Poster Session
Issue Date: November 01, 2018
Published Online: November 12, 2018
Updated: November 12, 2018
Using Mobile Devices to Support Training of Community-Based Rehabilitation Workers in India Who Provide Services to Children With Cerebral Palsy
Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, PhD, OTR/L; James Lenker, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Author Affiliations
  • University at Buffalo
  • University at Buffalo
Article Information
Neurologic Conditions / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Rehabilitation, Participation, and Disability / Translational Research
Poster Session   |   November 01, 2018
Using Mobile Devices to Support Training of Community-Based Rehabilitation Workers in India Who Provide Services to Children With Cerebral Palsy
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211520314. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO4048
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211520314. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO4048
Abstract

Date Presented 4/20/2018

Increased use of mobile devices in developing countries may provide an effective medium for ongoing training and support for community-based rehabilitation workers. This study found that ongoing smartphone access enabled CBR workers in rural India to view video modules and confidently share strategies with families of children with cerebral palsy.

Primary Author and Speaker: Sutanuka Bhattacharjya

Additional Authors and Speakers: James Lenker