Enabling older adults to carry out paperless falls-risk self-assessments using guidetomeasure-3D: A mixed methods study

Identifying Key Components of Paper-Based and Technology-Based Home Assessment Tools Using a Narrative Literature Review

“…Home modification sections that were more common in the paper-based home assessment tools were absent in technology-based tools. However, some tools recommended the option of informing clinicians of the home measurements for possible future modifications (Hamm et al, 2019). This inclusion of recommendations for clinicians as part of the home assessment in the paper-based assessments might be explained by the fact that these were frequently conducted in-person by an occupational therapist who had the expertise to assess functional, behavioral and personal characteristics in addition to assessing the physical environment.…”

“…This review found a developing interest toward assessing patient-environment fit in the technology-based home assessment tools (Hamm et al, 2017(Hamm et al, , 2019Hoffmann & Russell, 2008). However, the consideration of patient fit was only limited to measuring popliteal height in one tool, and in another, video observations of resident's movement around the house.…”

“…There was one self-assessment instrument which was utilized and tested in both paper-based and technology-based formats in two separate studies. This "guide to measure" instrument demonstrated high interrater reliability in the paper-based format and high accuracy consistency in the technology-based format "guide to measure-3D application" (Hamm et al, 2019;Spiliotopoulou et al, 2018).…”

“…Technology-based assessment tools also focused primarily on the home interior and entrances. Only one of the technology-based tools had additional sections to measure the person's popliteal height and functional abilities (Hamm et al, 2019).…”

“…Technology-based tools had some favorable features when compared with the same tool in the paper-based format; older people rated the "guide to measure 3 D application" to have better visual quality, clarity and more precise guidance in comparison to the paper-based format of the tool (Hamm et al, 2019).…”