Descripción
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.
Tema (de acuerdo con la clasificación ISO de porductos de apoyo)
- Productos de apoyo para tratamiento médico personalizado (ISO 04)
- Ortesis y prótesis (ISO 06)
- Productos de apoyo para el cuidado y la protección personal (ISO 09)
- Productos de apoyo para la movilidad personal (ISO 12)
- Productos de apoyo para actividades domésticas (ISO 15)
- Mobiliario y adaptaciones para viviendas y otros locales (ISO 18)
- Productos de apoyo para la comunicación y la información (ISO 22)
- Productos de apoyo para manipular objetos y dispositivos (ISO 24)
- Productos de apoyo para la mejora y evaluación del ambiente/entorno (ISO 27)
- Productos de apoyo para el empleo y la formación laboral (ISO 28)
- Productos de apoyo para el esparcimiento (ISO 30)