Toward a national system of assistive technology outcomes measurement. Assist Technol 2021 Jan 02;33(1):1-8
Date
04/05/2019Pubmed ID
30945983DOI
10.1080/10400435.2019.1567620Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85063879652 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
For more than two decades the assistive technology outcomes literature has featured repeated calls for clinical research to demonstrate the impact of device recommendations, as well as substantial discussion of tools for measuring AT outcomes. Unfortunately, data are still not routinely collected in most AT service delivery settings, which undermines the field. This paper describes a framework for developing a national cloud-based system of AT outcomes measurement that emerged from structured discussions with clinicians, researchers, and manufacturers. Such a system would: (a) allow collection and upload of outcomes data by geographically dispersed researchers, practitioners, and consumers; and (b) enable policymakers, third-party funders, consumers, practitioners, and researchers to retrieve outcomes data for specific disability and/or device groups.
Author List
Lenker JA, Koester HH, Smith ROAuthor
Roger Smith PhD Professor in the Occupational Science & Technology department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Disabled PersonsHumans
Self-Help Devices