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Söderström, Sylvia; Bakken, Hege; Østby, May; Ellingsen, Karl E. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
The implementation of technology in home-based services takes place in contextualised socio-material practices negotiated through interactions between a diversity of actors. Prerequisites for succeeding in this process are time and competence, and that use of the technology is experienced as meaningful, for both the support staff and the resident.…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Caregivers
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Agree, Emily M.; Freedman, Vicki A. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The authors examine differences in reports of residual disability and unmet need by type of long-term care arrangement (assistive technology or personal care).Design and Methods: This study compares three specific dimensions of residual difficulty (pain, fatigue, and time intensity) and reports of unmet need across care arrangements.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Comparative Analysis, Daily Living Skills