The relationship of personal factors and subjective well-being to the use of assistive technology devices

The relationship of personal factors and subjective well-being to the use of assistive technology devices

Purpose. To describe a measure and its performance specific to the relationship of personal factors and subjective well-being (SWB) to the use of assistive technology devices (ATDs). The primary hypothesis is that responses to a 33-item personal factors scale and a 12-item SWB scale are good indicat...

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Published in:Disability and rehabilitation Vol. 33; no. 10; pp. 811 - 817
Main Authors: Scherer, Marcia J., Craddock, Ger, Mackeogh, Trish
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Informa UK, Ltd 2011
Taylor & Francis
Subjects:
Assessment
Assistive technology
Disabled Persons - psychology
Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Discriminant Analysis
Evidence based
evidence-based practice
Humans
ICF
measurement
personal factors
Psychometrics
Rehabilitation
Self-Help Devices - psychology
Self-Help Devices - utilization
Service delivery
subjective well-being
Subjective wellbeing
Technical aids
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Summary:Purpose. To describe a measure and its performance specific to the relationship of personal factors and subjective well-being (SWB) to the use of assistive technology devices (ATDs). The primary hypothesis is that responses to a 33-item personal factors scale and a 12-item SWB scale are good indicators of an individual's predisposition for using, and subsequent match with, a given ATD. Methods. Data analyses from a number of studies using the 33-item personal factors and the 12-item SWB scales of the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment with persons of various ages and types of disabilities. Results. Regardless of type of disability or age of respondent, the ATD PA personal factors and the SWB scales identified important differences in predispositions to use an ATD as well as the subsequent quality of the match of person and device. Conclusions. A quantifiable relationship exists between the ATD PA's measure of personal factors and the SWB such that it is possible to characterise an individual's predisposition to use a particular ATD. Results also show that the scales are predictive of the quality of the ATD and user match at follow-up. Rehabilitation practitioners who use the ATD PA may achieve enhanced assistive technology service delivery outcomes by using this evidence-based measure.
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ISSN:0963-8288
1464-5165
DOI:10.3109/09638288.2010.511418