Browsing Faculty of Social Sciences by Author "Rajah, Jefferson Karthikeyan"
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Enabling Mobility for Persons with Major Lower-Limb Amputations: A Model-based Study of the Impact of Digital Prosthetics Service Provision on Mobility Outcomes
Rajah, Jefferson Karthikeyan (Master thesis, 2022-08-19)The World Health Organization has predicted a doubling in the global population for persons with amputation by 2050 because of steady population growth, ageing populations, and climbing rates chronic conditions such as ... -
Enabling Mobility: A Simulation Model of the Health Care System for Major Lower-Limb Amputees to Assess the Impact of Digital Prosthetics Services
Rajah, Jefferson Karthikeyan; Chernicoff, William; Hutchison, Christopher J.; Paulo, Gonçalves; Kopainsky, Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The World Health Organization estimates that 5 to 15% of amputees in any given population have access to a prosthesis. This figure is likely to worsen as the amputee population is expected to double by 2050, straining the ...