Gyroscope sensor data of shank motion during normal and barefoot walking.

In recent years, shank angular velocity (SAV) has emerged as a valuable tool for accurate temporal gait analysis and motion pattern assessment. To explore SAV among healthy subjects and its capability to distinguish differences between walking conditions, three-dimensional SAV data was measured with a gyroscope sensor during normal and barefoot walking. The resulting dataset contains measurement data from 58 healthy adult subjects aged 19 to 75 years.

The Definition of Informatics Competencies in Finnish Healthcare and Social Welfare Education.

Finland is a world leader in the use of public electronic services. Continuous improvement to competencies is a prerequisite for the success of digitalisation in the service development sector. The increasing use of information technology in health and social care needs to be taken into account in the education of the health and social care sector work force.

Education in care and technology, a facilitator of interdisciplinary research and development.

Objective: Application of technology in care is hindered by two factors; a critical attitude of care professionals towards the use of technology as part of care delivery and a lack of knowledge of care practice by technology developers. Technological developments may provide adequate solutions to support care provision. The principles of user centred design and development, traditionally used in the development of assistive technology, may provide powerful tools to support care provision.

Developing User-Centered Continuous Professional Education for ATD Service Personnel.

Background: Finnish Assistive Technology Device Service centers raised the question about education to the full-time workers of ATD Services. They nominated a group which included representatives of universities, ATD Service centers and national authorities. This small group drew up background questionnaires concerning the education, its content and length.

Association between Information and Communication Technology Usage and the Quality of Sleep among School-Aged Children during a School Week.

Objective. To determine the association between intensity of information and communication technology (ICT) usage and quality of sleep in school-aged children during a school week. Methods.