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2. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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   Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance.

3. Toileting - Wikipedia

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   Depending on a patient's condition, their toileting needs may need to be met differently. This could be by assisting the patient to walk to a toilet, to a bedside commode chair, onto a bedpan, or to provide a male patient with a urinal. A more dependent or incontinent patient may have their toileting needs met solely through the use of adult ...

4. 20 useful and innovative gadgets to make life easier for ...

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   This tool is made with an adjustable railing that extends from 26 inches to 42 inches wide and provides sturdy support while getting in and out of bed. When not in use, it easily folds down so you ...

5. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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   Personal hygiene and grooming, which encompasses brushing, combing, and styling hair; Dressing; Toilet hygiene, which involves getting to the toilet, cleaning oneself, and getting back up; Functional mobility, often referred to as "transferring." This includes the ability to walk, get in and out of bed, and get into and out of a chair.

6. Defecation postures - Wikipedia

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   An illustration of a man sitting on the toilet defecating. The sitting defecation posture involves sitting with hips and knees at approximately right angles , as on a chair. So-called "Western-style" flush toilets and also many types of dry toilets are designed to be used in a sitting posture.

7. Anal hygiene - Wikipedia

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   The first "paperless" toilet seat was invented in Japan in 1980. A spray toilet seat, commonly known by Toto's trademark Washlet, is typically a combination of seat warmer, bidet and drier, controlled by an electronic panel or remote control next to the toilet seat. A nozzle placed at rear of the toilet bowl aims a water jet to the anus and ...