Description
Objectives: Identifying outcome measures for individual assistive technology (AT) interventions, applicable to any kind of assistive products.
Study design: Literature review.
Methods: Three investigators searched and reviewed scientific papers published in sector journals in the past 13 years in relation to AT outcome measures.
Results: 53 papers met the inclusion criteria. Overall, they describe 86 measures. 37 of them were found to be related to the outcome of the whole rehabilitation process rather than to AT purposely. 41 are restricted to specific categories of AT products. Only five are actually applicable to any AT products: FIATS, IPPA, PIADS, QUEST, and SCAI. In addition, three further measures were found that - although unable to fully capture the AT outcome if used alone - can add useful information on the quality of the AT intervention (KWAZO, SATS) and the individual predisposition to AT use (ATD-PA).
Conclusions: A careful monitoring of the achieved outcome is an essential aspect of any individual AT interventions. This study provides a list of measures
that help monitoring the intervention effectiveness and cost.
Subject (according to the ISO classification of assistive products)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT (ISO 04)
- ORTHOSES AND PROSTHESES (ISO 06)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL CARE AND PROTECTION (ISO 09)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL MOBILITY (ISO 12)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR HOUSEKEEPING (ISO 15)
- FURNISHINGS AND ADAPTATIONS TO HOMES AND OTHER PREMISES (ISO 18)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION (ISO 22)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR HANDLING OBJECTS AND DEVICES (ISO 24)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT (ISO 27)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING (ISO 28)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR RECREATION (ISO 30)