Computers in Neurorehabilitation: What Role do they Play? Part 2

Stern, Hilary; Jeaco, Stephen; Millar, Tracy

doi:10.1177/030802260006300105

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“…There is as yet little documentation on the outcomes of using EADL and no research has been found in the literature on how persons with acquired brain damage experience EADL in a training apartment. The literature concerning EADL and neurological rehabilitation has mainly focused on computerized education and training for clients with brain damage (Blundon & Smits, 2000;Patyk, Gaynor, Kelly, & Ott, 1998;Stern, Jeaco, & Millar, 2000). According to Lange and Smith (2002), more studies need to be focused on evidence-based practice to document empirical evidence of the outcomes of these types of technologies.…”

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A Training Apartment With Electronic Aids To Daily Living: Lived Experiences of Persons With Brain Damage

Erikson

Karlsson

Söderström

et al. 2004

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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In a short time, the combination of the EADL and the aesthetically attractive environment gave the participants experiences that contributed to a "taking off" for their future life. Findings from this study suggest that, in clinical practice, clients may need initial guidance from the therapists to "land" and feel comfortable in a new environment, like a training apartment, before they can learn how to incorporate new electronic aids in their every day activities.

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A Training Apartment With Electronic Aids To Daily Living: Lived Experiences of Persons With Brain Damage

Erikson

Karlsson

Söderström

et al. 2004

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…Computers have been used within OT predominately as a session-based therapeutic tool (Gillen and Watkins, 2011;Verdonck and Ryan, 2008;Stern et al, 1999Stern et al, , 2000, as part of telecare systems within assistive technology (Evans et al, 2011;Verdonck et al, 2011) or to support the administration needs of OT services/departments (Austin and Lycett, 2010). In their review, Chantry and Dunforld (2010) identified the use of virtual reality to encourage children to learn skills including road crossing.…”

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Steps to independence – supporting every day decision making with computers

Oldreive

Moore²,

Waight³

2012

Journal of Assistive Technologies

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to introduce the use of computer software as a tool aimed at promoting independence in a range of activities of daily living. This involves enabling access to information and structuring decision making.Design/methodology/approach -Working directly with an individual, the paper describes the trialling of software to support the ability of that individual to choose which clothes to wear. After success with this format, the individual was supported to access wider information. The review format employed is introduced.Findings -The individual demonstrated the ability to access the software and use the program to make decisions within sessions.Originality/value -This paper demonstrates how computer software can be used to support the reasoning skills required to enable individual decision making in tasks. It also introduces the format employed to evaluate success of the intervention.

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Development and Rasch analysis of the Assessment of Computer-Related Skills

Fischl

Fisher

2007

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the internal scale validity, person response validity, and reliability of the newly developed Assessment of Computer-Related Skills (ACRS). Data from 32 healthy adult participants who performed two to three computer tasks were analysed to determine how well the participants fitted the many-faceted Rasch (MFR) model of the ACRS, as well as how well the ACRS skill items and tasks (a) fitted the MFR model of the ACRS, (b) matched the expectations for hierarchical ordering of their difficulties, and (c) differentiated persons into different levels of ability. Results indicated that with three skill items removed, the remaining 34 skill items, 8 computer tasks, and 30 participants demonstrated goodness-of-fit to the MFR model of the ACRS. The skills and tasks appeared to have logical hierarchical ordering and differentiated participants into at least three levels of ability. The findings affirmed the internal scale validity, person response validity and reliability of the ACRS for assessing persons' computer abilities. Future studies using a larger sample that includes individuals with disabilities and with difficulties with computer use are needed to further evaluate the validity and reliability of the ACRS.

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Computers in Neurorehabilitation: What Role do they Play? Part 2

Cited by 4 publications

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A Training Apartment With Electronic Aids To Daily Living: Lived Experiences of Persons With Brain Damage

A Training Apartment With Electronic Aids To Daily Living: Lived Experiences of Persons With Brain Damage

Steps to independence – supporting every day decision making with computers

Development and Rasch analysis of the Assessment of Computer-Related Skills

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