Assistive technologies for ageing populations in six low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Despite the benefits derived from the use of assistive technologies (AT), some parts of the world have minimal or no access to AT. In many low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC), only 5-15% of people who require AT have access to them. Rapid demographic changes will exacerbate this situation as populations over 60 years of age, as well as functional limitations among older populations, in LMIC are expected to be higher than in high-income countries in the coming years. Given both these trends, AT are likely to be in high demand and provide many benefits to respond to challenges related to healthy and productive ageing. Multiple databases were searched for English literature. Three groups of keywords were combined: those relating to AT, ageing population and LMIC selected for this st

SUBMITTER: Marasinghe KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4680721 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature