Modelo Matching Person and Technology (MPT)

[ES]El modelo MPT Person & Technology persigue orientar en el proceso de selección del producto de apoyo más adecuado identificando los dispositivos que se ajustan a las capacidades, necesidades y preferencias personales y al estilo de vida del usuario, considerando el nivel de motivación y la disposición potencial hacia el uso de productos de apoyo, así como las expectativas sobre el dispositivo

Rehabilitation psychology

Rehabilitation psychology practice is a specialty within the domain of professional health - service psychology that applies psychological knowledge and skills on behalf of individuals with physical and cognitive impairments and chronic health conditions; the purpose is to maximize their health and welfare, independence and choice, func- tional abilities, and social role participation and to minimize secondary health com- plications. Because chronic health conditions place the greatest demand on health - care services and the percentage of persons with chronic conditions is increasing (Hoffman, Rice, and Sung, 1996 ), rehabilitation psychology is increasingly relevant to many of today's important health care issues