North India . The Internet Journal of Epidemiology. 2008 Volume 5 Number 2
  • 25. (Anil Jacob PURTY, Joy BAZROY, Malini KAR, Kavita VASUDEVAN, Anita VELIATH, Purushottam PANDA Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, Pondicherry-605014, India,May 2005 Morbidity Pattern Among the Elderly Population in the Rural Area of Tamil Nadu,South India
  • 26. Common elderly care settings in India Home and “community-based care" is a catch-all phrase that refers to a wide variety of non institutional long-term care settings, ranging from various types of congregate living arrangements to recipients' own homes. One category of home and community-based care,old age homes, INCLUDES ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, DAY CARE,SENIOR CITIZEN CLUBS
  • 27.  Old age homes will remain a necessary option for elders with severe disabilities with insufficient informal support and inadequate living arrangements.  Policymakers and providers will have to continue to struggle to integrate primary, acute, and long-term care services needed by elderly individuals with disabilities.  This effort must include more experimentation with models that coordinate services without requiring full financial and clinical integration, between healthcare in private and public sector.
  • 28. Concern •India stands just a little over 0.7 hospital beds per1000 population.(Indian Healthcare: The Growth Story) •With urbanization, families are becoming nuclear, smaller and are not always capable of caring for older relatives. •Yet, in India, older people are still cared for by their families. Living in old age homes is neither popular nor feasible. •Allowing parents to live in old age homes draws criticism from the family network and society at large.
  • 29. Assistive Technology will play an important role in the life of an elderly in India
  • 30.  Assistive devices and home modifications exist that promote greater independence and safety for older individuals in the areas of mobility, self-care, and home management are not available in Indian markets  There are only a few assistive-device manufacturers in the organized sector in India. Their total production capacity may meet only 5 to 7 per cent of the requirements of the disabled  No data on manufacturers in informal sector production centres is available, but some centres are probably fulfilling only 2-3 per cent of the requirements of people with disabilities. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESRegional Review UNITED NATIONSNew York, 1997(ESCAP)
  • 31. Many older adults have difficulty with functional activities and DO NOT RECOGNIZE THAT HELP is available to them. •Most of the assistive devices in the country are manufactured by indigenous manufacturers in the formal and informal sectors. A FEW WELL-OFF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IMPORT DEVICES DIRECTLY FROM DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. Assistive technology and home modifications in India
  • 32. THE JAIPUR LIMB With this efficient limb fitted, a person  can walk like a normal person without a stick or support,  Run  ride a bicycle  climb a tree Many of the patients can, after the fitment, go back to work in the field, factories, shops and offices.
  • 33. Five hospitals, Three managed eye hospitals A manufacturing center for ophthalmic products An international research foundation and a resource and training center that is revolutionizing hundreds of eye care programs across the developing world. OVER 2.3 MILLION OUT PATIENTS WERE TREATED AND OVER 270,444 SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED BETWEEN APRIL 2006 AND MARCH 2007 Assistive technologist engaged in research and manufacturing of rehabilitation goods in India
  • 34. AUROLAB THE MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL, Many international organizations actively participate in developing the various activities in Aurolab The products are primarily supplied to non-profit eye care programs at affordable prices.The products include Intraocular Lens, Suture Needle, Pharmaceutical Cataract kit, Instruments Aurolab
  • 35. ALIMCO ARTIFICIAL LIMBS MFG. CORPN. OF INDIA (A Govt. Of India Undertaking) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Manufacturers 355 types of aids and appliances for Orthopaedically, Hearing and Visually Handicapped.
  • 36. Ostrich Mobility Instruments Private Limited, Bangalore Wheel chairs that are completely designed, manufactured and tested in India as per International Standards (ISO 7176 for powered wheelchairs). 95% of parts and components are either manufactured here or from reputed companies who follow international standards. . All the equipments are designed to last long in Indian conditions
  • 37. The UK government believes it is in all our interests to help poor people build a better life for themselves. So in 1997 it created a separate government department - the Department for International Development (DFID) to meet the many challenges of tackling world poverty. It is DFID’s job to make sure every pound of British aid works its hardest to help the world’s poor. The Disability Knowledge and Research Program was funded by the UK Department for International Development and was managed by Health link Worldwide and the Overseas Dev.Grp Research collaborations in India by developed countries
  • 38. Research collaborations in India by developed countries STANFORD INDIA BIODESIGN The goal of Stanford-India Bio-design is to train the next generation of medical technology innovators in India. This highly competitive program is directed towards Indian citizens who have an interest in the invention and early-stage development of new medical technologies. Funded by.. •Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, •Stanford University SIB Fellowship Program is centered in New Delhi, Administered as a collaboration between Stanford University, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in partnership with the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum
  • 39. In India, the number of people using inappropriate wheelchairs or none at all is enormous by comparison. These facts prompted the Indian government to seek collaboration with US wheelchair designers to improve the quality of their wheelchairs. The result has been a collaborative design project between HERL and Artificial Limb Manufacturing Company (ALIMCO, the largest wheelchair manufacturer in India) since 2000 with subjects of ISIC(spinal injury center)
  • 40. Technology to make cities in India age friendly The Indian railways would offer special facilities like MORE ACCESS RAMPS AND LOW HEIGHT WATER TAPS FOR DISABLED PASSENGERS. All important and B category stations phase wise,all zones of the railways will complete this ambitious project by the end of 2010 in the larger interest of disabled people. The railways would provide NON–SLIPPERY WALKWAY AND SPECIAL SIGNAGE for physically disabled,elderly and visually impaired passengers at Patna Junction(state of Bihar) too, Railways will soon operate BATTERY–OPERATED CARS at major stations. Indian railways
  • 41. Technology to make cities in India age friendly Low–floor buses are in tune with the international practices and designs and are considered to be less accident–prone, as the driver sits in a sufficiently advantageous position at a lower level giving him greater visibility. It is also disabled–friendly with place for two wheelchairs. Low–floor buses in New Delhi
  • 42. ATM machines Aiming at "creating equal opportunities in the electronic age", the plan has been chalked out to make simple things like withdrawing money from an ATM machine or watching the TV by a blind person or accessing a kiosk at the railway station by the physically handicapped possible The information technology ministry has approved a draft on National Policy on Electronic Accessibility prepared by an NGO and will submit it to the central government for approval ATM machines to become DISABLE-FRIENDLY soon in New Delhi. Technology to make cities in India age friendly
  • 43. Problem at the TAJ MAHAL
  • 44. STUDY DESIGN Cross sectional survey SETTINGS Part A: •Residential rural areas in Shimla,Himachal Pradesh. •Residential areas of Delhi Part B: •Max hospital, Saket, New Delhi •Indian Institute of Technology,New Delhi •School of Planning and Architecture,New Delhi
  • 45. SAMPLING METHOD Convenience sampling DURATION OF THE STUDY February 2009 - July 2009 SAMPLE SIZE •40 subjects were recruited for Part A(20 elderly subjects from rural and 20 from urban areas) •80 subjects were recruited for Part B(20 Doctors, 20 Nurses, 20 Students of Industrial Design, 20 Students of Architecture)
  • 46. INCLUSION CRITERIA (Part A) •Subjects Aged above 60 years. The study subjects were residents of rural areas of Shimla, and urban areas of Delhi. (Part B) •Doctors, Nurses, Students of Industrial Design, Students of Architecture TESTER •Testers were two qualified occupational therapist, and two physiotherapists. OUTCOME MEASURES •Assistive technology awareness questionnaire •MMSE •Berg Balance Scale •MFES
  • 47. METHODOLOGY OF DATA COLLECTION Part A House to house visits were made to recruit the eligible study subjects. The study objectives were explained to the eligible subjects and their informed verbal consent was sought. Subjects that agreed to participate in the study were administered an interview schedule. Outcome measures i.e. BBG, MMSE, MFES were also taken. Part B: Assistive technology awareness questionnaire was distributed to •Doctors, Nurses, Students of Industrial Design & Students of Architecture and the information were collected. Data analysis was done using Microsoft excel 2007 version
  • 48. DATA ANALYSIS Was done using Microsoft excel 2007 version
