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- Borgestig, Maria, 1968-, et al.
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Change in eye controlled performance over time with an eye tracker controlled system, used by children with severe physical disabilities
- 2013
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Ingår i: Assistive Technology Research Series. - Amsterdam : IOS Press. - 1383-813X .- 1879-8071. - 9781614993032 - 9781614993049 ; 33, s. 473-477
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to describe how speed and accuracy in eye controlled computer performance changed over time for children with severe physical disabilities that used eye tracker controlled system (ETCS) in daily activities as an effect of assistive technology (AT) intervention. Data was collected with diaries and with Compass software. The preliminary results from this study from the first four children indicate that two children improved significantly in eye controlled performance up to 19 months since start of ETCS usage in daily activities.
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- Fredriksson, Carin, 1954-, et al.
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The value of a powered wheelchair : spouses´ perspective
- 2013
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Ingår i: Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe Conference 2013 (AAATE 2013). - Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier. - 9781614993032 ; , s. 222-225
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Research concerning the significance of assistive technology to spouses of persons who uses technology is sparse and the impact of a powered wheelchair on spouses' activity and participation is not at all researched. Thus, the aim was to explore how spouses experience the significance of a powered wheelchair prescribed to and used by their next of kin. A descriptive design with a qualitative approach focusing on the experiences of the spouses was used. The sample comprised of 10 spouses of elderly people that have been prescribed a powered wheelchair. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the ten spouses (nine women and one man). The participants were 65-86 years of age. The questions posed during the interview concerned: i) the significance of the powered scooter for personal everyday activities, participation and quality of life; ii) the significance of the scooter for shared activity and participation; and iii) the significance of the next of kin using a scooter, from the perspective of the spouse. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results showed that the spouses experienced that their everyday life and life situation had changed in a positive way as their next of kin received a powered wheelchair. They experienced a sense of freedom that had an impact on their own activities as well as on the activities they performed together with their next of kin. The spouses expressed that they now to a larger extent shared responsibility for different tasks in the home and also how the powered wheelchair had made it possible to spontaneously do things together again and to do things with more ease. In conclusion, the narratives of the spouses of the elderly powered wheelchair users were to a great extent positive. The powered wheelchair was of great value and brought freedom to everyday life.
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- Glimskär, Bo, et al.
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A Test of a Walker Equipped with a Lifting Device
- 2013
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Ingår i: AAATE Conference 2013. - 9781614993032 ; , s. 3-9
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Studies have shown that about a third of all persons over 65 years who live at home fall at least once a year. Development of a lifting device that can help people raise themselves up entirely on their own, or with minimal assistance, would be a revolutionary step for the individual as compared with the lifting devices in use today. A prototype has been developed and the prototype has been tested to verify the approach. Studies have been conducted with nursing staff in a nursing home to find out the conditions for how a walker equipped with a lifting beam could facilitate the work. For caregivers dealing frequently with people who fall, this assistive device can contribute to decreasing occupational injuries.
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- Hjalmarson, Jenny, et al.
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Accessibility for elderly using a four-wheeled walker-an interview and observation analysis
- 2013
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Ingår i: AAATE Conference 2013. - 9781614993032 ; , s. 27-33
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Accessibility for all is an overall goal in many communities around the world. The UN has the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which Sweden along with many other countries has agreed to follow. The aim with this project was to analyse which environmental difficulties elderly people over 65 years of age experience in their daily life when walking with a four-wheeled walker. The focus area was the surroundings close to their home. It is necessary to learn more about the difficulties for people with disabilities as a base for future development of the built environment. The group of elderly is increasing daily. In Sweden the four-wheeled walker is a commonly used assistive device by the elderly when, for example, their balance decreases; this is why we chose to focus on this specific assistive device.
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- Kylberg, Marianne, et al.
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Environmental barriers and use of mobility devices.
- 2013
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Ingår i: Assistive Technology : From Research to Practice - From Research to Practice. - 1383-813X. - 9781614993032 ; 33, s. 190-194
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To describe outdoor barriers in the nearby home environments of very old people, and to investigate whether the presence of these environmental barriers differed between users and non-users of mobility devices (MDs). Method: Baseline data on 397 Swedish people aged 80-89 years, collected with a study-specific question on MD use and a subset of the environmental component of the Housing Enabler instrument, assessing the outdoor environment nearby home, were used. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.
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- Löfqvist, Charlotte, et al.
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The use of assistive technology in different age-groups of old people
- 2013
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Ingår i: Assistive Technology Research Series. - 9781614993032 - 9781614993049 ; Volume 33. Assistive Technology: From Research to Practice, s. 22-26
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study is to explore the use and perceived unfilled need for assistive technology (AT) for everyday life in three age-groups during the ageing process. Data on use and perceived unfilled need for AT from three age-groups were used; the very old age-group; 81-90, n=314, the oldest old age-group; 85-94, n=154 and younger agegroup, 67-71. The results show that the proportion of users highly increased between the youngest age-group and the very old age-group. An increase of use was also seen between the very old and oldest old age-groups, however not so prominent. In most respects the perceived unfilled need followed the same pattern. The result of this study can contribute to increased effectiveness of the supply of AT.
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- Pettersson, Cecilia, et al.
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Mobility Device Use and Exploration of Housing Accessibility for Powered Mobility Device Users among People Ageing with Spinal Cord Injury
- 2013
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Ingår i: Assistive Technology : From Research to Practice - From Research to Practice. - : IOS Press. - 1383-813X .- 1879-8071. - 9781614993049 - 9781614993032 ; 33, s. 226-231, s. 226-232
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: To describe the use of mobility devices among people ageing with spinal cord injury (SCI), with a specific focus on use of powered mobility devices (PMD) and housing accessibility. Method: Data on the use of walking aids (cane, crutch/es or rollator), manual wheelchair and powered wheelchair/scooter were utilized. To describe functional limitations, environmental barriers and the magnitude of accessibility problems in the home and the closest exterior surroundings for each individual, the Housing Enabler instrument was used. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. Results: Mobility devices: Among participants with paraplegia, the manual wheelchair was the most frequently used mobility device indoors, and among participants with tetraplegia, it was the PMD. The PMD was the most common mobility device used outdoors among those with tetraplegia, and among participants with paraplegia. Housing accessibility: In exterior surroundings, refuse bin difficult to reach was the environmental barrier that generated the most accessibility problems, while at entrances doors that cannot be fastened in open position was identified as the most severe environmental barrier. Indoors, the environmental barrier that generated the most accessibility problems was wall-mounted cupboard and shelves placed high. Conclusion: To enable optimal use of the PMD in the home and close neighborhoods, and support everyday activity and participation for people ageing with SCI, it is vital to take into account not only personal and environmental aspects but also the mobility device in question. Though, it could be discussed if all the environmental barriers identified in this study, actually are problems for users of a PMD, since some of them might be possible to overcome. © 2013 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved.
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- Westin, Thomas, et al.
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Return on Investment in Game Accessibility for Cognition Impairments
- 2013
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Ingår i: Assistive Technology. - : IOS Press. - 9781614993032 - 9781614993049 ; , s. 577-582
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The computer game industry sales are counted in billions of dollars, and gamers with disabilities play more casual games than non-disabled gamers. Yet many potential gamers are excluded and gamers with cognition impairments have not been in focus for research and development. With recently published game accessibility guidelines as a framework, professional game producers were surveyed about the number of man-hours needed to implement basic guidelines for cognition. The survey data was compared with a previous survey on the number of people with cognition impairments constituting barriers to gaming, showing that return on investment may be achieved.
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