Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
10 results found in digital health.
- EndeavorRx (Endeavor Rx, EndeavorRx DTx)
- The first FDA-cleared prescription digital therapeutic for children with ADHD, cleared in June 2020. EndeavorRx is a mobile video game designed to improve attention function in children aged 8-12 with…
- Music-Induced Analgesia (music analgesia, music-based pain relief)
- The phenomenon by which listening to music reduces the subjective experience of pain. Research consistently shows that self-selected, personally meaningful music produces stronger analgesic effects th…
- Pain Communication (pain expression, communicating pain)
- The verbal and non-verbal processes through which a person conveys their pain experience to others, including family members, carers, and healthcare professionals. Chronic pain presents particular com…
- Pain Invalidation (chronic pain disbelief, pain dismissal)
- The experience of having one's pain dismissed, disbelieved, or minimised by others, including healthcare professionals, family members, and social contacts. Pain invalidation is a pervasive barrier fo…
- Pain Self-Management (chronic pain self-management)
- A person-centred approach to living with chronic pain in which the individual takes an active role in managing their own condition through daily coping strategies, behavioural adaptations, and use of …
- Self-tracking (Quantified Self, Self-monitoring, Personal Informatics)
- The practice of using technology — typically wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers — to systematically record and monitor personal data about one's own behaviour, health, or activiti…
- Tele-rehabilitation (Telerehab, Remote Rehabilitation, Virtual Rehabilitation)
- Tele-rehabilitation is the delivery of rehabilitation services remotely using information and communication technology, enabling therapy and cognitive training to occur in a person's home or community…
- Telehealth (Telemedicine, Virtual Healthcare, Remote Healthcare)
- The delivery of healthcare services through digital communication technologies, including video conferencing, phone calls, and online portals. Telehealth expanded dramatically during the COVID-19 pand…
- Tension-Informed Design (Designing with Tensions)
- A design framework that identifies and centres the tensions—competing demands, trade-offs, and misalignments—that arise when introducing new technology into established professional practices. Rather …
- Therapeutic Drift
- A phenomenon in AI-mediated support contexts in which users begin to treat an emotionally supportive AI system as a substitute for professional clinical care or meaningful human relationships, rather …