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  • 51. RURAL URBAN There was lack of awareness about AT among the elderly as well as the care takers There was lack of awareness about AT among the elderly as well as the care takers Inspite of the need for modification most of the elderly were not willing to change because of: Financial constraints Personal and cultural issues Inspite of the need for modification most of the elderly were not willing to change because of: Caregivers Issues All of them had mobile phones to communicate but was not customized as per their deficits and requirements. All of them had mobile phones to communicate but was not customized as per their deficits and requirements. Caregivers were supportive & caring in rural areas Had good traditional bonding with elderly Caregivers were not so supportive & caring There was lack of social support They were dependent on hired attendants. Almost all the elderly were having TV & radio at their home. There was inadequate electricity supply. The elderly in urban areas were having TV & radio at their home. There was adequate electricity supply Lack of adequate health facilities Adequate health facilities & access to secondary and tertiary care units are available in public and private sectors. Sky rocketing costs in Private sectors Poor insurance coverage Absence of emergency services Adequate Emergency Services Present Poor transportation Transportation and communication is good House mades of stones and mud. High thresholds Roads are slippery Inadequate drainage system Indian toilets The elderly in urban areas were mostly residing in flats which use to cause difficulty in transition from ground to their residing floor. Houses not modified according to the needs of elderly
  • 52. Part B •The average score of information about AT at present among all the four professionals was 2.51 which shows that they had little or some information about AT •Graph shows that the architects were more aware about AT followed by nurses and engineers. Doctors were least aware about AT. Information about AT among Doctors (DR), Nurses (N), Engineers (IIT), Architects (Arch)
  • 53. Information about AT compared to year 1999 among Doctors (DR), Nurses (N), Engineers (IIT), Architects (Arch) •The average score of the AT changes in the last decade among all the four professionals was 2.94 which shows that all of them agreed that there has been changes in a positive direction. •Graphs shows the nurses were more aware about the AT changes in the last decade followed by engineers architects. Doctors had the least information.
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  • 55. Most elderly people in India with long-term care needs believe their needs are being met. It is important to remember, however, that most of the care is being provided "free" by family and friends; Unlike the acute care system, in which physicians direct most care, nurses and local helps are the dominant professional providers of the long-term care. The most important formal long-term care providers are allied health professional the certified nursing assistants, home health aides and, home care or personal care workers. Ageing in Place in India
  • 56. A system model for CBR for the elderly in India Elder in Community Community Club Family member/local supervisor Intermediat e level supervisor Health Center Community Rehabilitation Center Hospital Primary care Poly Clinic Nursing Home Secondary Care Tertiary Care A set of steps is described for how to develop a management system through which the health promotion activities functions can be carried out effectively in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare systems
  • 57. •Awareness on AT seems to be triggered by, the professionals (e.g. Physicians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Geriatric specialists), •They take note of the sensory and cognitive deficits, frailty, ailments, etc, when elderly visit them for consultation •Advocacy initiatives in regard to awareness concerning AT amongst specialists/doctors is important • Matching an individual's needs and abilities with appropriate device requires a basic knowledge of physical needs assessment techniques and an adequate knowledge on the available technology.. Awareness of AT thru CBR for elderly
  • 58. There is a need to use existing channels of communication with rural communities These channels include •Telemedicine and telecare •Radio and television program directed at rural communities, •The information, education and communication channels of primary health care, community development, rural development program government and NGOs could help disseminate basic information on rehabilitation and assistive devices. Distribution,repair and maintenance of AT
  • 59. •Camps are usually organized by government agencies and NGOs. •Repair and maintenance •Devices like computerized braille embossers, text reading machines, and stair lifts are often difficult to repair even in cities and towns. • The reasons can be non-availability of spare parts, lack of local technical skills, or both. • More emphasis must be placed on the development of repair and maintenance services in rural areas, Distribution,repair and maintenance of AT
  • 60. •NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) played an instrumental role in opening a dialogue between Continua and IHE. •The recent signing of an agreement between the Continua Health Alliance (Continua) and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise International (IHE) is an important step forward to improve the delivery of healthcare and enable and promote interoperability of healthcare devices. •Both organizations recognize the need for and the benefit of connecting medical and patient care devices with the healthcare system, a synergy that supports the joint educational and marketing efforts between the organizations. Importance of multidisciplinary team approach
  • 61. • In a country like India, where there is an overwhelming demand for quality wheeled mobility aids are limited or no supply, this problem is even greater. • Unlike automobile and electronics technologies, transfer of AT from developed to undeveloped countries has not been accomplished effectively.
