Assistive Technologies

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Highlighted claims

• No mechanism existed within most prescribing systems for requesting large-print or Braille-format medication labels. — Prescribing for older people with sensory impairment: a qualitative interview study with independent prescribers in primary care
• Most assistive solutions are designed for single sensory loss in isolation, leaving people with dual sensory loss underserved. — Prescribing for older people with sensory impairment: a qualitative interview study with independent prescribers in primary care
• Many prescribers were unfamiliar with how to activate or use hearing loops, despite their availability in GP surgeries and pharmacies. — Prescribing for older people with sensory impairment: a qualitative interview study with independent prescribers in primary care
• Newer assistive technologies such as video magnifiers, screen readers, and medicine management apps were known to far fewer prescribers than traditional aids like handheld magnifiers. — Prescribing for older people with sensory impairment: a qualitative interview study with independent prescribers in primary care