Glossary

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29 results found in Healthcare.

Occupational Therapy Assessment (OT Assessment, OT Evaluation, Client Evaluation)
Occupational therapy assessment is the systematic process by which an occupational therapist evaluates a client's physical capabilities, cognitive function, emotional state, and ability to perform dai…
Pediatric Rehabilitation (Children's Rehabilitation, Paediatric Rehabilitation)
A specialized area of rehabilitation medicine focused on children and adolescents with disabilities, developmental delays, or injuries. Unlike adult rehabilitation which typically aims to restore lost…
Remote Monitoring (Remote Patient Monitoring, RPM, Remote Care Monitoring)
Remote monitoring is the collection of health, activity, or environmental data from a person in their own home or community setting and its transmission to carers, clinicians, or family members at a d…
Residential Care (Care Home, Nursing Home, Long-Term Care Facility, Assisted Living)
A facility that provides housing, personal care, and support services for individuals who cannot live independently due to age, disability, or health conditions. Residential care settings range from a…
Speech Therapy (Speech-Language Therapy, Speech Pathology, Speech-Language Intervention)
Clinical intervention provided by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders. For speech sound disorders, effective tr…
Speech and Language Therapist (SLT, Speech-Language Pathologist, SLP)
A healthcare professional who assesses, diagnoses, and treats communication and swallowing disorders. Speech and language therapists play a critical role in the assistive technology ecosystem by evalu…
Village Health Volunteer (VHV, Health Volunteer, Mor Prom)
A locally-recruited lay community health worker who serves as a trusted bridge between formal healthcare services and households in rural or underserved areas. In Thailand, VHVs are trained and coordi…
Virtual Patient (Virtual Client, Simulated Patient, Virtual Standardized Patient)
A virtual patient is a computer-generated simulation of a person with specific health conditions or disabilities, used in clinical education to allow healthcare students to practise assessment, diagno…
Vision Therapy (Visual Training, Orthoptics, Eye Training)
A program of visual activities and exercises prescribed to improve visual skills and processing, often used to treat conditions like amblyopia, strabismus, and convergence insufficiency. Vision therap…