  • 63. Process of Transfer of Ideas Contexts and Content in Science and Technology,Michael A. De Miranda A. Mark Doggett Jane T. Evans EVERY TECHNOLOGY/IDEA IS A CAUSE ,THE EFFECT IS PROGRESS OF SCIENCE
  • 64. Max Institute of Medical Excellence,New Delhi provider of state of quality healthcare in India will sign a memorandum of understanding with the the prime technology institute of India the Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi The program would highlight medical needs of patients to Students of Industrial Design thru •lecture series •bring students to the hospital for practical insights into problems that a patient face in the hospital and community. A web page designed and incorporated in website for the staff of the hospital namely physicians, nurses and allied health professionals will encourage to bring forward problems faced by them involving patient treatment process. NEEDS WOULD IDENTIFIED AND DATA COLLECTED FOR FUTURE PROJECTS OF THE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING. Collaboration of Technology and Medical Science
  • 65. HYPOTHESIS:BY INTEGRATING ACUTE AND LONG TERM CARE THRU A GERONTOLOGICAL CARE MODEL WILL IMPROVE HEALTH AND AWARENESS OF AT OF A COMMUNITY BASED ELDERLY •Community pilot studies are planned in three areas of Delhi and NCR.Each area would belong to different socio-economic background •Creating a dynamic process to ensure emergence of integrated bands of workers functioning within the "Health Team" approach. •The main resource would be elderly as local supervisors(LS) in the age group of 55-70 years who would be trained to form a gerontological nuclei,within their area . Pilot studies for community dwelling elderly
  • 66. •The Local Supervisors will be educated with the skills they need. •They then find disabled elderly in their local area and help them identify their felt needs. •The LS act as local rehabilitation resource persons through this GERONTOLOGICAL CARE MODEL. •The CBR team builds up local resources and establishes referral services to tertiary care as needed. Gerontological care model Program of active aging in a rural Mexican community: a qualitative approach -María de la Luz Martínez- Maldonado -Mexico Gerontological care model.
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  • 68. •The first step towards achieving the above objective is to create awareness of ATs amongst physicians and surgeons of the tertiary to the primary healthcare level.The following would hasten the process. •Creation of CBR for elderly •Collaboration with developed countries by tranfer of technology through research and development to developing countries •Collaboration of healthcare providers in India with student of design and architecture. Awareness and collaboration
  • 69. In a study towards the development of an effective technology transfer model of wheelchairs to developing countries in 2006 done by the University of Pittsburg, said the following “And estimated 20 – 100 million wheelchairs are needed in developing countries. Efforts to provide wheelchairs either through donations or by starting small-scale workshops have been made for decades, but estimates suggest that less than 1 million wheelchairs have been provided. We undertook this study to better understand why these efforts have not met the need, and to investigate if other technology transfer models may be successful for wheelchair provision” Create technology transfer models Towards the development of an effective technology transfer model of wheelchairs to developing countries by Jon Pearlman1,4, Rory A. Cooper, Ph.D.1,23,4†, Emily Zipfel1,4, Rosemarie Cooper1,24 and Mark McCartney1, Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 2006, Vol. 1, No. 1-2, Pages 103-110
  • 70. •There is need to document the extent of use of such technologies based on the extent of user awareness, market access, and, institutional awareness in India •Education/awareness and collaboration through community based rehabilitation is a key variable that determines who would be better able to express his/her demand. Documentation
  • 71. Dr Daisaku Ikeda Prof Sugan Bhatia Late Mr A.N. Banerjee Late Mrs S Banerjee Acknowledgements Late Mr S.K.Ganguly Mrs Binapani Ganguly