George Edward Torrens, Nicholas Charles Selby Smith
Evaluation of an assistive technology product design using a paired comparisons method within a mixed methods approach: a case study evaluating preferences for four types of cutlery with 34 upper limb impaired participants
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
1995 strategy devised reduce underfive mortality countries prevalence child mortality 401000 live births strategy called integrated management childhood illness imci improvement skills healthcare workers hcws depends imci training received make imci training effective scale global technical consultation committee geneva recommended implementing innovative training approach 2014 distance learning imci dimci study conducted observe qualitatively practices imcitrained hcws respective workplaces qualitative hermeneutic study conducted nonprobability criterion sampling district abbottabad pakistan 26 basic health units trained imci either standard distance learning december 9 2019 march 9 2020 data collection done qualitatively observing consultations interactions caretakers underfive children basic health units inductive thematic analysis used qualitative exploration underpinned hans georg gadamers philosophy hermeneutics four themes emerged observation notes themes gratification consultation altercation medication nonobservance protocol methodical consultation improvement skills hcws form imci training either distance learning common elevenday standard method improve caretakers satisfaction however awareness community level needed better compliance