Predictors of assistive technology use: The importance of personal and psychosocial factors

  • Authors: Scherer MJ, Sax C, Vanbiervliet A, Cushman LA, Scherer JV.
  • Title in English: Predictors of assistive technology use: The importance of personal and psychosocial factors
  • Original Title: Predictors of assistive technology use: The importance of personal and psychosocial factors
  • Publication year: 2005
  • Insert date: 20/05/2014
  • Latest update: 20/05/2014
  • Source database: EUC (CY)

Description

The aim of the study is to validate an assistive technology (AT) baseline and outcomes measure and to quantify the measure's value in determining the best match of consumer and AT considering consumer ratings of their subjective quality of life, mood, support from others, motivation for AT use, program/therapist reliance, and self-determination/self-esteem.

Subject (according to the ISO classification of assistive products)

  • ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR EDUCATION AND FOR TRAINING IN SKILLS (ISO 05)

Subject (according to the ICF classification of Functioning, Disability and Health)

  • Mental functions (ICF b1)

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